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Treaty of Versailles
- Peace treaty that brought an end to world war 1. Important people:
- Woodrow Wilson
- David Lloyd George
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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
The league refused to allow Germany to build on their military, so Hitler withdrew Germany.
Important people: Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Nuremberg Laws
Antisemitic and racist laws that were enacted in Nazi Germany
Important people: Adolf Hitler, Nazi party -
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
Agreement that Italy and Germany would be working together
Important people: Hitler, Benito Mussolini -
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 wanted control of the bordering country of Sudetenland, so he invaded Austria.
Important people: Hitler, Kurt von Schuschnigg -
Hitler invades Sudetenland
Hitler wanted control of Germans in the area, so he invaded.
Important people: Hitler, Sudeten police -
Hitler invades Poland
In order to regain lost territory, Hitler invaded Poland.
Important people: Władysław Raczkiewicz, Hitler -
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
Agreement between Japan, Germany, and Italy that they would create and alliance.
Important people: Hitler, Joachim von Ribbentrop -
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
The Japanese navy preformed a military strike on the US territory Pearl Harbor.
Important people: Isoroku Yamamoto, FDR -
D day
Allied forces invaded France by beach landing.
Important people: General Eisenhower, General Montgomery -
Germany Surrenders
After fighting and Hitlers suicide, Germany surrenders.
Important people: Hitler, Alfred Jodl -
VE day
Celebration of the ending of war in Europe.
Important people: Winston Churchill, Nazis -
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
The united states dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city, Nagasaki. Important people: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller -
VJ day
Victory over Japan day. Japan surrenders.
Important people: Tomoyuki Yamashita, Hirohito -
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