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World War II era
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Hitler Becomes Head of the Nazis
Hitler gained popularity and became the head of the Nazis. -
Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of italy
30,000 facists gathered in Rome demanding the resignition of the leader Luigi Facta. The King then handed the power over to Benito. -
Josef Stalin becomes dictator of U.S.S.R
After Vladimir Lenin died Josef Stalin was appointed Leader of U.S.S.R -
Japan Invades Manchuria China
Japan invaded Manchuria in hope of getting control of the penisula and eventually taking over east Asia. -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Hitler and the Nazis burned the Reichstag building to end democracy. -
Us congress passes neutrality acts
The neutrality act was made so we wouldnt aid any side of the war, so basically to maintain peace. -
italy invades ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia in hope to expand their power. -
Militarists take control of japanese government
The militarist gained control of Japan because of their great depression. -
Hitler sends troops to Rhineland
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by remilitarizing Rhineland. -
Japans army pillages Nanjing China
Japans made a mass amassacre on the people of Nanjing China. -
Munich pact signed
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany -
Nazis round up jews for labor camps
Nazis gathered jews for their infamous concentration camps. -
Nazi-Soviet pact signed
Guaranteed they would not attack each other. -
Germany invades Poland
The nazis invaded Poland which brought France and Britain into war with Germany. -
Germany invades france
Germany invaded France which led to the fall of France. -
Germany invades surrounding coutries
Germany invades Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium -
Battle of Britain
Germany hoped to get air supieriority of the RAF. -
First Peacetime draft in the US
Abled young men were inducted into the military for the first time. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler invaded russia which turns out to be a big mistake. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
this set goals for the post war world -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
The japanese invaded french indochina to prevent china from importing troops and oil -
Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
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Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Phillipino and american men had to walk 60 miles to prison camps. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Japanese americans were interned because of the US going to war with japan -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
The nazis lose the battle of stalingrad which leads to the nazis retreating. -
June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
This battle led to the US taking over the war of the pacific -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
US and Britain defeat the Germans and italians -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
Mexican americans were attacked in the zoot suit riots -
July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister
Italy surrenders and then Musollini dies -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
Dday invasion pushes germany back -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Allies take back paris -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
Germanys last try -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
US recaptures the Phillipines -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
Harry Truman becomes president after FDR dies -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
We win in Europe! -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
We drop atomic bomb on japan in hope of their surrender -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
we win in japan! -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
germany and other enemies punished after war
