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Weimar Republic Established in Germany
A new form of government was established to get rid of the old Imperial form of government in Germany. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Leader of the Nazi Party
In the year 1921, Adolf Hitler was given the title of the "Fuhrer" for the first time, and he was now known as the leader of the Nazi Party. -
Washington Naval Conference
A military conference issued by Warren Harding in regards to various interests in the Pacific Ocean and Eastern Asia. -
Washington Conference
This was an agreement between the U.S. and U.K. to limit the naval arms race. -
4 Power Treaty
the U.S., Britain, France, and Japan were to all respect the Pacific holdings of the other countries. -
5 Power Treaty
Treaty agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction signed by the U.S., U.K., Japan, France, and Italy. -
9 Power Treaty
Was a treaty affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China as per the Open Door Policy signed by the U.S., Britain, Belgium, China, Japan, Italy, France, The Netherlands, and Portugal. -
Joseph Stalin became the Leader of the USSR
Joseph Stalin became leader of USSR after its former leader, Lenin, died. -
Benito Mussolini Became the Leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini takes on the role of dictator and takes complete charge of Italy, leading them to a fascist way of living. -
Dawes Plan
Was an attempt following World War I to collect war reparations from Germany for the Triple Entente. -
Adolf Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
Hitler's book outlines his political ideology and future plans for ruling Germany. -
Hirohito became Emperor of Japan
Hirohito became emperor of Japan in 1926 and it lasted until his death in 1989, and his period of reign was referred to as "Showa". -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
An International agreement not to use war to solve issues or problems that come about. -
Stock Market Crashed in the U.S.
On "Black Tuesday" the stock market crashed as a direct result of the overuse of credit in the United States. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria and this directly led the U.S. to boycott the raw materials to Japan. -
Stimson Doctrine
The American policy of non-recognition of territory taken by force by Japan during the war. -
The Holocaust Begins
Germany begins the mass extermination of the Jewish population in Europe. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Chancellor of Germany
The period from 1933 to 1945 in which Hitler gained the power to control an entire nation and wipe out millions of people. -
The New Deal Started
Franklin D. Roosevelt issued his plans to try and recover the United States from it's state of economic depression. -
Good Neighbor Policy
The policy of non intervention in the Latin American countries by the U.S. -
FDR became the President of the U.S.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the the President of the United States and was the only presdient to serve more than 8 years in office. -
London Economic Conference
A meeting of 66 nations to solve the problem of global depression, fix trade, and revive exchange rates. -
U.S. formally Recognized the Soviet Union
FDR wanted to limit Japan's expansion and he wanted to improve commercial realtions with the Soviet Union, so he began to recognize them in 1933. -
Pan-American Conference
U.S. delegation promises not to intervene in Latin America again. Endorses Good Neighbor policy. -
Tydings-McDuffie Act
A United States Law that provided self governing of the Philippines and granted independence to Filipino people after 10 years. -
Reciprocal Trade Agreement
A negotiation of tariff agreements between the U.S. and foreign nations, particularly Latin American nations. -
Neutrality Acts
These acts were passed by the United States in the 1930's to show its isolationist view toward war and all it had to offer. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
Italy went to war with Ethiopia and this invasion showed the weaknesses in the League of Nations by not doing something about this incident. -
Adolf Hitler Defied the Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler moves his illegally large army into the Rhineland. This defied the concept of limiting Germany's military power. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
Hitler marches his new, improved military into the Rhineland, and after several disputes, some other powers allow Germany to take over. -
Francisco Franco led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
