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1920-1947 History of World War Two
This timeline contains many events that occured during World War Two and has been written by a ninth grader. Have no fear, I have researched all these dates thoroughly. This is for my 3rd hour History class and contains important dates from 1920 to 1946. Enjoy. :) -
Adolf Hitler is elected leader of the Nazi Party
Nazi Party members voted for whether Hitler would be the Fuhrer or not. Hitler recieved only one vote against him, the 543 other votes were for him. Hitler was introduced as Fuhrer at the next gathering on the 29th of July. -
Benito Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy.
Benito Mussolini was asked to come to Italy by the king Victor Emmanuel. Mussolini bet that the Italian government wouldn't want any conflict since they suffered greatly from World War I. The king didn't want a civil war to arise and he was not willing to let that happen. Emmanuel also knew that his cousin, the Duke of Aosta was a Fascist supporter and didn't want his cousin to replace him if he failed trying to stand up to Mussolini. So on October 30th, Benito Mussolini was sworn in. -
Josef Stalin is Dictator of the Soviet Union.
The Russian Social Democratic part was split into two major groups. The Bolshevik, headed by Lenin was for a small body of Revolutionists. The Mensheviks wanted a memborship for a larger body of people. Stalin was part of the Bolshevik Revolution, and they won the war in 1920. Lenin soon started to dislike Stalin's growing power, and when he died in 1924 the Bolsheviks elected Josef Stalin as Dictator on his 50th birthday. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
On the 9th the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded the city of Manchuria. They made their own state, Manchukuo and stayed their until the war ended. -
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress
The Neutrality Act was passed because of the trouble in Europe and Asia that started WWII. It separated the U.S. from it's ability to help Britain when against Germany. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
On the 3rd Benito Mussolini wanted to sieze all territories he thought were German, wanting to follow Hitler's plans of acquiring all German Territories. He invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), He wanted to make Italy look good and wanted to get mineral resources to fix the problems the Great Depression created. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people
When the Japanese captured Nanjing, the capitol (now former) of the Republic of China the next few weeks the Imperial Japanese Army murdered thousands of Chinese civilians and soldiers. They looted homes and raped many of the Chinese women. Prince Asaka, part of the Imperial family wast he perpetrator but he was granted immunity by the Allies. 300,000 people were killed. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
On the night of the tenth SA stormtroopers and civilians attacked Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues. There was so much glass in the streets that the date was called Kristallnacht, or the 'Night of Broken Glass'. 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and deported to concentration camps where they would be systematically murdered. Around 7,000 Jewish buisinesses were destroyed. The pogrom and deportations were a result of the assassination of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by a Jew. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act in 1940 which stated that men between the ages of 21 and 35 be eligible for draft. When World War Two started all men aged 18 to 45 were made subject to military service, and all men aged 18 to 65 were required to register. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor 110,000 Japanese-Americans living on the west coast were sent to 'war relocation camps' because of the order President Roosevelt issued on the 19th which excluded the Japanese-Americans. -
Zoot Suit Riots- Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots occured during World War II in LA when white military soldiers attacked Latino youths wearing a 'zoot suit'. There was tension between the two parties about the Latino's clothing the soldiers considered unpatriotic and extravagent during the war. So on the night of July 3rd, the soldiers set out in the streets, clubbing any Latino they saw wearing a zoot suit. This even put many of both parties in the hospital. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
The Battle of Normandy was an invasion of western Germany by the Americans, British, and Canadians. The Allies launched attacks in the air and in the sea. About 160,000 soldeirs crossed the English Channel on that day, and around 3 million troops were in France by August. The battle continued for more than two months, but on the 25th France was liberated and Germany went back to the Seine on the 30th. The battle had a code name, which was Operation Overlord. -
Battle of the Bulge- Last offensive of German forces
The Battle of the Bulge was launched by the Germans in a plot to separate the American and British forces line in half. After that the Germans would close in on them and force them to make a peace treaty. When that was done, Hitler could move his focus on the eastern area for war. The battle was called The Bulge because on wartime news maps the Allied front line curved in.The Allies were unable to get their air forces up due to bad weather, but reinforcements and better weather won for the U.S. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Dies
On the afternoon of April 12, 1954 while posing for a painting, Roosevelt passed out and died at 3:35 p.m. due to a stroke. On April 14 his body was placed in a flag-covered coffin for a White House Funeral. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
The United States sent Japan a surrender warning in the Potsdam Declaration in July. The Japenese ignored the message. On the 6th, Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima and on the ninth Fat Man was dropped on Niagasaki. 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki were killed during and in the months following due to radiation, burns, and falling debris. Japan later came up with the Three Non Nuclear Principles saying Japan could not have 'nuclear armament'. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
On September 2nd, 1945 a ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay, Japan as an official surrender day. It was held on on the USS Missouri. The name V-J Day was given because the triumph of Normandy's invasion was named V-E Day and Japan's surrender was also a victory. In Japan it is known as "the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace". September 2nd marked the end of World War Two. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
The Nuremburg Trials were held in Germany by the Allies. Its goal was to prosecute any economic/military/political affiliate with Nazi Germany. The Tokyo Trials were held on May 3rd and lasted for three years, while the Philippines Trials occured during the Tokyo Trials.
