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The Great Depression begins
Stock Market Crash of 1929 - Many believe erroneously that the stock market crash that occurred on Black Tuesday, October 29 -
Hitler becomes chancellor or germany
Hitler turned Germany into a military dictatorship. He
preached that the Germans were a superior race,
and that many minorities, including Jews, Slavs,
Gypsies, and communists, should be oppressed,
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Mussolini invaded Ethiopia
The Italians, fighting
with modern weapons against poorly equipped
Ethiopians, conquered this African nation that
same year. -
Austria units with germany
Hitler forced Austria to unite
with Germany, claiming that all members of the
German race belonged to one country. Within
twelve months, he had seized Czechoslovakia.
Britain and France, in the vain hope that this
invasion would satisfy the Nazis’ appetite for
empire, did nothing. -
Kristallnacht AKA "The Night Of Broken Glass
violence aimed specifically at the Jews broke out
in the streets of the Third Reich. Police and many
German civilians stood by while Nazi mobs
destroyed thousands of synagogues and Jewish
businesses and homes. -
Germany invades poland
German tanks rolled into Poland. Prompted by the invasion of Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. But they
were unprepared for the speed and ruthlessness
of the Nazis. -
Germany takes over france
France had fallen to the Nazis. Britain was the only
Western power still free from Hitler’s oppression. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in a surprise attack. Pearl Harbor was where the U.S. Pacific fleet was headquartered. Hundreds of Japanese bombers devastated 18 American navy ships,
including the USS Arizona and other battleships. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a turning point during the Pacific War. From that time on, the United States went on the offensive
in the Pacific, pursuing a policy of “island hopping,” -
Nuremberg War Crimes trials begin
Nuremberg War Crime Trials Begin. The former leaders of Hitler's Third Reich on trial in Nuremberg, Germany. The Nuremberg Trial was conducted by a joint United States-British-French-Soviet military tribunal, with each nation supplying two judges.