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Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
Mussolini takes over italy making it a Facist country Referencess:
lowofhistory.com,. 2015. 'FC133: Benito Mussolini And The Rise Of Fascism In Italy (1919-25) - The Flow Of History'. Accessed February 9 2015.
Themalaymailonline.com,. 2014. '1923 Hollywood Mussolini Film Found And Screened In Italy'. Accessed February 9 2015. -
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
A pact to try and elimanate all war(Pact of Paris) References:
Encyclopedia Britannica,. 2015. 'Kellogg-Briand Pact | France-United States [1928]'. Accessed February 13 2015. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and the Nazi led a coalition group in an attempt at a coup d'etat References:
"Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. June 20, 2014. Accessed February 13, 2015. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
Cars, Radios, and Airplanes became commercialized and then we joined World War 2 and our stock market crashed References.
"Historic Stock Market Crashes, Bubbles & Financial Crises." RSS. Accessed February 15, 2015. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria for new markets and new sources of raw materials such as coal, oil, aluminum, and iron ore. References:
"Soviets Declare War on Japan; Invade Manchuria." History.com. Accessed February 17, 2015. "Troubled Neighborhood." WSJ. Accessed February 17, 2015. -
Nazi's Reach a Political Majority in Germany
Hitler finally reached enough followers to be able to be the leader of Nazi Germany... which he turned into a dictatorship References:
"Nazi Germany - Dictatorship." Nazi Germany - Dictatorship. Accessed February 17, 2015. -
Hitler Becomes Germany's Chancellor
Hitler gained a giant following that basically all voted him to be Chancellor. References:
"The History Place - Rise of Hitler: Hitler Named Chancellor of Germany." The History Place - Rise of Hitler: Hitler Named Chancellor of Germany. Accessed February 17, 2015. -
Japan withdraws from the L.O.N.
The Japanese delegation withdrew from the League of Nations assembly after the assembly had an almost unanimous vote (42-1, so 1 Japanese opposing to) References:
"Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations." Iconic Photos. June 7, 2009. Accessed February 17, 2015. -
First Anti-Semitic Law Is Passed In Germany
Nazi members publicly said that they would strip the Jewish of thier political, legal, and civil rights References:
"Antisemitic Legislation 1933–1939." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. June 20, 2014. Accessed February 17, 2015. -
The Night Of The Long Knives(Rohm Purge)
The Rohm Purge was hitlers way of obliterating every last bit of the Weimer Republic and Germanys democracy References:
"The Night of the Long Knives - Hitler Purges the Nazi Party." History in an Hour. June 28, 2010. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Hitler Openly Announces To His Cabinet He Will Defy The Treaty of Versailles
Hitler would get to many people in his military which would be breaking the treaty of versailles References:
"The History Place - Triumph of Hitler: Nazis March into the Rhineland." The History Place - Triumph of Hitler: Nazis March into the Rhineland. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Creation Of The Nuremberg Laws
These were anti-Jewish laws created by Nazi Germany. Hitler and the Nazi's thought these laws were perfect, but as you can imagine there were some people who didnt like these laws. The horrible part for them is that Hilter had the majority. References:
Writer, Jennifer. "The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 - Nazi Laws Against Jews." Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
So Benito Mussolini, thinks "Well...Hitler is doing it and it would be kinda nice if I could make Italy bigger" so he invades Ethiopia and then he says to the leader "My policies of ecpansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa" References:
"WW2: Italy Invades Ethiopia | South African History Online." WW2: Italy Invades Ethiopia | South African History Online. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Hitler decided that "Oh well, what could happen, I'm breaking one little treaty"...No one liked that, so everyone tried to fight him but the Germans end up taking France because they surrendered...again. References:
"Re-militarization of Rhineland." WW2DB RSS. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Rape Of Nanking
When the Japanese invaded, only Germany and Italy actually counted it as Japan, but China went to the League of nations thinking they will do something... they tried and gave up the first try. References
"The Rape of Nanking, 1937." The Rape of Nanking, 1937. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Germany Annexes Austrtia
Nazis go into Austria to annex them...with the help of Nazi supporters in Austria. References:
"This Day in Jewish History / Nazi Germany Annexes Austria." Haaretz.com. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Munich Conference
(Dated then at 29 of september) This conference to create an agreement to permit Nazi Germany to annex the Studenland. References:
Hickman, Kennedy. "Appeasement Munich Agreement - World War II History." Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Hitler Demands The Studenland
This is what happened after the munich conference. He basically just walked in and said "we agreed that this can be mine, now gimme" References:
"Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland." WW2DB RSS. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Kristallnacht
nazis in germany went around, without laws, killing and arresting jews. references:
"Kristallnacht: A Nationwide Pogrom, November 9–10, 1938." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. June 20, 2014. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Moltov-Ribbentrop Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed this as a non-aggression pact but Hitler later on disobeyed this...like the Treaty of Versailles References:
"Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: A 'honeymoon' for Two Dictators." World News. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Nazi Invasion of Poland
This was one of Hitlers first major takeovers. This wasn't popular for many Germans...even the Nazis. That didn't matter to him though, he also took over small countries over there like West Prussia, Oaznan, and the Ipper part of Silesia. References:
"Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. June 20, 2014. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
