-
World War I
World War I was similar to World War II. German, Austrian, and Hungarian forces fought allied forces including Great Britain, France, Italy, and the Soviet Union. This war, like World War II, was about Germany trying to take over Europe. It ended on November 11, 1918 when the Treaty of Versailles was made and British, Soviet, French, and Italian forces prevailed. -
Soviet Union dictator, Vladmir Lenin, dies. Joseph Stalin takes over
Soviet Union (now Russia) dictator, Vladmir Lenin dies. A new ruthless dictator takes over named Joseph Stalin -
Adolf Hitler beats Paul von Hindenburg in the German chancellor election
Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers Party) beat reigning chancellor of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, in the German chancellor election. Hitler immediatley began strengthening German military and weapons. -
German troops enter Rhineland
German forces enter Rhineland on the border of France with no defenses against them. -
Germany helps Nationalists win Spainish Civil War
Nazi Germany assists Nationalist leader of Spain, Francisco Franco, in the Spainish Civil War. It ended when Germany bombed the Spainish city of Guernica in 1937. -
Summer Olympics held in Nazi Germany
Germany hosts the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Hitler, being a racist, was furious that US African-American runner, Jesse Owens had beaten German runner Lutz Long. -
Germany and Italy sign Rome-Berlin Axis
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact, which made the two countries allies. -
Germany invades Austria
German forces invade neighboring country Austria, disobeying the agreements of the Treaty of Versailles. No one stops them. -
Munich Pact made
European leaders, including British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, and German chancellor, Adolf Hitler, made the Munich Pact. This allowed Germany to occupy part of Czechoslovakia. -
Italy invades Albania
Italian forces invade Albania. -
World War II begins; Germany invades Poland
France, Great Britian, and Commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada) declare war on Germany. This marks the beginning of the war; the United States stay neutral. Germany invades Poland -
Germany invades Norway and Denmark
Germany takes over Scandinavian areas such as Norway and Denmark. -
Neville Chamberlain resigns; Winston Churchill takes over
Neville Chamberlain, British prime minister, resigns; Winston Churchill takes over as prime minister -
Germany invades Belgium and Netherlands
German tanks push through to invade Belgium and Netherlands. -
Germany invadces France
German forces push into France to invade. -
Battle of Britian
Germany attempts to invade Great Britian in the Battle of Britian using blitz (German for "Lightning") to bomb ports. They fail. -
Alan Turing cracks the German Enigma code
With his team at Bletchley Park, Alan Turing cracks the German Enigma code used to send messagets to German boats -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in Hawai'i; United States enters WWII
Japanese planes, lead by Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, bomb Pearl Harbor in Hawai'i; President Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the United States in World War II -
Germany and Italy declare war on US; US declares war on Japan
Germany and Italy threaten the United States, while the United States threaten Japan. -
Final Solution was made by Adolf Hitler to exterminate Jews
The "Final Solution" law issued that all Jews must be put in concentration camps. This majorly decreased the Jewish population -
US attacks Tokyo, Japan
Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolittle orders attack on Tokyo, the capital of Japan; it does little damage, but a huge morale victory for the United States. -
Uprising in Warsaw Ghetto
Jews rebel against officers in Warsaw Ghetto -
D-Day
Allied troops (United States, Great Britain, etc.) lead by General Dwight Eisenhower attacked the beaches of Normandy ; it lead to the retreiving of France. -
US attacks Leyte Gulf
Admiral Chester Nimimitz fights a series of battles in the Leyte Gulf near the Philippines; this victory took southern Asian islands from Japan. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Lead by General George Patton, allied forces fought German forces in France; the Germans were defeated -
Franklin Roosevelt dies
United States President Franklin D. Rooselvelt dies; vice president, Harry S. Truman, takes over. -
Hitler's suicide
Soviet forces pushed to Hitler's underground air-raid bunker, where he shot himself and his newly wed wife, Eva Braun -
US bombs Nagasaki
United States drops 14 lb. plutonium bomb on the Japanese port city called Nagasaki to end the war; three days before, the United States also bombed Japanese city Hiroshima -
Japan surrenders
Japanese emperor, Hirohito, surrenders to the United States; this marks the end of World War II.