Also known as the Spanish Civil War, this fascist revolt led by the "Nationalist" rebel, Francisco Franco, marked a period of Fascism in Spain for some 30 years. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Coalition formed between Italy and Germany which led to the Axis Powers. -
Japan Invaded China
Japan looked to greaten its Imperialistic ways by spreading its power into China and for several years, Japan and China fought over its territory, but Japan eventually gave up after surrendering to the U.S. in 1945. -
Quarantine Speech
FDR gives a speech in which he calls for the "quarantine of the aggressor nations", as to show America's isolationist view for war. -
Rape of Nanking
The mass murder and rape of individuals in Nanking, China committed by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Anschluss
The occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. -
Adolf Hitler took the Sudetenland
In an effort to keep war from occurng, Britian, France and other nations sign a treaty with Germany granting them control of the Sudetenland. -
Hitler took the Sudetenland
Hitler, with the proposal of the Munich Agreement, was able to take over the Sudetenland, the western border of Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Hosted the Munich Conference
Settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
Was the series of attacks led by Nazi Germany on the Jewish population in Germany and Austria. -
Hitler took Czechoslovakia
The conquest of the Sudetenland made Czechoslovakia weak and liable for being taken over, and so Hitler went with this thinking and took this area. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Germany signed this treaty with the Soviets to make peace with the Soviets and to agree on "no war", and with this signing, Germany would not have to worry about a two front war. -
Germany Invaded Poland (Blitzkrieg)
Also known as the September Campaign, the invasion of Poland is what starts WWII. -
Sitzkrieg Began
The period known as the Phony War was marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies until the Battle of Britain. -
Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister of Great Britain
Churchill became widely popular for his military authority, and was officially named Britain's Prime Minister in 1940. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
The British force and other Allies evacuate from the beaches of Dunkirk. and this evacuation helped save roughly 200,000 troops. -
Vichy Government Established in France
The Vichy government was established in France after France surrendered to Germany -
Battle of Britain
Was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, which invloved German and Birtish aircrafts. -
Destroyers for Bases Deal
U.S. exchanges Destroyer ships with the U.K for certain military bases in the U.K. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
Was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany which established the Axis Powers of World War II. -
Election of 1940
The election in which FDR broke tradition and ran for a 3rd term, and he eventually won the presidential election. -
Four Freedoms
FDR stated that the freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear, ought to be enjoyed all over the world. -
Lend-Lease Act
The United States sent supplies to Allied Nations, thus ending their role as a neutral nation. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, which was the largest invasion in the history of warfare. -
Atlantic Charter
This document stated the Allies intentions for post-war, signed originally by the U.S. and Britain, but eventually by all the Allies. -
Office of Price Administration
This administration was designed to bring ascending prices under control with extensive regulation, oftentimes rationing the consumption of meats and butter. -
Shoot-on-Sight Orders
President Roosevelt's command to shoot German or Italian ships and submarines on sight. -
Auschwitz Death Camp Opened
This was a Concentration Camp established by Nazi Germany to wipe out the Jewish Population and this camp inevitebly killed 1.1 million people. -
Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
The Japanese planned a surprise attack on the United States's military base at Pearl Harbor which put a halt on American Isolationism and got the U.S. into the war. -
The U.S. Declared War on Japan
The United States Congress declares war on Japan as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
War Production Board
FDR changed the course of industry and moved it into a production of needed materials for the war effort, and banished unneeded material. -
Nisei were Interned in Relocation Centers in the U.S.
