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Mussolini Rises to Power
Mussolini rises to power: 1922
Mussolini dies: April 28, 1945 Dictator of Italy
Created Facist party
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Wall Street Crash
Stock market crash that caused millions of citizens to lose their jobs. -
Stalin Rises to Power
Stalin rises to power: Late 1912
Stalin dies: March 5, 1953 Dictator of Soviet Union
Soviet Union was turned into a peasant society
Millions of citizens died while in power -
America Passes Nuetrality Acts
Laws passed that prevented the U.S. from being thrown into a foreign war. -
Invasion of Manchuria
After the Mukden incident the Kwantung Army of Japan invaded Manchuria. -
Hilter Rises to Power
Hitler dies: April 30th, 1945
Dictator of Germany
Eliminated unemployment rates -
Italy's Conquest of Ethiopia
Date occured: October 1935
Date ended: May 1936
Between the Kingdom of Italy and forces of the Ethiopian Empire -
Spanish Civil War
Date occured: July 17, 1936
Date ended: April 1st, 1939
Civil war between the nationalists and the republic. Ended with the demolishing of the republics and Franco then took rule for the next 36 years. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Formed
Agreement between Italy and Germany brought upon the two countries by Galeazzo Ciano. This forever linked the two facist countries. -
Annexing of Austria
German troops into Austria and elected new goverment. Austria was a federal state of Germany until the end of WWII. -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union decided to sign a pact that would grant peace between both countries for the following 10 years. Stalin used this time to build his army. -
Poland Attacked
Date occured: September 1, 1939
With over 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes, Germany attacked Poland from all borders.Warsaw surrendered to the Gemans on Sep. 27, 1939 -
Fall of France
Fall of France ended with German victory in France, Belgium and Holland. This then led to a 4 year occupation and British evacuation. -
Battle of Britain
Date occured: July 10, 1940
Date ended: October 31, 1940
German's attempt to get it's air force supiriority. -
The Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. This pact promised assisatance from the other countries if one country were to go into war. -
Tojo Rises to Power
Tojo rises to power: October 1941
Tojo dies: December 24, 1948
Japanese dictator -
Pearl Harbor
Date occured: December 7, 1941
Suprise military strike by the Japanese to the U.S. in Hawaii -
The Fall of Singapore
Ended with use of amtoic bomb in Hiroshima.
One of the greatest defeats of the British army. -
Battle of Midway
Date occured: June 4th, 1942
Date ended: June 7, 1942
Naval battle in the Pacicific Theatre in WWII.
6 months after the attack of pearl harbor. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Date occured: August 24, 1942
Date ended: February 2nd, 1943
Known to be the turning point for WWII in Europe.
Between Germany and Russia. -
Invasion of Italy
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D-Day
Date occured: June 6th, 1944
Invasion of Normandy, France -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler's attempt to split the allied armies. -
Death of Roosevelt
Date occured: April 12, 1945
Died of an cerebral hemorrhage -
V-E Day
Date occured: May 18, 1945
MArking of th allied victory in Europe -
Dropping of Atomic Bombs
Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over Hiroshima.
Three days later another bomb was dropped over Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Date occured: September 2nd, 1945
