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Great Depression Begins
The stock market crash on "Black Tuesday" marked the date in which many people believe the Great Depression began. -
Japan Conquers Manchuria in Northern China
After Conquering China Japan then withdrew themselves from the league of nations -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler blamed Jews and Communists for Germany's problems. Using them as Scapegoats he rallied support -
Roosevelt First Elected President
In the height of the Great Depression FDR is elected as President. His governenment run programs and policies proved key in fighting the Great Depression. -
Nuremburg Race Laws
German-Nazi Anti-Semitic laws are put into place -
Germany forms the Axis alliance with Italy
Both countries shared common goals, expansion of teritorry and the neutralazation of the Soviet Union -
Japan invades China
Japan Invades China causing the Second Sino-Japenese war. -
Germany Invades Austria
As german troops crossed the border Austrian-Germans held nazi flags and cheered -
Krystalnacht
German SA persecution and rounding up of Jews in Nazi-Germany -
Britain Appeases Germany
Britain appeased Germany to avoid any confertation with them -
Germany signs a non-agression pact with the Soviet Union
Germany signed a non-agression pact with the Soviet Union -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland starting world war II -
Manhattan Project
Top secret Atomic Bomb project which cost the US over $2 billion -
Japan joins the Axis powers
Japan joins Italy and Germany -
Germany Invades Norway and Denmark and others
Germany invades Norway and Denamrk in plans of expanding their terrotorry -
Germany bombs london
Germany bombed london as Britain refused to give in the bombings continued until may 1941 badly damaging London -
Lend-Lease Act
Us signs act as a way to supply war materials to other Allied forces also is on my birthday -
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of all african-american fighter pilots. African-Americans were often rejected in World War II to be allowed to fight, most African Americans who fought were in all black units -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
Germany takes out their largest operation of World War II throwing their treaty aside and invading the Soviet Union -
Japan bombs the US
Japnese forces bomb Pearl Harbor causing the US to declare war on Japan -
Rosie the Riveter
When the men went off to fight in the war the women took over all the jobs. Rosie the Riveter was a famous women worker who symbolized women working hard while the war was going on -
Japense-American Incarceration
Executive order which sent Japenese-Americans to incarceration camps as a result of US fear -
Nazis implement "FInal Solution"
The nazis implement their final solution the most deadly part of the Holocaust -
Baatan death march
Japanese marching of captured alllied soldiers thousands died making the march -
Battle of the Midway
Us battle with the Japenese in the island of midway in the pacific -
Gudalcanal
First major US offensive against the Japenese empire -
Britain stops German advance at Battle El Alamein
This allied victory turned the tide in the war in northern africa -
Germany Surrenders At Stalingrad
Major turning point for the Soviet Union pushing germany out of their country and back into Germany -
D-Day
Massive Allied invasion of France allowing Allies to pour into france -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive on of their last -
Yalta Confrence
Meeting of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchilll disussing post war Europe. Decision was to put Nazi leaders on trial -
Allied invasion of Berlin
Allies invade Berlin Germany surrenders on May 8th 1945 -
Battle of Iwo JIma
Major Us capturing of Japanese Island of Iwo Jima ended on march 26th 1945 -
Battle of Okinawa
Ended in June 22nd 1945 Allied victory of Japenese island -
Roosevelt dies Truman becomes President
Roosevelt dies in office during his fourth term Truman becomes President on April 12th 1945 -
Formation of United Nations
50 nations met in San Francisco to discuss a peackeeping organazion to replace the League Of Nations. Unlike the league of nations the US was a member of the United Nations. -
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Us drops atomic bombs on Japan on Hiroshima and Nagazaki on August 9th to make Japan surrender -
Japan Surrenders
Japan Surrnders on the USS Missouri -
Nuremberg trials
24 defendents including some of Hitler's top officials. 19 found guilty, 12 sentenced to death. Hermann Goering was in trial. Ended on October 1st 1946. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall's plan helped boost European economies. The gave more than $13 billion dollars to European nations
