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Benito Mussolini became the leader of italy
He centralized all power in himself as the leade of the Fascist party and attempted to create an Italian empire, ultimately in alliance with hitlers's Germany. -
Japan invaded Manchuria
the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
FDR began his good neighbor policy
The policy's main principle was that of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America. -
Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany
already chancellor, he is also elected president of Germany in an unprecedented consolidation of power in the short history of the republic. -
Congress passed the neutrality act
renewed the provisions of the 1935 act for another 14 months. It also forbade all loans or credits to belligerents -
Italy invaded ethiopia
armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule. -
Japan invaded china
Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War. -
European appeasement of hitler began
His policies of avoiding war with Germany have been the subject of intense debate for seventy years among academics, politicians and diplomats. -
Kristallnacht
a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed. -
Germany and Russia signed a nonaggression pact
By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight a two-front war in the soon-to-begin World War II; the Soviet Union was awarded land, including parts of Poland and the Baltic States. -
Germany began the Blitzkrieg into poland
method of warfare whereby an attacking force spearheaded by a dense concentration of armoured and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, and heavily backed up by close air support. -
battle of the atlantic
pitted U-boats and other warships of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) against the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied merchant shipping. -
Cash and Carry
revision allowed the sale of material to belligerents, as long as the recipients arranged for the transport using their own ships and paid immediately in cash, assuming all risk in transportation. -
Churchill became the prime minister of great britain
First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter's resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons. -
Battle of britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. -
the tripartite pact was signed
signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, the Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of the signatories suffer attack by any nation not already involved in the war. -
Four Freedoms
goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: -
lend lease act
the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war. the two-way transfer of ideas, styles, etc. -
Joseph Stalin became the leader of the USSR
He replaced the New Economic Policy introduced by Lenin in the early 1920s with a highly centralised command economy, launching a period of industrialization and collectivization that resulted in the rapid transformation of the USSR from an agrarian society into an industrial power. -
Atlantic Charter
a pivotal policy statement issued in August 1941 that, early in World War II, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by the leaders of Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies. -
OPA created
The functions of the OPA were originally to control money (price controls) and rents after the outbreak of World War II. -
Japanese attack on pearl harbor
Japanese major tactical victory
U.S. declaration of war on the Empire of Japan.
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. -
Holocaust began
the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, throughout the German Reich and German-occupied territories. -
Double V
The first was victory over Axis powers that were present in World War II. The second was power over racism in the United States. -
Japanese put in internment camps in the u.s
the World War II internment in "War Relocation Camps" of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast of the United States. -
Tuskegee Airmen
the popular name of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. -
Nazis developed the final solution
Nazi Germany's plan during World War II to systematically exterminate the Jewish people in Nazi-occupied Europe -
Bataan Death March
the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. -
Doolittle raids
an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu island during World War II, the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands. -
WAAC formed
the women's branch of the United States Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps -
Navajo code talkers used
a group of Native Americans who served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. -
Battle of midway
one of the most important naval battles of World War II. -
Manhattan project
a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
battle of stalingrad
German and Soviet troops in World War II The battle was fought in the winter of 1942–1943 and ended with the surrender of an entire German army. Stalingrad is considered a major turning point of the war in favor of the Allies. -
operation torch
the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War -
Development of rosie the riveter
a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. -
Casablanca conference
The most notable developments at the Conference were the finalization of Allied strategic plans against the Axis powers in 1943, and the promulgation of the policy of “unconditional surrender.” -
Smith-connally anti-strike act
The legislation was hurriedly created after 400,000 coal miners, their wages significantly lowered due to high wartime inflation, struck for a $2-a-day wage increase. -
Tehran conference
was held in the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran and was the first of the World War II conferences held between all of the "Big Three" Allied leaders (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom). -
D-Day
The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
MacArthur "returned"to the philippines
After advancing island by island across the Pacific Ocean, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte, fulfilling his promise to return to the area he was forced to flee in 1942. -
battle of the bulge
Decisive Allied victory, German operational failure,major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Yalta conference
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world. -
battle of iwo jima
a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. -
V-E day
the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of German forces in Europe. -
Battle of Okinawa
codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945. -
FDR died
passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. -
V-J Day
the day on which Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. -
Nuremberg trials
a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany.
