World war ii special 512

World War 2

  • Mein Kampf

    Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf to show his political ideas.
  • Poland Invasion

    Germany invaded Poland even after agreeing to the German-Poland non-aggression pact that allowed Germany to maintain an eastern border
  • Navy Sizes

    The United Kingdom and Germany agree to regulate their Navies' sizes, but Hitler later betrayed the commitment.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Germany militarized Rhineland, which violated the Treaty of Versailles
  • Spanish Civil War

    A spanish civil war began and Germany picked to side with Franco of the nationalist group
  • Axis Alliance

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign a treaty to form the Axis Alliance that is important in WWII.
  • Nazi Party

    Hitler's Nazi party included millions of followers, including a Nazi youth group of boys aged ten to eighteen.
  • FIrst Annexation

    Nazi Germany annexed Austria, the first country that they took over.
  • Munich Agreement Violation

    Troops of Nazi Germany violate their Munich Agreement when they capture Czechoslovakia.
  • Beginning of WWII

    World War II begins when France and Great Britain declare war on Germany for invading Poland and ignoring other treaties.
  • The Holocaust

    The Holocaust begins in 1939 when a Nazi soldier demands for the deportation of Jews to internment camps from Austria and Czechoslovakia to Poland.
  • More Invasions

    Nazi troops invade Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and France. The United States still decide to remain neutral in the war.
  • Pearl Harbor

    The United States call for war on Japan after Japan attacks an island on Hawaii.
  • Japanese Deportation

    In Exacutive Order 9066, President Roosevelt calls for the deportation/relocation of Japanes Americans, even citizens, to internment camps because they are seen as a threat.
  • British Bombing

    A British Bombing of Hamburg that ended in April of 1945 left over 100,000 dead from a fire storm.
  • Hitler is Dead and Countries Surrender

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide because he realizes the war is over for Germany, and shortly after Germany troops surrender. Just a couple months later, Japan surrenders as well, leading to the end of WWII.
  • Nuremberg Trials

    The Nuremberg Trials begin to prosecute the Nazi Leaders from German Troops during WWII.