World War II

Great Depression Starts

Oct 29, 1929

Black Tuesday Pic Great Depression- Stock Market dropped, people lost their money and about everything over night.

Japan invade Manchuria

Sep 18, 1930

Japanese invasion of ManchuriaWhe Japan invaded Machuria is said to be when the war officially started

Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler becomes Chancellor
In the hope of creating a stable government, the elderly President Hindenburg agreed to the letting Hitler become Chancellor. So on 30 January 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.

Mussolini invades Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia
This conflict was an imperial grab for Africa and a rude dismissal of the ambitions of the League of Nations to achieve permanent peace and justice through collective security.

The Night of Broken Glass

Nov 9, 1938

Night of Broken Glass PictureJews broke into the streets and the Nazi destroyed thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses and homes.

Germany invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germans take over Poland in a month. Hitler seeking lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. First act of blitzkrieg.

Germany invaded France

Jun 14, 1940

Also called the fall of France. Germany now controls all of France.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

When Japan bombed Pearl harbor the United States afficially entered the
war, joining Britain, the Soviet Union, and many
other Allied nations in the fight against the Axis
Powers.

Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

The Battle of Midway was turning point during the Pacific War. From then on the U.S participated in a effective way of war called "island hopping."

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

D-Day was the turning point of
World War II. It was the beginning of the end of
the Nazi domination of Europe, and Hitler’s reign
of terror.

Nuremberg Trials

Nov 20, 1945

The Nurember Trials were held to bring the Nazi war crimminals to justice.