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Great Depression Begins
In the U.S., millions of people were unemployed because of the stock market crash and that meant that Europe would be in a huge depression as well. After WW1 Germany was left poor and broken so they were desperate to have anybody to help them. That is hoe Hitler got to power in Germany. -
Japan conquers Manchuria in Northern China
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Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
When Hitler became president he won with the Nazi party and soon the president of Germany would die so he would become the president. With him controlling Germany he had a lot of power to get through more of Europe and create the war. -
Roosevelt First Elected President
Roosevelt tried to get America out of the Great Depression by sending new bills to congress and generating new ideas. He brought good war tactics to the war and he allowed America to have many victories in the war. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremburg Laws was the beginning of the Jews being different and not getting their rights. It was the beginning of the power of Hitler. -
Hitler & Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis
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Japan Invades China
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Germany invades Austria
Germany takes over Austria which is filled with German speaking people so Austria welcomes them. When this happens Germany is getting more land and it gives more control to Germany in WW2. -
Kristallnacht
It was when the Jewish living was getting more strict and some people were killed that night. It released a violence of the Jewish community because they couldn’t live in peace. -
Britain's Appeasement of Germany
They did this because Britain wanted to avoid war in Europe. They had an agreement so Germany wouldn’t go for any more land in Europe but Hitler broke that. -
Germany & Soviet Union have a nonaggression pact
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Germany invades Poland
When Germany invades Poland two days later Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. This new type of war strategy(blitzkrieg) would make it possible for Germany to conquer more land in Europe. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Germany invades Belgium
o Germany invades Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and France (Vichy France)-April 9, 1940(Denmark and Norway) May 10, 1940(Belgium) June 1940(France) -
Germany invades France
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German air force (Luftwaffe) bombs London and other civilian targets in the Battle of Britain
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Japan joins the Axis Powers
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Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to lend or lease resources and equipment to the Allies. This act got the U.S. involved into the war because it showed that they were supporting the Allies side. It was a big step for the U.S. involvement in the war and they gave Allies 50 billion dollars’ worth of goods. -
Germnay invades the Soviet Union
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese warplanes bombed a huge American naval base in Pearl Harbor and it was a completer surprise. When Japan did this it got the U.S. involved into the world war and two days later Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war onto Japan. -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter represents all of the women that have to get jobs and work while their husbands are at war during WW2. With all of the women working it helped the economy with the effort from everybody. The woman had to be the mother and father in the family. -
The Nazis implement the "Final Solution"
This killed millions of European Jews and it made Hilter’s power go to a whole other level. It took the war to a different level and made the Holocaust so much worse. -
Japanese-American incarceration
The Japanese-Americans were put into internment camps in the west coast of the United States because with America at war with Japan people were scared that they were spies. Many Japanese property was taken away and they had to leave everything. -
Tuskagee Airmen
It was African-American pilots who served in the world war as a segregated group. They made a bid difference in the war in North Africa and Europe. It was a huge step for the racial segregation for African-Americans. -
Bataan Death March
It was a down point for the U.S. in the war because they surrendered and that is where most of the army died. Many people died because they were imprisoned and they had no hope. -
British forces stop the German advance at El Alamein
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Battle of Midway
America defeated Japan in this battle and it was a huge turning point in the war. It gave the U.S. more confidence so they can win wars for their country. -
Guadalcanal
It was the first land victory for America against Japan on an island. It allowed America to win battles at many other islands and be able to defeat Japan. -
Manhattan Project
The U.S. created a secret project to develop the atomic bomb because people were afraid that Hitler would. This bomb helped America win the war with Japan because we used it on them. -
German forces surrender at Stalingrad
After Germany surrendered Germany was over with the battle and America won the war. This battle killed so many Germans there was no more Germans to fight in the war so it was over. -
D-Day
On D-Day the Allies attacked the Axis on the coast of France on the beached and it was a big victory for America. It gave America the power to access through Germany and be able to win the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Allies defeated Germany in this war because they were able to push them back and get farther west. This battle occurred in Belgium and Luxemburg so America can be closer to Germany. -
Yalta Conference
This was a meeting of all of the leader of the Allies which they talked about the end of the war and what would happen to Europe. At this conference they knew that they would defeat Germany so the war was pretty much over. -
Iwo Jima
The battle at Iwo Jima was a victory for America but many people lives were lost. It was another step toward defeating Japan because they took over the island. -
Okinawa
Many lives were lost in this battle but the U.S. won and they were able to gain the island. It took a very long battle but it was another step in the war and they were able to defeat them. -
Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes president
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Allied forces advance on Berlin, Germany surrenders
The war ends with Germany because Everyone sensed that the end of the war was coming. Now everyone can go home and live their lives as normal. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Japan refused to surrender after capturing all of their islands so America had to threaten them and bomb them. They bombed them in the industrial city. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
After the first bomb they still wouldn’t surrender so then they bombed them again. Finally, they surrender because so many people were killed in the bombings. -
Japanese officials sign an official letter of surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War II