FDR propsed a standard that allowed local military commanders to designate military zones in which any person could be relocated. -
Hitler Enacted the Final Solution
Nazi Germany's plan to exterminate the Jewish people throughout Europe. -
MacArthur's "I shall return" speech
MacArthur escapes the Phillipines and delivers this famous speech stating that he came through and he shall return. -
Bataan Death March
American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to march to a location, in which many died. It was forced upon by the Japanese Army. -
Doolittle Raids over Japan
An air raid led by the United States over the Japanese city of Tokyo and several other cities, and it served the point that Japan was vulnerable to an attack from the U.S. -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter served as a model for the hard working women in the factories during to provide for war efforts. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The first ever battle to be completely between aircraft carriers, and this battle was between the U.S. and Japan in the Pacific. -
Battle of Midway
The battle in the Pacific against the U.S. and Japan. This marked the turning point in the war for the United States. -
Battle of El Alamein
Battle that took place in North Africa which marked a serious turning point in the Western Desert Campain with an Allied Victory. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle fought on the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Ocean, and it marked the first offensive battle for the Allies against Japan. -
Island Hopping Campaign
The concept in which the U.S. took, to gain an initiative in the Pacific War, and this "hopping from island to island' began with the Battle of Guadalcanal. -
Battle of Stalingrad
A battle over the city of Stalingard in USSR, in which Germany and the Soviet Union fought one of the bloodiest battles in wartime history, and which caused a crushing blow to the Eastern Front of Germany. -
Operation Torch
The British-American invasion of French North Africa, in which would improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea, and get rid of the Axis Powers from that area. -
Double V
African American soldiers quote meaning "Victory over our enemies at home and victory over our enemies on the battlefields abroad." -
Casablanca Conference
A conference involving Allied Powers in regards to declaring the specifics for strategic warfare, ciculation of resources, and issues of diplomatic policy. Also brought up the concept of unconditional surrender. -
Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act
Gave the president power to seize and operate privately owned war plants when an actual or threatened strike or lockout interfered with war. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
A large scale Airborne attack on Sicily from the Axis Powers followed by a land invasion that took power away from the Axis Powers. -
Tehran Conference
The conference of U.S, U.K., and USSR to devise a plan to open a second front in the war. -
Operation Overlord (D Day)
The all out invasion of Normandy, France, and its purpose was to develop a second front in Europe and help win back France from its Nazi invaders. -
Gen. MacArthur Returned to the Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
General MacArthur, after his earlier promise of returing to the Philippines, washed ashore the Philippine island of Leyte, fullfilling his promise. -
Kamikaze Pilots Appear in the Pacific
These suicide pilots crashed their planes into enemy ships and gave up their lives for their countrymen for honor, and they appeared in the Battle of Layte Gulf. -
Battle of the Bulge
Was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia which caught the Allied forces offgaurd and resulted in an Axis Power victory. -
Cost-Plus System
When the government agrees to pay a company whatever it costs to make an item plus a guaranteed percentasge of profit. -
FDR's 4th Term
President FDR won his 4th term of presidency by the sole fact that "the war was going well". -
Yalta Conference
The three Powers met in a meeting, The U.S., U.K., and USSR, to decide a plan of Reconstruction for Europe after the war. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle fought on the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific in which the U.S. won over its Japanese rival and the U.S. gained a pivital point to be able to reach and attack Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
This battle in Okinawa was the largest assault in the Pacific War during World War II involving U.S. and Japan. -
Mussolini was Executed
In attempt to flee from defeat he was captured by Italian citizens and beaten and dragged and eventually hung. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
Hitler, because his Nazi Germany was in its last days, commits suicide in a bunker. -
Germany Surrendered
As a result of berlin being taken over by the Soviets, and as a result of the leader of Nazi Germnay commiting suicide, Germeny unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Forces. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day: marked the end of WWII with Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. -
United Nations Charter
The foundational treaty for the United Nations, which prevailed over every other treaty to these nations. -
Manhattan Project Began
Was a development project led by the United States in which organzed the first atomic bombs. -
Potsdam Conference
The three Powers sat down to establish a plan of what to do with the defeated Nazi Germany. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
President Eisenhower planned this atomic bomb, "Little Boy", on the city of Hiroshima in Japan as a result of Japan's stubborness and refusal to surrender. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
As proposed by the Manhattan Project, a second bomb was to be dropped on this Japanese city, and aslo given the nickname of "Fat Man". -
V-J Day
Is the name given to the day in which Japan surrendered to the United States as a result of the bombings. -
Japan Surrendered
After the two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities, emperor Hirohito agrees to finally surrender to the U.S. -
Nuremberg Trials
Was a set of Military tribunals held by the Allied Forces in which members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany were prosecuted.
