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German Workers Party
People are angry with the terms of the Versailles Treaty. People formed orginazations, one of which is known as the German Workers Party, that later became the Nazi Party. -
Versailles Treaty
This is the treaty that ended WW1 and began WW2. -
Lenin dies ; Stalin comes to power
Joseph Stalin led the Soviet Union to become a major powerhouse. He was tyrrant and dictator. He meet with Rooseveltt and Churchill to discuss post-war aginst Japan. American bombs were dropped first and Jaapan was forced to surrender, deafeting Stalin's plans to attack. He surely turned the Soviet Union into a country of strength and power. He was extremly vicious and would do nything to gain power. He was a man who did terrible, but great things. -
The Holocaust
THe Holocaust was a horrific tragidy. All Jews in Germany and countriesthat HItler invaded. were forced into concentration camps. They were forced to dig there own graves. Jews were almost all killed. Many had to go into hidding. -
Franklin Roosevelt
" The only thing we have to fear is fear its self."Franklin Delanore Roosevelt was a true leader. He led the country through the Great Deprssion and World war 2. He commanded the U.S. after the suprise bombing of Pearl Harbor. He nearly had a victory in both Europe and Asia. -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler became leader of an organization called The Nazis and decides to invade Poland and send all Jews to concentration camps. -
Winston Curchill's Speech
Prime Minister Winston Churchill led Great Britan from the edge of defeat, to victory. He soon relized that Hitler was a threat when he started to gain controll in the neighboring countries. He meett with Allied leaders, Roosevelt and Stalin to discuss battle strtegy. He gained controlkl of many party's and was a strong influence in Britan. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan invades Pearl Harbor. The fleet that was in the port at the time got bombed. American ships were sunk. Very few ships did not sink. The ships that did not sink were heavly damaged. -
D-Day
D-Day was an extrodinary time for the Allies. It was a huge victory. They succeded in pushing German soldiers out of France. This truly was a great victory for the Allied Powers and the turning point in WW2. -
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was the first attack on Japan after the bombing. -
VE-Day
VE-Day was Victory in Europe Day. Celebrated on May 8 by Eurpeans -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a project that did research on the atomic bombs during WW 2. -
The bombing of Nagasaki
President Truman of the U.S decided to drop the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
the Bombing of Hiroshima
America drops an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima creating a catastrophic event in history. -
VJ-Day
VJ-Day was Victory Over Japan Day.Which was when the U.S dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. -
Hirohito orders Japan's surrender
The atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima. Nagasaki faced the bombs too. Emperor Hirohito calls for Japans surrender. Many people thought he should be tried as a war crimanal. Although he soon after acted as a democrate to save his country. The surrender led to Japans financial and political stability. -
End of WWII
America wins the war! The battle is over! The world enters a state of repairing and fixing their countries. -
Harry S.Truman is elected to office
At Franklin Roosevelts death, Harry S. Truman was elected to office. He was presidant during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When he found out about the bombs he said "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me".
