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Benito Mussolini's facist government in Italy
Mussolini established a tolitarian regime in Italy, where unemployment and infalation produced bitter strikes. Mussuloini played on peoples fear of economic collapse and communism,By 1921, he establishe Fascist party- Fascism stressed nationalism qnd placed interest in indiviual states. -
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf means My Struggle. Hitler set the basic beliefs of nazism that became the plan of action. in the book it is written that " to secure for the German people the land and soil to which thety are entitled on this earth." and could be accomplished by " the might of a victorious sword." -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Militerists launched a surprise attack and seized control of Manchuria. Within several months Japanese troops controlled entire province, a large reigon about twice the size of Texas, with rich, natural resources. putting Militarists in control of Japan's government. -
Aldolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany
Hitler was a powerful speaker causing him to quickly become a leader. He believed in Nazism, the German brand of Fascism. He enforced racial purrification (blue eyed, blond hair Aryans". Jews, Slavs and nonwhites were to serve Aryans. he believed they needed more space and the great depression helped Nazis come to power because of war debts and dependence on American loansand investments. -
Storm Troopers
6 million German men were unemployed. Many who were out of work joine Hitler's private army , the Storm Troopers or the brown shirts. -
Third Reich
Once in power as Prime MInister, he quickly dismantled Germanys democratic Weimer Republic. in it's place he establishe the Third Reich (third german empire). -
Hitler's Military build up in Germany
After pulkling out of League of Nations in 1933, he began a military build up in violation to the Treaty of Versailles. -
Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia
by fall of 1935, tens of thousands of soldiers stood ready to invade Ethiopia, by May 1936Ethiopia had fallen. -
Hitler invades Rhineland
A year after building military he sent troops into Rhineland, a German reigon boarding France and Belgium. The league did nothing to stop him. -
Francisco Franco
led a Spanish army of officers. revolts broke out leaving to Spanish Civil War. 3,000 Americans formed the Abraham Lincoln Batallion and traveled to Spain to fight Franco. Hitler and Mussolini backed up Franco with soldiers and weapons. Franco was victorious in 1939 -
Rome-Berlin Axis
War with Francisco Franco, caused a close relationship with German and Italian dictators, who then signed a formal alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis -
Munich Agreement
Turned Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. Hitler met with Neville Chamberlain to meet with him in Munich. Hitler declared this would be his last tutorial demand. -
Hitler's Anschluss
Union with Austria, Austria was Hitlers first target. The majority of Austria's 6 million people were Germans who favored unification with Germany -
Joseph Stalin totalitarian gov. in the Soviet Union
Stalin had taken over after Lenin died in 1924.He focused on creating a model communist state. by 1939 Stalin established a tolitarian governement where government maintained complete control over it's citizens. Individuals had no rights, and gov. suppresses all opposition -
Phony War
After the fall of Poland, French and British troops on the Maginot Line, a system of fortification built along French eastern borders staring into Germany, waiting rfor something to happen. a few miles away on the Seigfried Line the German troops stood back. qas also referred to as sitzkrieg ("The sitting war") -
Nonagression Pact
Facist Germany and Communist Russia commited never to attack eachother, they also signed a secret pact to divide Poland betweeen the two of them. -
Blitzkreig
Germany's militery strategy. Also called lightning war.
It made use of advances in military technology, such as fast tanks and more powerful aircraft, to take the enemy by surprise and then crush all opposition with an overwhelming force, -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Two days after the blitzkreig attack in Poland- Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Marshal Philippe Petain
in control of the Nazi- controlled puppet government in Vichy, France -
Hitlers Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Hitler launched a surprise attack in order "to protect [those countries] freedom and independence" But in truth, HItler planned to build bases along the coast to strike at Great Britain. -
Hitlers invasion of the Netherlands
after invading Denmark and Norway, Hitler invaded the Netherlands. It was overrun by the end of May. The Phony war had ended -
Germany and Italy's invasion of France
Frane's Maginot Line provided to be ineffective. The German army threatened to bypass the line by going through Belgium. sent tanks through Ardenne and avoided British and French troops who felt getting through was impassible. A few days later Italy entered on the side of Germany and took France from the south -
the Battle of Britain
Germans began assembling an invasion fleet along the French coast. Because of its Naval power could not compete to what Britain had. Germany also began air war too. The Luffwaffe began bombing runs over Britain, it;s goal was to gain control of the skies by destroying Britains Royal Air Force (RAF). The battle ragef on through the summer and fall. On September 15, 1940 the RAF shot down 185+ German planes only losing 26. British also bombed German Cities. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanes dive-bombers swooped low over Pearl Harbpr, the largest u.s naval base in the Pacific. The bombers were then followed by 180 Japanese warplanes. -
Unconditional Surrender
Before the Battle in North Africa, Roosevelt, Churchill and their commanders met in Casablanca where the leader agreed to accept Unconditional Surrender and where to strike next -
Battle of the Atlantic
German aim to prevent war supplies and food to Britain and the Soviet Union. Hitlers plan was to weaken Britain and starved Britain into submission, Hitler was about successful then Allies organized their cargo ships traveling together for protection -
Battle of Stalingrad
German troops confidently approached Stalingrad. The German airforce (Luftwaffe) and nightly bombing raids over the cities. Nearly every building was set to fire. Winter came and the Soviets took their opportunity to roll new tanks into the newly frozen land, the Soviet aarmy surrounded the Germans. on January 31,1943 German commander surrendered. -
Operation Torch
An invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa, commanded by American General Dwight Eisenhower. Churchill and Roosevelt didn't think they had enough troops so they launched Operation Torch. May 1943 Afrika Korps surrendered. -
U.S Convoy system
Cargo ships turned to Convoy's. They were escorted across the Atlantic by destroyers wit Submarine finders and accompanied by airplanes that used radar to find u-boats. Allies were destroying German u-boats faster than they could be made, The U.S launched a crash shipbuilding program, by 1943, 140 Liberty ships were produced each month -
Bloody Anzio
Hitler was determined to stop the Allies in Italy rather than fighting on German Soil. It was one of the hardst battles the allies had encountered, 40 miles from rome. laster 4 months to the end of may. 25,000 allies and 30,000 axis casualties. -
D-Day
The first day of the invasion. Eisenhowers plan to attack Normandy, France. nick names Operation Overlord. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Americans catured their first German town, Antwerp. Hitler ordered to break Allied lines, Tanks drove 60 miles into allied territory, creating a bulge in the lines. Germans captured 120 Americans. After the battle had ended the Germans had lost 120,000 troops, 600 tanks and assult guns, and 1,600 planes. they had been pushed back little but now all the Nazi's could do was retreat. -
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt did not live to see V-E day. while posing for a portrait in Warm Srpings, Georgia, he had a stroke and died. Vice president Harry S. Truman became Nations 33rd president -
Death of Hitler
After concentraition camps were discovered and Hitlers plan of take over had ended,He married his wife and wrote his last address to the German people the next day he shot himself while his wife swallowed poison -
V-E Day
a week after Hitler's death, General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich. Victory in Europe day. The war in Europe was finally over.
