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World War II
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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
when Hitler first opened the word about him trying to get Germany's land and money back without going more in debt that is when Germany's started listening and had let hitler join in with Germany. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
He is considered a central figure in the creation of Fascism and was both an influence on and close ally of Adolf Hitler during World War II. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
He was a dictator who terrorized the population and sent many people to prisons and labour camps -
japanese army seizes Manchuria, China
The Wall Street Crash. It crippled the USA's economy and therefore they starting importing less. Japan also struggled without enough trade from the USA. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany because he basicly took over germany and made it so that he was in charge of every thing and every one he had a personal army that wwould do as he said. -
congrees passes first neutrality Act to keep nation out of foreign wars
prevented the USA. from joining the war. which then the president ended up tweaking it. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
limit international involvement -
italy invades ethiopia.
A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland, but it was on October 3, 1935 -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
nationalization -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Hitler took considerable risks in moving into Rhineland. There was a good chance that France would send troops to resist the German forces and this would mean war. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Chinas army had about 2 million people. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
russia -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
to help the germans to do their hard war labor work -
Germany invades Poland; World War II begins.
when germay invaded poland that is wwhat pretty much started the war of world war ll -
Roosevelt announces United states will remain neutral in war
so that we don't have worry about going war or war coming to us -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
giving hilter alot of power for him and his army -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
britain and france are both allied with poland so they jion the war -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
geramy had just wanted more land and get more and more power -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
germany was more prepared than france and forced them to surrender -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
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First time Peacetime Draft in US
finially a breaking point in the war where everything goes quite and seems to be getting better -
United States enter war after japen attacks pear harbor
japanses made very bad chiose bombing pearl harbor -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
england jion the war because russia was attacted by the germans -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
away to transpot from north america to europe -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
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Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
navy comptly wreaks japanses -
Britain defeats German forces in Egypt
britain has a victory. -
U.S. navy defeates Japanese navy at battle of midway.
us had more navy ships -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
japanese fights the phillppines with almost nothing at all -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
kind of like torcher camps or labor camps -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
moscow was saved by there own country so that they did not lose moscow a big city in russia -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
when japanese looks like they were a ant and the u.s. was a ant eater -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
germany come back in lead with britain. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
there were lots of riots and protesting becaue of unhappy civians -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy could no longer fight aganist germany they were just to powerful and could not do anything about it -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
France now had some help from allies -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
germany was not in the right spot at all it was a surprize -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
us was going to help phillippines again -
U.S. plane drops atomic bomb on hiroshima World War II ends
thats how to shut up the japanese -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
FDR was a very good and trusting president -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
all the small wars are now starting end because it just got real and the usa was not messing around any more -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
allied forces for the win again -
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German leaders convicted of war crimes
hilter was now in big trouble -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
garmany was now free from hitler -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
allies for the win again
