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Adolf Hitler became leader of the Nazi Party
Hitler was very good at speaking in front of large groups of people, and was an addequite leader for the Nazi party. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini was a dictator. He turned Italy into the world's first Fascist state. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union
Despite his being bitter enemies with Adolf Hitler, they joined an alliance and signed an aggreement saying they would not harm each other's contries, germany and Italy. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan's economy was seriously affected by the Great Depression which began in 1929, and with revenues from Japan's commercial interests in China's Manchurian region thought to be under threat from Chinese nationalism, military and civilian extremists found Japan's imperial government now willing to listen to their demands for a move against Manchuria. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany is like the head of government for Germany and Adolf Hitler became the head Chancellor in 1933 -
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress
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Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
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Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto opposed war with the United States but when the Emperor approved the war, Yamamoto fell into line. He conceived and planned the treacherous surprise attack on Pearl Harbor but failed to foresee that the four powerful American carriers might not be there. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Hitler decided to break the ceremonial pen of the treaty and invade Rhineland after being forced to sign the treaty. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Adolf Hitler's Nazis went around Germany and the surrounding area, rounding up people who practiced the Jewish religion, and people of other races and religions that opposed Hitler's plans for the nation, and took them into labour camps such as
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Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
The Nazis invaded Poland, the first country to be targeted during WWII, causing Britain and France to declare war. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Germany invades yet another country, ad they surrender under the force of Nazi Germany. -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
The Battle of Britain was important because Hitler's Luftwaffe (Air Force) was preparing an invasion of England. If Germany could gain control of the skies than all that stopped them was England's Navy. But with Germany's U-boats it wouldn't be all that difficult to one by one destroy England's navy. Germany bombed English airfields and cities for months on end. England's RAF fought back with the use of RADAR and new Spitfire planes. But Germany could not defeat England's RAF and were forced to -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
The Japanese attack The US, causing the US to enter war, despite their previous mentions of isolationism. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
At the start of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese-Americans to internment camps. About 120,000 people were interned during the war; families were forced to leave their homes, businesses and belongings to live in isolated camps surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
The simple fact that the US emerged as victor from the battle of Midway is not the reason for it being the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
The carriers Kaga, Akagi, Hiryū and Sōryū were lost by Japan while only managing to sink one American carrier, the Yorktown. The two large carriers that Japan had left after Midway, Zuikaku and Shōkaku were not enough to provide enough support for offensive action. Although Yamamoto still had a good number of surface ships including the battleships -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
"Zoot Suits" were popular clothing of this time period. Like any normal trend, many teenage boys were wearing them, but it became an issue and upset many Americans, because they used so much material, when this material could be used on other things such as war uniforms. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
In a broadcast on Algiers radio at 1730 local time, he said: "All Italians who now act to help eject the German aggressor from Italian soil will have the assistance and support of the United Nations." Italy surrendered, and became neutral. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
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Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
Truman had been vice president for only 82 days when President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. He had rarely discussed world affairs or domestic politics with Roosevelt and was uninformed about major initiatives relating to the war and the top secret Manhattan Project, which was about to test the world's first atomic bomb. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
The first ever atomic bombs were dropped by the US on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. one on Aug. 6th and a second on the 9th. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
The trials were held in Nuramburg, Germany after WWII in the palace of justice, in which 24 of the most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany were tried.
