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Leader of the Nazi Party
1921, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party -
Prime Minister of Italy: Mussolini
Benito Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy -
Dictator of the Soviet Union: Josef Stalin
1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China -
Chancellor of Germany
1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa -
Militarist take control of Japan
Militarist take control of Japanese Government -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty -
Japan pillages Nanjing, China
1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact signed
1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany -
Rounding Up Jews
1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin -
Nazis invade Poland
1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany -
1940 Nazis Invade the Rest
1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control -
Germany invades France
1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender -
Battle of Britain
1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island -
Peacetime Draft in US
1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US -
Hitler invades USSR
1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans -
The Atlantic Charter
1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter -
Japanese invade French Indochina
1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) -
Pearl Harbor
1941, 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 -
Battle of Midway
1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific -
Philippines fall to Japanese
1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March -
Battle of Stalingrad
1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow -
Japan Captures Americans: Concentration Camps
1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps -
Italy surrenders
1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min. -
Germany takes defeat in North Africa
1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
Zoot Suit Riots
1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA -
D-Day invasion of France
1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces -
The Battle of the Bulge
1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces -
US forces recapture the Philippines
1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
Harry S. Truman becomes President
1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President -
Harry S. Truman becomes President
1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President -
War Ends in Europe
1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe -
V-E Day
1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped
