Ww2

World War II

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    • Peace treaty that brought an end to world war 1. Important people:
    • Woodrow Wilson
    • David Lloyd George
  • Hitler appointed German leader

    Hitler appointed German leader
    Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany after several victories by the Nazi party.
    Important people: Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler
  • Germany leaves the league of nations

    Germany leaves the league of nations
    The league refused to allow Germany to build on their military, so Hitler withdrew Germany.
    Important people: Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws
    Antisemitic and racist laws that were enacted in Nazi Germany
    Important people: Adolf Hitler, Nazi party
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia
    Italians wished to hurt Ethiopians by invading their country after they were defeated by them earlier.
    Important people: Stanley Baldwin, Pietro Badoglio
  • Rome Berlin Axis Treaty

    Rome Berlin Axis Treaty
    Agreement that Italy and Germany would be working together
    Important people: Hitler, Benito Mussolini
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China
    In the need of raw materials for its industries, Japan invades china.
    Important people: Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek's
  • Hitler invades Austria

    Hitler invades Austria
    Hitler wanted control of the bordering country of Sudetenland, so he invaded Austria.
    Important people: Hitler, Kurt von Schuschnigg
  • Hitler invades Sudetenland

    Hitler invades Sudetenland
    Hitler wanted control of Germans in the area, so he invaded.
    Important people: Hitler, Sudeten police
  • Hitler invades Poland

    Hitler invades Poland
    In order to regain lost territory, Hitler invaded Poland.
    Important people: Władysław Raczkiewicz, Hitler
  • France/Great Britain declares war on Germany

    France/Great Britain declares war on Germany
    Two days earlier, Hitler had invaded Poland. France/GB were allied with Poland, so they declared war.
    Important people: Neville Chamberlain, Albert Lebrun
  • Tripartite Pact

    Tripartite Pact
    Agreement between Japan, Germany, and Italy that they would create and alliance.
    Important people: Hitler, Joachim von Ribbentrop
  • Germany/Japan Pact

    Germany/Japan Pact
    The same thing as the Tripartite pact. They agreed to ally.
    Important people: Joachim von Ribbentrop, Galeazzo Ciano
  • Attack on pearl harbor

    Attack on pearl harbor
    The Japanese navy preformed a military strike on the US territory Pearl Harbor.
    Important people: Isoroku Yamamoto, FDR
  • D day

    D day
    Allied forces invaded France by beach landing.
    Important people: General Eisenhower, General Montgomery
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    After fighting and Hitlers suicide, Germany surrenders.
    Important people: Hitler, Alfred Jodl
  • VE day

    VE day
    Celebration of the ending of war in Europe.
    Important people: Winston Churchill, Nazis
  • Bomb on Hiroshima

    Bomb on Hiroshima
    The united states dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city, Hiroshima.
    Important people: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller
  • Bomb on Nagasaki

    Bomb on Nagasaki
    The united states dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city, Nagasaki. Important people: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller
  • VJ day

    VJ day
    Victory over Japan day. Japan surrenders.
    Important people: Tomoyuki Yamashita, Hirohito
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders
    The soviet union entered the war, and Japan thought it would be less embarrassing to surrender because of the atomic bombs. Important people: Tomoyuki Yamashita, Hirohito