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Mussolini take over Italy’s government (march on rome)
He wanted to take over Italy’s government and establish the Fascist Party as the most prominent party. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Germany tried to seize control of Bavaria, but they failed. They planned to march into Berlin to overthrow the Weimar Republic. Hitler was then sentenced to five years in jail but only served about one and a half -
Kellogg-Briand pact
It was signed to not have war between Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, the Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, and the United States. -
U.s. Stock Market Crash
This crash led to the one of the greatest challenges ever in history, The Great Depression. Not only was America affected, but so was the whole world. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invades them to extend their lands farther. Plus Manchuria is very rich in minerals so it is Japan’s obvious choice to expand their territory. -
Hitler becomes Germany’s chancellor
It was a very big turning point for Germany and the world. It brought more fully to power, the nazis. -
Japan withdraws from League of Nations
This marks a break in the League and a major national power. -
Nazi’s reach a political majority in Germany
It marks a time of Germany changing to a democracy to a dictatorship. It also means the Nazis have basically all the political power in Germany. -
The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
The Nazi SS killed Stormtroopers in Munich and all around the country. It was an act meant to unify Hitler with the current German army leader. -
Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the treaty of versailles
It was announced in Hitler’s Mein Kampf. He then continued later to militarize the Rhineland which ultimately defied it. -
Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
These laws ideologized many of the Nazi beliefs. It also alienated Jewish people and excluded them from many things in Germany. -
First anti-semitic law is passed in germany
It was a law for the restoration of the professional civil service. Which means, Jewish people were excluded from having jobs in civil services. This also excluded them from Organizations and professions. It was the beginning of the Nuremburg laws. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
It was an event that led to WWII. It also demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations. -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
The Rhineland was origianlly an area where army troops were not allowed. Hitler did this as an act to defy the Treaty of Versailles. -
Rape of Nanking
The act was perfomed to break the spirit of Chinese resistance. Over 200,000 men were killed and about 20,000 women were raped, which most died in the process. -
Germany annexes Austria
Hitler wanted to unify the German-speaking people of Austria with Germany. This also expanded the country of Germany even farther. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
This was part of the Munich Conference. It also expanded Germany's territories. -
Munich Conference
It played an essential role in Hitler gaining the Sudetenland. -
Kristallnacht
This was a "wave" of violence against the Jewish people in Geramny and its gained territories. -
Einstein’s letter to FDR “The Manhattan Project”
Albert Einstein told FDR that if they did nt make an atomic bomb before Germany did, that the world would be in big trouble. It was also a big secret. -
Molotov-ribbentrop pact
It was an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to not attack each other. It also gave Soviets German manufactured goods in exchange for raw materials. -
Nazi invasion of Poland
The Germans originally had a pact with Poland, which was signed in 1934. But after signing the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, they were able to invade Poland without intervention from Soviets. It enabled them to annex Poland then. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
This was an evacuation of allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk. They were there fighting the Germans there and were trapped in the city. There was also civilian help. -
France Surrenders
France is forced to sign an armstice after most of its country was already destroyed. -
Battle of Britain
This was a successful defense of the RAF (British Royal Air Force) from the Luftwaffe (the German air force). This played a big role in Germany's eventual defeat. -
The Tripartite Pact
It unified the Axis powers or Italy, Germany, and Japan. -
Lend Lease Act
The U.S. agreed to give other countries military aid if they thought it wasw important. It brought them closer to joining the war. -
Operation Barbarossa
This was Germany's attempt to invade Soviet territory. They failed miserably. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed a major seaport in Hawaii. They did this to knock out one of U.S.'s major oil plants and to get rid of their aircraft carriers. Japan failed and it made U.S. enter the war. -
The Wannsee Conference and the “Final solution”
This was a plan to get rid of all Jewish people in Germany conducted by Adolf Hitler. -
Bataan Death March
76,000 POWs (Prisoners of War) were forced to walk about 66 miles by the Japanese. The POWs were Americans and Filipinos. Some were shot, beaten, and some even beheaded. -
Doolittle Raid
It was a mission to fly into Japan and drop air bombs. It wasn't materially destructive as much as it was psychologically. The American morale went up and the Japanese's went down. -
Battle of Midway
This was a turning point in the war in the Pacific theater. Japan attacked America at Midway island and America defeated them. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany was advancing into the Soviet Union and were defeated in this battle. It stopped their advance into Soviet territory and was a turning point in the war. -
Operation Torch
It was a military campaign to enter into Northern Africa by the U.S. It was also succesful. -
Island Hopping (date for Buna Gona campaign)
This was the tactic used by the U.S. to defeat Japan in the Pacific Theater. They would tka eover smaller islands and control them rather than going straight at Japan's major islands. -
Operation Overlord and D-Day
It was a plan to invade into Normandy and liberate France and Germany. -
Operation Valkyrie
It was a failed attempt to assasinate Adolf Hitler by other German military leaders. They did this to take his spot. -
Discovery of Majdanek
It was a death camp for Jewish people. It was much like Auschwitz but it wasn't as well known. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was the last German offensive that failed. It was a major turning point. -
Hitler's Sucide
Adolf Hitler committed suicide in an underground bunker along with his wife. He knew the Germans were going to be defeated and did this to not suffer through the punishmentsand be tried in court. -
V-E Day
Also known as Victory in Europe Day, V-E day marked the allied defeat of Germany in Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America sent down two atomic bombs on the Japan cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They did this because of Japan's unwillingness to cooperate with them. -
V-J Day
This was the day that Japan surrendered to Allied powers. -
Creation of the United Nations
This was created after realizing the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations. It was made up of the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China. -
The Nuremberg Trials
These were trials to bring Nazi officals to justice. It was also a milestone in establishing a worldwide court system. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
It was much like the Nuremberg trials. 28 Japanese military were accused and of them 25 were found guilty. -
The beginning of the cold war
This begun because of the tension between U.S. and the Soviet Union.
