world war 2

japan invasion

Sep 18, 1931

Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo.

franklin

Nov 8, 1932

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is elected president of the United States.

hitler appointment

Jan 30, 1933

Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany

20th amendment

Feb 6, 1933

20th Amendment to the Constitution. Establishes the line of presidential succession in which the Vice-President becomes president if the President can no longer perform the duties of office.

fdr

Mar 12, 1933

FDR makes his first "fireside chat" speaking to the United States population over the radio.

dachau

Mar 22, 1933

Dachau, the first concentration camp, is established in Germany. By the 1945 over 1000 concentration camps will be established.

power seize

Mar 25, 1933

: Adolph Hitler seizes power in Germany. Hindenburg is reduced to a figure head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnbYnvLgf_M

non aryans

Apr 7, 1933

In Germany, Jew and non-Aryans are banned from practicing law and working in the civil services. Later they will be banned from a variety of professions including farming, art, literature, journalism, music and theater. Between 1933-1939 over 1400 anti-Jewish laws will be passed in Germany.

withdraw

Oct 21, 1933

Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

21 amendment

Dec 5, 1933

21st Amendment to the Constitution ends Prohibition.

nazi rally

Apr 7, 1934

Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens. New York.

law restricting passed

Apr 25, 1934

Germany passes law restricting college enrollment of Jews. Similar legal discrimination already exists in the United States.

diseases passed

Jul 14, 1934

In Germany, legislation is passed making the Nazi party the only legal political party. The Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases is also passed, providing for the serilization of unfit parents and the "euthanasia" of "the defective" and "useless eaters."

30000

Jul 31, 1934

In Germany, 30,000 are now interned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-pBTY_YpI

presidency

Aug 2, 1934

: Hitler assumes the presidency of Germany when Hindenburg dies and thus gains full control of the government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB6U9pZ4aAY

nuremberg law

Sep 5, 1935

In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews.

italy

Oct 10, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia. In the United States, the first Neutrality Acts are passed authorizing the president to deny American firms the right to sell or ship munitions to belligerent nations. The Neutrality Acts are later expanded in 1936. Beginning in 1935 and continuing until 1938, Poland begins to create a Jewish policy modeled after that of Nazi Germany. 1936

civil war

Jul 17, 1936

Spanish Civil War begins

olympic games

Aug 16, 1936

Berlin Olympic Games. Nazis disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNKlxcqLKcM

berliun axis

Oct 25, 1936

Formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis

fdr

Nov 3, 1936

:FDR is elected for his second term.

anti comiterm

Nov 25, 1936

Japan and Germany sign Anti-Comiterm Pact.

f and q speech

Oct 5, 1937

FDRs Quarantine Speech calls for international cooperation against aggression
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPwJIswbDk0

military signing

Nov 25, 1937

Germany signs military agreement with Japan

nanjing

Dec 15, 1937

The Rape of Nanjing. The systematic rape, torture, and murder of more than 300,00 Chinese civilians by Japanese soldiers.

no citizenship

Jan 21, 1938

Romanian Jews are stripped of their citizenship.

jews eliminated

Apr 21, 1938

Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized.

international conference

Jul 14, 1938

International conference in France that FDR initiated to discuss the Jewish refugees. 32 of the nations decide not to admit large numbers of Jews. Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic want money in return for admitting the displaced

policy

Sep 10, 1938

France and Britain enact a policy of appeasement, agreeing to the German annexation of Sudenten, Czechoslovakia.

broken glass

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht- the Night of the Broken Glass. Nazis violently attack Jews and destroy Jewish property, 91 Jews are killed and others are beaten.

no dmestic reform

Jan 17, 1939

For the first time in his annual address to Congress, FDR proposes no domestic reforms but instead stresses the danger posed to democracy and international peace by the forces of aggression. Later in the month, the United States budget shows increased spending on national defense

germany rule

Mar 25, 1939

Germany annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia. British Government pledges to aid Poland "at once . . . with all the support in their power" in the event that Poland is attacked by Germany.

jew refuge

Jun 17, 1939

The Jewish refugee ship the St. Louis arrives in Belgium after being denied access to Cuba and the United States. Most of the passengers are eventually murdered by the Nazis.

non agression

Aug 23, 1939

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact announced in Moscow.

fdr

Sep 21, 1939

21: FDR calls for a special session of Congress to repeal the Neutrality Acts. He argues the United States could preserve neutrality and provide Great Britian and France with arms by adopting a cash and carry plan.

