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Hitler taking Power
The president would appoint Adolf Hitler to chancellor of government. -
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Hitlers Control
Hitler would control Germany through dictatorship and he would change almost all of life for Germany. -
Japan invading China
japan was in war with China and invaded China for the natural resources. -
Germany taking over Austria
Germany had stopped all Austrian government by force and united Germany and Austria. -
Invasion of Poland
Warsaw surrendered to Germany and this is the event that started WW2 -
Neutrality Act of 1939
The Neutrality Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” -
The Manhattan Project
This project was the very first research and devolpement undertaking that created the first nuclear bombs. -
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WW2
WW2 was known as the second world war was a global war that lasted many years. Germany had invaded Poland and that was the start. The U.K. and France would try to stop them but Germany would take part of Northern France. The Soviets would be part of the war and would be part of the allies. Japan would bring the U.S. into the war which the would end the war by dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a fight between Britain and Germany in the air. The royal Air force was protecting the U.K. -
Fall of France
France had fallen to Germany after they captured northern France -
The Embargo of Japan's Oil
The U.S. had an embargo on Japan's oil and gasoline which mad Japan mad. The U.S. had froze all of Japan's assets. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by Japan and they attacked a naval base in Hawaii. The would bring the U.S. into the war. -
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The Holocaust
The holocaust was the genocide of the Jews. Hitler and soldiers would make this happen. It started with ghettos, then camps and after starving and treating them poorly in general, they gassed the Jews. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was when the Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 forced American and Filipino prisoners of war to march to their death. -
Battle Stalingrad
This battle was the biggest confrontation of WW2. Germany and its allies would fight the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad. -
Battle of Midway
This battle was a big naval battle that took place moths after the attack of Pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded Northern France by the beach and took down Germany. -
The Atomic Bomb
The U.S. had bombed the city of Hiroshima in Japan. This was one of the two bombs that were used to finally end the war. -
V-E Day
This day was the day when all war in Europe was done. It was a celebration. -
Yalta Conference
This conference was a meeting between all of the WW2 heads of government.
