WORLD WAR 2

The Great Depression Begins

Jan 1, 1929

Who- consumers, investors, workers, Americans
What- Deepest, and Longest Economic downturn of the industrialized nations in the west.
When- 1929-1939
Where- Western Industrializations
Why- Stock Market Crash

the rise of facism

Jan 1, 1930

In Italy, Germany, and Britain it was ccommon to have a facist gov't due to the weakened gov't in the great depression

rise of facism pt 2

Jan 1, 1933

Adolf Hitler, leader of nazis was elected chancellor of germany.

genocide and holocaust

Nov 9, 1938

violence aimed mostly at jews broke out and citizens gathered in the streets as Nazis destroyed jewish businesses and homes.

pearl harbor and americas response 2

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

pearl harbor and americas response

Dec 8, 1941

America declares war on Japan

The Homefront

Jan 1, 1942

America creates the War Production Board (WPB)

D-day and war in the pacific

Apr 30, 1944

Hitler killed himself.

D-day and war of the pacific

Jun 6, 1944

Invasion of normandy, dropping paratroopers, killing many and another defeat against Hitler

genocide and holocaust 2

Jan 1, 1945

By 1945 every 2 out of 3 Jews had been killed.

Plans for Peace and the atomic bomb

Feb 1, 1945

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Premier Joseph Stalin, and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill met to discuss peace and end the war (Yalta Conference)

d-day and war in the pacific 2

Aug 6, 1945

America bombs Hiroshima, Japan, killing some 80,000.
Japan still did not surrender so 3 days later America drops another atomic bomb on Nagasaki Japan.