nuetrality

Sep 23, 1939

The United States declares its neutrality

acts of favor

Nov 4, 1939

The United States Congress amends the Neutrality Acts to favor Britain and France, lifting the embargo and authorizing cash & carry

sping

Apr 25, 1940

The deportations of German Gypsies to concentration camps in the east begins.

prime minister

May 10, 1940

Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg are invaded by Germany. British troops enter Belgium. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns; Winston Churchill becomes new Prime Minister.

armsticde

Period: Jun 22, 1940 to Jun 24, 1940

: France signs armistice with Germany.
: France signs armistice with Italy.

fair employment

Jun 25, 1940

Fair Employement Practice Committee (FEPC) is set up to reduce discrimination in government employment and in defense industries.

election

Nov 5, 1940

: FDR elected to an unprecedented third term as president.

nazi

Jan 20, 1941

14 Nazi leaders attend a short meeting to discuss the elimination of the remaining European Jews. The genocidal plan is dubbed "The Final Solution.

lend lease

Mar 11, 1941

FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill.

murder jews

Period: Jun 24, 1941 to Jul 26, 1941

Over 62,000 Jews are murdered in western Russia.

atlantic charter

Aug 11, 1941

Churchill and FDR form Atlantic Charter, establishing the war aims of both nations.

war

Dec 7, 1941

Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary, and Rumania. Japanese bomb the United States fleet at Pearl Harbor.

military

Dec 19, 1941

United States institutes extended military conscription for men ages 20-44.

defense

Jan 30, 1942

In the United States, the Emergency Price Control Act fixes price ceilings and controls rents in areas of defense production.

transferred

Feb 19, 1942

By order of FDR, Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast are transferred to internment camps in the interior of the country.

nuetrality

Apr 13, 1942

Germans occupy Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Russo-Japanese neutrality pact signed.

battle

Period: Nov 6, 1942 to Nov 15, 1942

Battle of Guadalcanal, heavy losses on both sides, eventual United States victory.

battle

Period: Nov 6, 1942 to Nov 15, 1942

Battle of Guadalcanal, heavy losses on both sides, eventual United States victory

war rationing

Dec 11, 1942

: War rationing books are issued in America with coupons for gasoline, which joins sugar and coffee. Later, during 1943, meat, fats and oils, butter, cheese and processed foods are also rationed.

unconditional

Jan 14, 1943

FDR and Churchill meet at Casablanca and decide upon a policy of "Unconditional Surrender."

fair employment

May 27, 1943

Due to the migration of many African-Americans from the rural South to the defense centers of the North and the pressure of labor and civil rights groups, an Executive order strengthens the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) calling for mandatory inclusion of nondiscrimination clauses in war contracts and subcontracts. Between 1940 and 1970, 5 million African-Americans took part in this migration, known as the "Second Great Migration."

dissmisal

Jul 25, 1943

: Benito Mussolini is dismissed by King Victor Emmanuel in Italy and is arrested. He later attempts to escape to Switzerland with his mistress.

fight

Aug 16, 1943

The United States makes progress in the Pacific Theatre, making landings on the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, New Georgia and the Gilbert Islands.

conference

Nov 28, 1943

Teheran conference between the Big Three: Churchill, FDRand Joseph Stalin, of the Soviet Union.

harry

Apr 7, 1944

FDR is elected for his fourth term; Harry S Truman replaces Henry Wallace as his vice-president.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwJzt7NsC6g

experiencce troops

Period: Apr 10, 1944 to Apr 18, 1944

Soviet troops experience success against the Germans in the Crimea.

liberation

Aug 25, 1944

Paris liberated by the Allies from the Germans. Rumania declares war on Germany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT0VHYEHIJU

bulge

Dec 6, 1944

Battle of the Bulge, the last German offensive in the west.

dresen

Feb 13, 1945

Dresden raid. Allied firebombing kills 135,000 Germans, including civilians, and destroys 80% of the city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGcO6zZ4MRM

intact

Mar 7, 1945

Americans find intact bridge across Rhine at Remagen, set up bridgehead on east bank.

harry death

Apr 12, 1945

: FDR dies, Harry S Truman takes over the presidency of the United States.

suicidal

May 1, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

conference

Jul 16, 1945

Potsdam conference ends. Meanwhile, the first atomic bomb is exploded in a test at Alamogordo, New Mexico.

bomb

Aug 9, 1945

Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pxk4zy_SQw

hiroshima bomb

Aug 15, 1945

Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.

v day

Aug 15, 1945

V-J Day.