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Mussolini takes power in Italy
Mussolini becomes prime minister of Italy and begins his fascist state. -
Stalin comes to power in Russia
Stalin comes to power in Russia and then over the next several years, eliminates Leon Trotsky, Nikolai Bukharin as well as Zinoviev and Kamenev from the government to become sole leader of the Soviet Union. -
The U.S Stock Market Crashes
The prices of stocks plummet and the U.S economy is destroyed, hurting recovery of europe. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria, a northern part of china after japan staged an explosion known as the Mukden Incident. They annexed the area and set up a puppet state known as Manchukuo. -
FDR is elected president
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president of the united states and starts his "New Deal". -
Hitler is named chancellor of Germany
Hoping to create a stable goverment, president Hindenburg reluctantly agrees to have Hitler become chancellor. -
U.S passes the Neutrality Act
The U.S passed the first Neutrality Act in 1935 when Italy invaded Ethiopia. It prevented the shipment of arms and ammuniton to both countries. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini invades Ethiopia with an intent to annex it so he can build his italian empire. The invasion showed the weaknesses of the League of Nations because both Ethiopia and Italy were members. The league was unable to control italy or protect Ethiopia, and Italy violated the league's article X. -
Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland
Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland, which violated the treaty of Versailles. As an excuse, he said that a recent French military agreement with the soviet union threatened Germany. -
Spanish Civil war begins
In mid 1930s spain had fierce political conflict. this conflict led to civil war. The civil war was a battle between the republicans and the nationalists, a rebel group.The nationalists had support of Italy and Germany, and the republicans had the support of the Soviet Union, and some americans volunteered to join the fight. -
Anschluss
Anschluss was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. It was part of Hitler's plan to create a greater german reich which included all ethnic german lands and territories that the germans had lost after world war 1. -
The Munich Conference
It was a settlement which allowed Nazi Germany to annex the areas of Czechoslovakia along the borders of the country which were mainly ethnic germans. -
Germany occupies the Sudetenland
After the the annexation of Austria, Hitler set his eyes on Czechoslovakia. With the Munich Agreement, he annexed the areas of Czechoslovakia were mainly ethnic germans resided. This area became known as the Sudetenland. -
Kristallnacht
Crystal Night, or Night of Broken Glass, was a series of attacks on jews in nazi Germany and parts of Austria. Streets were covered with broken glass from the attacks. Beginning of the Holocaust. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. This prevented a two front war for Germany. -
Germany invades Poland
As an excuse for the attack, Hitler had a criminal dressed in a Polish military uniform taken to German-Polish border and shot. He claimed that Germany had been attacked by Poland, using the dead man as proof. He invaded Poland and started his conquest. -
The Phoney War
The phoney was was an early stage in WWII which was marked by a lack of military operations by the allies agianst Germany.The phase was in the months following Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany in 1939 and preceding the battle of France in 1940. War was declared by each side, but no western power had committed to launching a significant land offensive. -
Churchhill becomes prime minister of England.
Churchhill became prime minister when chamberlain resigned. He inspired the British people during the war, at times such as the Battle of Britain. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
Was the evacuation of nearly 338,000 allied soliders from beaches of Dunkirk, France, using a fleet of around 850 boats. -
France surrenders
France is overwhelmed and signs an armistice that splits up France to the Axis powers. -
The Battle of Britain begins
England did not want to surrender, and to invade England by sea Germany would need air superiority. They began a series of bombing raids on shipping centers, airfields, factories, inrfastructure and places of political importance. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
Japan wanted to prevent china from importing arms and fuel through this area, so they pressured Vichy France to sign an accord which granted Japan the rights to station troops in Indochina, and to move troops and supplies through Indochina. -
Lend-Lease Act
allowed U.S to "lend" supplies to any country vital to u.s security. allowed U.S to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government [whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States] any defense article." Gave 50.1 billion worth of supplies. -
Alantic Charter
It established a vision for a post-war settlement. All people have right to self-determination, Freedom of seas, lowering of trade barriers, cooperation of global economies. World would work for peace. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
U.S naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is attacked by the japanese, bringing the U.S into WWII
