World War Two

Stock Market Crash

Oct 24, 1929

The Wall Street stock market crashed, leaving about 15 million people unemployed and beginning the Great Depression. (http://writeitforward.com/hidden-history-1929-joe-kennedy-stock-market-crash-graf-zeppelin-and-more/)

The Rise Of Hitler

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. He will later become the main cause of World War two. (https://www.historyonthenet.com/was-hitler-jewish/)

Italy Invasion

Oct 3, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia. (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/570901690242042972/)

Treaty Violated

1936

German troops occupy Rhineland. This violates the treaty of Versailles. (https://masculineepic.com/index.php/2017/10/17/rhineland-invasion-1936/)

Japan Invades China

Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades China. Some believe this is what started WW2. (https://hubpages.com/education/The-Greater-East-Asia-War-and-WWII)

Neutrality Act

Aug 31, 1937

FDR signs neutrality act to keep U.S. out of the war. (https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/wwii-events-b094ddfb-9f20-4481-aa6c-f522fceef196)

Germany Annexes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

Germany annexes Austria in attempt ti unite the nation with Nazi Germany. (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/507499451752032196/)

War Declarations

Sep 3, 1939

Two days after Germany invades Poland, Britain and France declare war. (https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/britain-france-declare-war)

Japan Invasions

Sep 19, 1939

Japan begins to invade Manchuria. (https://apjjf.org/2012/10/37/Richard-J.-Smethurst/3825/article.html)

France Falls

Jun 22, 1940

France falls to the Nazis, making Germany even more powerful. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/fall_france_01.shtml)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Forcing America into War. (https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack)

Manhattan Project

Jul 16, 1942

The manhattan Project is launched, making preparations for the atomic bomb. (http://historyconflicts.com/intriguing-facts-manhattan-project/)

Tehran Conference

Nov 28, 1943

The Tehran Conference was held as a strategy meeting between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Conference)

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

A combat attack took place on Normandy Landings. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day)

Nuremberg War Crime Trials

Nov 20, 1945

A series of military tribunals were held by the allied forces. (https://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/nurembergsg.htm)