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World war 1 ends
Nov 11, 1918: surrender of the triple alliance to the triple entente and splitting apart of Austria-Hungary resulted in the end of world war 1. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles- June 28, 1919 – Jan 21, 1920: Ended world war 1 and blamed Germany for starting it. Also restricted Germany’s military and took some land which angered Germany and was one of the main causes for world war 2. -
League of Nations Founded
January 10, 1920 Woodrow Wilson and other leaders of the triple entente form what was called the league of nations, to end WW1. This was formed during the Paris Peace conference. -
Munich Conference
Munich Conference- September 30, 1938: germany peacefully acquired territory of land now called czechoslovakia, after years of negotiations. -
US stock market crash
US stock market crash- October 29, 1929- October 29, 1929: also known as Black Tuesday was one of the causes of the Great Depression and the most devastating stock market crashes in US history. Huge collapse of stock prices, caused by low wages, proliferation of debt among other economic prices. It was due to louse government restrictions. -
Japan Invasion of Manchuria
Japan Invasion of Manchuria- Sep 19, 1931. Japanese army invaded the Chinese city of Manchuria in response to the execution of one of their spies by Chinese officials. -
Hitler takes power in Germany
Hitler takes power in Germany- Jan 30, 1933. Hitler is put into power by the Germans after a number of parliamentary votes and President Paul Von Hindenburg elected Hitler as chancellor. -
German Occupation of Rhineland
German Occupation of Rhineland- May, 1935: Hitler moved troops to Rhineland which broke the Treaty of Versailles. This invasion made it harder to invade Germany and allowed Hitler to flex military power and presence. -
Rome-Berlin axis
Rome-Berlin axis- October 25, 1936- forming of the coalition between Italy and Germany, brought together by the meeting of their leaders (Hitler and Mussolini) It then went on to be formalized through the pact of steel in 1939. -
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Rape of Nanking
Rape of Nanking- December 13, 1937 – January 1938: mass rape (approx. 20,000-80,000 women affected) and massacre of Chinese people in Nanjing, China by Japanese troops -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact- August 23, 1939: also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was a non-aggression pact between nazi germany and the soviet union in which the 2 countries agreed not to attack each other at any time. -
Nazi invasion of Poland
Nazi invasion of Poland-Sept 1, 1939 : Germany declared war on Poland its allies through the successful invasion of Poland and surrounding territories. One of the inciting events of WW2. -
France and Britain declare war on Germany
France and Britain declare war on Germany- Sept 3, 1939: following the invasion of Poland 2 days prior France and Britain allied and declared war on Hitler’s Nazi Germany -
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Winter War
Winter War- Nov 30, 1939 – Mar 13, 1940: “mini war” between the Russians and Finland, Stalin wanted to shrink Finland's borders and have them cede territory to Russia, eventually ended with a Finish loss and the Moscow Peace Treaty -
Atlantic Charter Published
Atlantic Charter Published-August 14, 1941: policy statement written by Churchill and Roosevelt to outline the goals of the allied countries after the end of WW2. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor--December 9, 1941: Japanese surprise attack and bombing raid of the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Brought the US into WW2 -
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Battle of the Midway
Battle of the Midway- June 4, 1942 – June 7, 1942: Pacific naval battle between the Japanese and the US, in which these countries fought over the US controlled island called “mIdway” Ended in an american victory. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad- August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943: greatest confrontation of German and Soviet troops. German attempt to take over and siege the 2nd largest Soviet city of Stalingrad in an attempt to take over the Russians. -
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Invasion of Sicily
Invasion of Sicily- July 9, 1943 – Aug 17, 1943: also known as “Operation Husky” was when the allies stormed the axis controlled island of sicily in Italy effectively taking it from the axis powers and leading to the defeat of Italy -
Tehran Conference
Tehran Conference- Nov 28, 1943: first meeting by the allied powers to discus providing an offensive front against Nazi Germany. -
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Normandy Invasion-
Normandy Invasion- June 6, 1944 – July 1944: also known as d-day and was the invasion of France via the beaches of normandy in an attempt to take France back from Germany. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge- Dec 16, 1944 – Jan 25, 1945: Last major german offensive on the allies, fought in northern europe and was the battle that killed the most american soldiers. -
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference-Feb 4, 1945 : wartime meeting by the leaders of the allied countries, included the agree to demand Germany’s surrender, the creation of the united nations, permit free elections and the agreement to enter the Asian war against Japan -
Germany Surrenders
Germany Surrenders- May 7, 1945: germany officially surrenders to the allied powers, Germany signed for the unconditional surrender and the agreement to pull forces out of France and Europe. This effectively ended the war in Europe -
Nuclear Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nuclear Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki- Aug 9, 1945: US dropped 2 nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to signal to Japan to end the war and fighting. Ordered Japan to unconditionally surrender. -
Japanese surrender
Japanese surrender September 2, 1945: Japan officially declares an unconditional surrender to the US and other allied nations finally bringing WW2 to a close.