Germany's soldiers battle British troops about 50 miles away from the port of Dunkirk. this scared the town so they all left to find a safer place. References:
"World War 2 Facts." World War 2 Facts RSS. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
France Surrenders
France was going good at first then the invasion happeded they knew they had no chance so they just gave up and surrendered References:
"France Surrenders, 1940." France Surrenders, 1940. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britian had a lot of destruction in it. the Germans concentraded on destroying RAF just before they tried to destroy all of London. References:
"Battle of Britain." Battle of Britain. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
The Tripartite Pact
This was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan stateing that these three were allies. References:
"The Tripartite Pact." WW2DB RSS. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Lend Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was the means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. References:
Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II: The Lend-Lease Act of 1941." Accessed February 18, 2015. -
Operation Barbarossa
This was the code name for Nazi Germany invading thier allies, the Soviet Union. References:
The Atlantic,. 2015. 'World War II: Operation Barbarossa'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Discovery of Majdanek
While the allies were traveling they came across an abandoned concentration camp called Majdanek. The prisoners had all been killed or moved. References:
WW2DB,. 2015. 'Discovery Of Concentration Camps And The Holocaust'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
This was a surprise military strike by the Japanese on the United States in Hawaii. References:
Eyewitnesstohistory.com,. 2015. 'Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
The Wannsee Conference And The "Final Solution"
The Nazi Party and the German governement officials gather to discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution of the Jewish question" References:
Ushmm.org,. 2015. 'Wannsee Conference And The "Final Solution"'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Bataan Death March
After the U.S. surrenedered the Battan Peninsula on Luzon to the Japanese to only have the soldiers taken by the Japanese to die References:
U-s-history.com,. 2015. 'Bataan Death March'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Doolittle Raid
An air raid by the U.S. on Tokyo Japan and other places on Honshu Island. References:
Nationalmuseum.af.mil,. 2015. 'Factsheets : Doolittle Raid'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Battle of Midway
Six months after Pearl Harbour, the US defeated the Japanese, this was a turning point for the allies. References:
Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 2015. 'Battle Of Midway'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This is where Germany started to fail. Hitler turned his back on Russia and attacked them, but the Russians end up winning References:
2worldwar2.com,. 2015. 'The Battle Of Stalingrad'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Operation Torch
This was the British American invsion of French North Africa Referneces:
Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 2015. 'Operation Torch'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Island Hopping
Troops went from island to island trying to concur the islands from the Japanese references
World War II,. 2015. 'Island Hopping'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
The Manhattan Project
This is when the US made the first attomic bomb. it was supported by th UK and canada. referneces:
Notevenpast.org,. 2011. 'The “Einstein Letter” — A Tipping Point In History'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
D-Day And Operation Overlord
This was the plan to Invade Europe and stop WWII. References:
National D-Day Memorial,. 2015. 'D-Day Overview'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Operation Valkyrie
This was a German emergency continuity of government operations. References:
Historyplace.com,. 2015. 'The History Place - Defeat Of Hitler: Running Out Of Time '. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Battle Of The Bulge
This was a major german offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes Region of Wallonia on the Western Front. References:
Ushmm.org,. 2015. 'Battle Of The Bulge'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Hitlers Suicide
The Red army and western allies were advancing through germany and hitler noticed this so he killed himself, using cyanide and a shot to the head just to be sure he was dead, before they could get any information off of him. References:
"Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide." History.com. Accessed February 18, 2015.
"Mildred-Pierce-(1945)." Warnerbros /. Accessed February 18, 2015. -
VE day
This is the day marking the allied victory in Europe References:
Infoplease.com,. 2015. 'V-E Day: May 8, 1945'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This destroyed a lot of Japan because it was the first ever atomic bomb dropped. This led to the Japanese surrender. References:
WW2DB,. 2015. 'Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
VJ Day
This is the day that Japan completely dropped out of the war. References:
Culture, NC. 2014. 'Couple Immortalized On V-J Day'. This Day In North Carolina History. Accessed February 18 2015. -
Creation Of The U.N.
People saw that the League of Nations wasn't working so they created a better group called the United Nations that is still around today trying to prevent more World Wars. References:
Un.org,. 2015. 'History Of The United Nations'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
The International militray tribunals for the far east begins trials on 28 japanese militray and government officals and accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity Reference:
WW2DB,. 2015. 'Tokyo Trial And Other Trials Against Japan'. Accessed February 18 2015 -
The Nuremberg Trials
These trials were against Nazis. It was about mass genocide and all the other horrible things they did to non-Nazi's and jewish people. References:
Ushmm.org,. 2015. 'The Nuremberg Trials'. Accessed February 18 2015. -
The Beginning Of The Cold War
The fifty years of tension over power after WWII was also know as the Cold War. this wasn't really a fighting war but more of a not trading resources war. References:
History-world.org,. 2015. 'The Beginnings Of The Cold War'. Accessed February 18 2015.