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World War ll
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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party
<ahref='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFNUdCtMXWE&safe=active' >Hitlers speech</a>
Biggest leader of Germany, was big Politician chancellor and dictator -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini Bio Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Joseph Stalin Bioleader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. -
Japans Army seizes Manchuria, China
Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945 -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia ,spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism, made sure US wouldnt be involved in any more foreign troubles -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The war resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia. Politically, the war is best remembered for exposing the inherent weakness of the League of Nations. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Unlike the Fascists in Europe, the militarists did not try to establish a new system of government. They wanted to restore the traditional control of the government to the military. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violaion of the Versallies Treaty
In violation of the Versailles Treaty Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany. -
Japans army pillages Nanjing China massacre a quarter of a miilion people
Japan improved aggresion in China. Asaulting more than a quater million civilians and massacred prisoners of the war. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudentenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
The munich Pact allowed German leader to occupy the Sudetenland, a portion of largely populated Czechoslovakia. -
Nazis being rounding up jews for labor camps
Jews were sent to labor camps in 1938 where they were brutaly abused, after the Munich Pact. -
Nazi Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The munich Pact allowed German leader to occupy the Sudetenland, a portion of largely populated Czechoslovakia. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Germans pushed through Poland from all directions and Poland had only put there army in east, causing succes of Germany -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
British sent every available ship and boat to rescue the soliders. About six weeks later Hitler accepted the surrender of France. -
Battle of Britain- Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasions of their island
Hitler oradered attack on Britian and raided the cites but Britian took it day even though they lost tens of thousands of lifes they kept fighting and taking it by day and finallly Hitler abandoned all plans to invade. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Millitary buildup to preare for possible entry into the war because it was getting so serious. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the nertherlands, Luxenburg and Belgium-take control
HItler seemed unstopable he managed to seize Denmark and Norway. Later on in May he had his troops march to conquer the Neatherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin's Russia and invades-USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler had broken his pact with Stalin.The Soviet Union now joined Britian in fighting the Germans. Churchill and Stalin distrusted eachother but they were more determined to defeat the common enemy together -
Churchhill and FDR issue Atlantic Charter
Chruchhill and FDR agreed that no one would gain territory. They also included letting the people choose there goverment. If this succeeded this organization would replace the Leauge of Nations. -
Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air Forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on US-Dec. 9
Attack on Pearl HarborSurpirse attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese, killing thousands of Americans -
Japanese invade French Indochina 9Viet. Laos, Cambodia
Presidant Roosevelt then decided to stop exports of iorn and steel scrap to Japan. He also restricted the sail of oil to Japan. -
Philippines fall to Japanese Bataan Death March
Japanese bombed airfields in the Philippines destroying most of the airplanes. Douglas MacArthur commanded a Filipino- American force. They held a strong defense. Soon the Japanese there surrenedered April 9th -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
After attack on Pearl Harbor Japanese Americans were not trusted, so they were put in labor camps to work and were treated very poorly. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
Americans were luckly able to sink four Japanese aircraft carriers, destroy 322 aircraft and kiiled a great number of highly trianed pilots, after this Japan no longer ruled and owned Pacific -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Battle took place right out side of Moscow Russia, it took place in the city of Stalingrad, there was a final victory for the Soviet. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
They were under the comand of Swight D Eisenhower Britian and Amercian forces able to occupy Morocco and Algeria. Rommels army surrnedered finally in May 1943 -
Zoot Suit Riots- Los Angeles, CA
As jobs increased in the U.S Mexican Americans came to clam those jobs. When they would get jobs as these they would dress up for work in suit called Zoot Suits. Later on they started getting jumped on the street and such if they were wearing a zoot suit. Those were then called zoot suit riots. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
American and british troops took control of the italian island and fought on until the new goverment surrendered to the Allies. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
155,00 Americans, British, and Canadian troops crossed the england channel. Troops quickly then overcame the German opposition. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Allies enetered Pairs and were no longer under contol of th Nazi French the people of Paris were filled with joy to have their own land back -
Battle of Bulge- last offensive of German Forces
Germans counteracted in Belgium. Hitler put all his power into his last attack. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
Cost the lives of over 14,00 Americans and 350,00 Japanese and around 100,00 Filipino people. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
After being the President of the United States and had been able to make it throught the long hard wars of WWI and WWII -
V-Day, war ends in Europe
Eurpoe thrilled to finally be finished with a terrible war soon after Hilter commited suicide April 30th -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
American plane drooped an atomic bomb on city, Hiroshima, within mintues it had killed 130,00 people but still Japanese would not surrender. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
World War 2 endingJapanese still believed they had on the war, until we sent over another atomic bomb killing more, until Japanese finally surrendered -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manilla, Phillipines and Tokyo, Japan.
War Crimes: wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged to be byond the accepted rules of war and human behavior.
