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The Great Depresion
The cause of the Great Depression was when the stock market crash. Many people lost their jobs and became homeless. This lasted until the Lend Lease Act. -
Japan Conquers Manchuria
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Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hilter was chosen after the 1932 elections in Germany. He won by gaining votes from the Nazi Party. Then he overthrew the constitution and took control of the government. (there wasn't an actual date) -
Roosevelt First Elected President
Roosevelt was first elected in the begining of the Great Depression. Once elected, he worked through the First New Deal and Second New Deal, which allowed different projects to help the country recover. -
Nuremberg Laws
These laws were made by the Nazi Army. They took away Jews rights. Some examples are, identify the Jews they had to wear a Star of David, you can't go out after 8pm, and you are only allowed in Jewish shops. -
Hitler & Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis
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Japan invades China
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Britain's appeasement of Germany
Appeasement was used by European democracies in the 1930s who wished to avoid war with the dictators of Germany and Italy. Neville meet with Hitler to discuss an appeasement. In the end, the meeting didn't go well. (it's not the actual date) -
Germany Invades Austria
Austria was one of the first countries Germany invaded. Many people were welcomed by the Nazi, while others fled once they had the chance. (there's not a actual date) -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was known as the night of broken glass. It was a series of coordinated attacks against the Jews from the Nazi army. This was important because many actions were against Jews by the Nazis. -
Germany & Soviet Union have a nonaggression pact
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Germany invades Poland - Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg was a new form of war. It involves surprising the enemy with planes, bombs, troops, and tanks. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. This was a start of a war. -
The Nazi implement the "Final Solution"
The word "Final Solution" was used as their plan to annihilate the Jews. The Nazi used euphemistic language to disguise the true nature of their crimes. The leader gets to decide to implement the "Final Solution" (there's not an actual date) -
Germany invades Demark, Norway, Belgium, and France
They were only able to take part of France -
German Air - Force bombs London
During the Battle of Brittain German Planes bombed London and other civilian targets -
Japan Joins the Axis Powers
Japn joins the axis powers along with Germany and Italy -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Germany broke their deal with the Soviet Union and invaded Russia. They could only reach Stalingrad -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor by surprise. Pearl Harbor is in Hawaii, where our miltiary base were placed. -
Rosie Riviter
Rosie the Riveter was a fictional character that represented strong women working in factories and other "man's" jobs. She was a propaganda to encourage women. -
Tuskegee Airmen
They were a unit of African American pilots that flew during World War 2 and fought for our country. They served honor for the U.S. -
Bataan Death March
One of the most notorious death marchs -
British forces stop the German advance at El Alamein
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Battle of Midway
The turning point of war in the Pacific. U.S. beated the Japanese off of the Island -
Guadalcanal
Americans won their first major battle in the war in the Pacific. After 6 months of fighting, the U.S. soliders finally won. -
Manhattan Project
A top - secret US program to creat the atomic bomb. It took 3 years and was lead by J. Robert Oppenheimer. He was a American physicist. -
German forces surrender at Stalingrad
The Germans attacked Stalingrad and for the first time in history, lost a battle. The Russians fiercely defended their city of Stalingrad, and Germans were forced to surrender -
D - Day
The Allies invaded France (was taken by Nazis). Over 850,000 Allied troops came, and won, but it cost them a lot. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was the finial battle against the Germans. The Nazi attacked and hugely outnumbered the Allies, but the Allies regrouped and finally won. It was a major battle in Europe -
Iwo Jima
It was one of two bases that the US set up near the end of the war. It was also close to Japan. US marines attacked Iwo Jima, and won the battle later that month. -
Yalta Conference
The meeting of the "Big Three" got together to discuss life after the war, and what Europe would do in the future. They talked about peacekeeping and government post-war. -
Okinawa
It was one of 2 bases the the US set up near the end of the war, which was close to Japan. Afther several months, US soldiers took control of both islands -
Roosevelt Dies
Truman becomes president -
Formation of the United Nations
50 nations are meeting in San Francisco to rethink the United Nations. All 50 nations created a new United Nations that would hopefully work, unlike the League of Nations -
Allied forces advance on Berlin, Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders for good, after the Axis advance on Berlin. That was the day the World War 2 was over. -
Allies decided to put Nazi war criminals on trial at the Potsdam Conference
They were planning to end and post-war life -
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The US dropped their first atomic bomb on the citizens in Japan. This bomb killed over 75,000 people and turning 5 square miles of ciry into a wasteland. Nagasaki killed another 40,000. The Japanese refused to surrend. After all the atomic bombs Japan surrendered -
Japanese officials sign an official letter of surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War 2
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Nuremberg Trials
The trials of Hitler's top Nazis. There were 24 defendants, including Hermann Goring, who created and head of the Gestapo. They were charged with crimes against humanity. 19 were guilty and 12 were sentenced to death. 5 of them were innocent. (November 20, 1945 - Ocotber 1, 1946) -
Marshall Plan
Congress approves the plan of George Marshall to help European nations and their economies to help them. We gave Europe over $13 billion