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Stalin
he was the dictator of the union of soviet socialist republics. while he was under rule, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. his way of ruling was by terror. -
Mussolini
Mussolini was the leader of the National Facist Party.he was prime minister. his allie was hitler. he was killed right after the german surrender -
Hitler
On this date Hilter was named chancellor of Germany, Ever since September 1919 hitler had power and was worlking to get to this point. he was named leader of the national socialist german workers party. -
Italy's conquest of Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia, war had not been declared yet. Ethiopian troops did not fight back right away. Italy conquered Ethiopia in 7 short months. -
Spanish Civil War
this war was fought betweem the republicans that were loyal to democratic spanish republic. and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from 1939 until his death in 1975. -
Rome-Berlin Axis formed
Linked two facist countries -
Annexing of Austria
the Republic of German-Austria attempted union with Germany, but the Treaty of Saint Germain and the Treaty of Versailles forbade both the union and the continued use of the name "German-Austria" -
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
It was a pact saying the two countries would not attack each other. it protected germany from having a two-front war in world war II. -
Poland Attacked
Germany invaded Poland. Poland was defeated within weeks. Britain and France are the borders of Poland and they declared war with Germany -
German Blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Successfully used it against Belgium. -
Battle of Hague
first opposed paratroop assault in history. took place in denmarks airport. German paratroopers dropped in and around The Hague in order to capture Dutch airfields and the city. After taking the city, the plan was to force the Dutch queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to surrender and to thus defeat the Kingdom of the Netherlands within a single day. the didnt get the queen and were forced to surrender by dutch troops. -
Battle of Britain
Germany occupied France, Britain was next. Germany bombed Britain. Britain had better technology than Germany but Germany had a larger army. -
Operation Sealion
Germany's plan to invaded the United Kingdom but Sea Lion was moved to September 17 1940 and failed to be carried out. -
Germany Invades Russia
Germany signed the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact, but still went behind Russias back and attacked them. -
Tojo
He was the war time leader of japans government. he was an indesicive national leader, allied for propagandists. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. United States decided after that, to join world war II. The United States hadn't joined the war for the first two years, but now they declared war on Japan. -
Japanese Internment
The United States president ordered all japanese-americans to evacuate the west coast after the bombing of pearl harbor. the evacuaters went to Japanese Internment camps. -
Bataan Death March
The U.S. surrendered the Bataan Peninsula. the troops were forced to march 65 miles to prison camp. the march became known as the bataan death march as it was so horrid for the conditions. -
Battle of Coral Sea
first air-sea battle in history. Japan wanted control over the coral sea with the plan on invading Port moresby but thier plans were intercepted with allied forces. -
Battle of MIdway
The United States beat Japan in a very decisive air and sea battle. The United States was outnumber but they destroyed four of Japan's aircrafts. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
D-Day
America and its allies landed on five beaches. The invasion took lots of planning. The allies mislead the Germans. Northern France was freed and in the Spring the Germans were defeated. -
G.I. Bill
The Veterens of WWII got college education and compensation after serving and returning from war. -
Battle of the Bulge
an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge, so-called because the Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western front. -
Death of Roosevelt
Roosevelt was the United States 32nd president. After world war II, his health got noticably worse. he suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage and pasted away in Georgia when he was suppose to be healing. He led the United States through the Great Depression. -
V-E Day
Great Britain and the United State s celebrate on this day. Both nations celebrate beecause the defeat of the Nazi War machine. -
Potsdam Conference
last of the meetings of wwII. the talks established a Council of Foreign Ministers and a central Allied Control Council for administration of Germany. The leaders arrived at various agreements on the German economy, punishment for war criminals, land boundaries and reparations. Although talks primarily centered on postwar Europe, the Big Three also issued a declaration demanding “unconditional surrender” from Japan. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The bomb that dropped in Hiroshima was a uranium gun-type atomic bomb.The american b-29 bomber was the one to drop it. the united states president thought it would end the war and less people would die if the united states invaded Japan -
Dropping of Atomic Bombs (2)
This atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. It was a plutonium implosion-type bomb. the first bomb did not do enough damage for japan to surrender. Japan made the unconditional surrender after this bomb was dropped. -
V-J Day
This is the victory of Japan day, after the two atomic bombs had hit Japan. September 2nd was the formal surrender that took place in Tokyo Bay. -
Baby Boomers
People who were born after wwII, between 1946-1964. More babies were born then ever before. huge population increase.
