World war ii

World War II

By Caitlyn Hornbogen

  • Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

  • Benito Mussolini is appointed as the Prime Minister of Italy

    Benito Mussolini is appointed as the Prime Minister of Italy
    (i don't know the exact day)

  • Josef Stalin is now the sole dictator of the Soviet Union

    Josef Stalin is now the sole dictator of the Soviet Union
    (the exact date is unknown)

  • Japans army seizes Manchuria, China

    Japans army seizes Manchuria, China

  • Hitler is named Chancler of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancler of Germany

  • The Neutrality Acts are passed by US congress

    The Neutrality Acts are passed by US congress

  • Italian army invades Ethiopia in Africa

    Italian army invades Ethiopia in Africa

  • Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles

    Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles

  • Millitarist take control of the Japanese government

    Millitarist take control of the Japanese government

  • Japans army pillages Nanjang, China; massacre a quarter of a million people

    Japans army pillages Nanjang, China; massacre a quarter of a million people

  • Munich pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    Munich pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

  • Nazis start rounding up Jews for labor camps

    Nazis start rounding up Jews for labor camps

  • Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

  • Nazis invade Poland; Britan and France declare war on Germany

    Nazis invade Poland; Britan and France declare war on Germany

  • Nazis invade Denmark , Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and take control

    Nazis invade Denmark , Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and take control

  • Germany invades France and forces it to control

    Germany invades France and forces it to control

  • Battle of Britian- Royale Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    Battle of Britian- Royale Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

  • First time of a Peace time draft in U.S.A

    First time of a Peace time draft in U.S.A

  • Hitler breaks the pact with Stalins Russia and invades USSR, which now joins with England in fighting The Germans

  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

  • Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

  • 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 9th

    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 9th

  • Philippines fall to Japanese - Bataan Death March

    Philippines fall to Japanese - Bataan Death March

  • Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

  • Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stlingrad and save Moscow

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stlingrad and save Moscow

  • British and US forces defeat German and Italian forces in North Africa

    British and US forces defeat German and Italian forces in North Africa

  • Zoot Suit Riots - Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots - Los Angeles, CA

  • Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

    Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

  • Paris retaken by Allied Forces

    Paris retaken by Allied Forces

  • Battle of the Bulge- last offensive German forces

    Battle of the Bulge- last offensive German forces

  • US forces return to recapture the Philipines

    US forces return to recapture the Philipines

  • FDR dies, Harry S. Trumen becomes pesident

    FDR dies, Harry S. Trumen becomes pesident

  • V.E Day, war ends in Europe

    V.E Day, war ends in Europe

  • First Atomic bombs dropped

    First Atomic bombs dropped

  • V.J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    V.J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

  • War crimes trials held in Nuremburg, Manilla, and Tokyo

    War crimes trials held in Nuremburg, Manilla, and Tokyo