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1921, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
january 30th 1921 hitler became the leader of the nazi party in munich germany -
1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
in 1922 benito mussolini became a fascist dictator of italy and it did not end until 1943 -
1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
in 1929 josef stalin was the leader and dictator of the russians whom we tried to scare with our atomic bombs -
1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
the first attack from japan was on its neighboring country of asia china and won and ceased manchuria china -
1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
after becoming the leader of the nazi party hitler sought out total control over german government and was finally named chancellor on march 21 1933 -
1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
italy makes its first attack of the war against ethiopia in africa -
1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
the act to try to keep america out of the war stating we would be neutral we were until pearl harbor -
1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government
japans government became a group of military generals and politicians -
1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
1936 germany made its first attack against rhineland ending the deal also called the treaty of versailles -
1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
japan pushes further into china killing 250,000 people -
1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Czechoslovakia gives sudetenland to germany in opes to stay out of war -
1938 Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps
the holocaust starts to begin after the purge of the opposing party leaders -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
this pact was to prevent a large war on the german russian border signed by hitler and stalin -
1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
in response of attacks on poland britain and france declare war on germany -
1940 May 10 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
may 10 germany invades many places and gains territory for the germans -
1940 July 10 Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
the battle of britain was fought between germany and the uk with the british winning -
1940 July 14 - 22 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
france surrender after more than half its country's land was conquered -
1940 Sept 16 - First time Peacetime Draft in US
us makes first draft of peacetime document -
1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
germany tears apart the agreement with russia not to fight each other -
1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
leaders from the u.s. and u.k. meet to explain goals and other things relating to WWII -
1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
france loses more land to the japanese in 1941 -
1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan,Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
us is attacked by the japanese entering them into the war -
1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
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1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
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1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
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1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
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1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
this was 27 28 is next -
1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
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1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister
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1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
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1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces
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1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
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1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines
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1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
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1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe
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1945 Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
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1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped
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1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
