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Weimar Republic Established in Germany
Government established in Germany after WWI. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler was introduced as Führer of the Nazi Party. -
5 Power Treaty
Treaty among the major nations that had won World War I, which by the terms of the treaty agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. -
Washington Naval Conference
It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference -
Washington Conference
It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history -
4 Power Treaty
Was a treaty signed by the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan at the Washington Naval Conference on 13 December 1921. -
9 Power Treaty
Was a treaty affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China as the Open Door Policy. -
Joseph Stalin became the Leader of the USSR
He subsequently managed to consolidate power following the 1924 death of Lenin through suppressing Lenin's criticisms and expanding the functions of his role, all the while eliminating any opposition. -
Dawes Plan
Didn't provide exact date. Attempt following World War I for the Triple Entente to compromise and collect war reparations debt from Germany. -
Adolf Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
An autobiographical manifesto by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Benito Mussolini Became the Leader of Italy
Was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party -
Hirohito Became the Emperor of Japan
Was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
Was a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". -
Stock Market Crashed in the U.S.
Late October. The Roaring Twenties, the decade that followed World War I and led to the Crash. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria -
Japan Invaded China
The Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria. -
Stimson Doctrine
A non-recognition of international territorial changes that were executed by force mainly to Japan. -
The New Deal Started
Don't know exact date. The programs were in response to the Great Depression. -
Good Neighbor Policy
Foriegn policy to Latin America for non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, führer of the National Socialist German Workers Party, as chancellor of Germany. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became President of the U.S.
Served from March 1933 to his death in April 1945 -
London Economic Conference
Its purpose was to win agreement on measures to fight global depression, revive international trade, and stabilize currency exchange rates. -
U.S. formally Recognized the Soviet Union
President Franklin Roosevelt after 16 years of American non-recognition of the Soviet Union finally recognized them. -
Pan-American Conference
Proposed establishment of closer ties between the United States and its southern neighbors -
Reciprocal Trade Agreement
Don't know exact date. Negotiation of tariff agreements between the United States and separate nations -
Tydings-McDuffie Act
Provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States. -
Adolf Hitler Defied the Treaty of Versailles
Don't know when in march. Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription in Germany and rebuilding the army. -
Neutrality Acts
Made in response to what was happening in Europe and Asia prior to WWII. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by sending German military forces into the Rhineland. -
Francisco Franco Led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
The Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco, revolted against the Spanish republic. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
Resulted in the Italian military occupation of Ethiopia. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Don't know actual date. Alliance between Italy and Germany. -
Quarantine Speech
Calling for an international "quarantine of the aggressor nations" as an alternative to the political climate of American neutrality -
Anschluss
Don't know exact date. Occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany -
Adolf Hitler took the Sudetenland
Immediately after the Anschluss of Austria into the Third Reich, Hitler made himself the advocate of ethnic Germans living in Czechoslovakia, triggering the "Sudeten Crisis". -
Hitler Hosted Munich Conference
Appeasment of Nazi Germany's annexation of parts of Czech (Sudetenland). -
Hilter took the Sudetenland
Leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria -
The Holocaust Began
Start of the the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II. -
Rape of Nanking
Mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking. -
Hitler took Czechoslovakia
Hitler's forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Gaurenteed the two countries wouldn't attack eachother. -
Germany Invaded Poland (Blitzkrieg)
Was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Sitzkrieg Began
The lack of major military operations by the Western Allies against the German Reich. -
Manhattan Project Began
Was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. -
Auschwitz Death Camp Opened
Was a network of concentration camps in Polish areas by Nazi Germany. -
Winston Churchill Became the Prime Minister of GB
Winston Churchill is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. -
Vichy Government Established in France
Regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain from the German victory in the Battle of France. -
Battle of Britain
Air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom -
Destroyers for Bases Deal
Fifty mothballed destroyers were transferred to the United Kingdom from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact. -
Election of 1940
The election was fought in World War II between FDR and Wendell Wilkie. -
Double V
Proposed two changes, one was to allow African Americans to fight in the war, and to allow African Americans to be equal in society. -
Four Freedoms
Were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear. -
Lend-Lease Act
Was a program under which the United States supplied Great Britain, the USSR, China, France, and other Allied nations. -
Cost-Plus System
Don't know the date. Government agrees to pay a company whatever it cost to make an item -
Operation Barbarossa
Codename for Germany's invasion of Russia. -
Hitler enacted the Final Solution
Was Nazi Germany's plan to exterminate the Jewish people in Nazi occupied areas of Europe. -
Atlantic Charter
Defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. -
Office of Price Administration
The functions of the OPA were originally to control money and rents after the outbreak of World War II -
Shoot-on-Sight Orders
A US naval ship fired on a German ship before the US officially entered WWII and caused FDR to issue the shoot-on-sight order. -
Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
Surprise military strike by the Japs against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Kamikaze Pilots Appear in the Pacific
Kamikaze pilots from Japan first appeares at the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
The U.S. Declared War on Japan
The United States Congress declared war upon the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor -
Rosie the Riveter
A cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II. -
Nisei were Interned in Relocation Centers in the U.S.
The U.S. government ordered the internment in 1942, shortly after Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. -
War Production Board
Was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. -
MacArthur’s “I shall return” speech
After MacArthur escaped the Philippines and fleeing to Australia MacArthur made his famous I shall return speech. -
Bataan Death March
Was 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 Over Japan
An air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles of World War II. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Battles occurred in North Africa in Egypt in and around an area named after a railway stop called El Alamein -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Military campaign fought on and around the island of Guadalcanal. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Operation Torch
British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign. -
Casablanca Conference
Plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. -
Island Hopping Campaign
A military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan. -
Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act
Gave the president power to seize and operate privately owned war plants when an actual or threatened strike. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
The Allies took Sicily starting the Italy campaign. -
Tehran Conferance
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. -
Operation Overlord (D Day)
Code name for the Battle of Normandy -
Gen. Macarthur Returned to the Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
Invasion of the Gulf of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensive campaign launched on the Western Front toward the end of World War II. -
FDR’s 4th Term
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office and remains the only president to have served more than two terms. -
Yalta Conference
For the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle where the United States Forces fought for the island of Iwo Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
Was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. -
Mussolini was Executed
Mussolini was shot by Italian people when he attempted to flee to Switerland. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
He killed himself and also his wife commited suicide. -
Germany Surrendered
The German Instrument of Surrender ended World War II in Europe. -
V-E Day
The public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. -
United Nations Charter
The treaty of the international group called the United Nations. -
Potsdam Conference
Decided how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The Enola Gay dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
The Bockscar and its crew, who dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
V-J Day
Name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered -
Japan Surrendered
Brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. -
Nuremberg Trials
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.
