WW2

Stalin appointed general secretary

Apr 2, 1922

Stalin was appointed the General secretary of the soviet union.

Mussolini becomes prime minister

Oct 31, 1922

Mussolini is declared the prime minister of Italy.

FDR elected

1933

Franklin D Roosevelt is elected president of the United states

Hitler is elected

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler was the instigator of world war 2. He was elected president of Germany

Non agression pact singned

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin signed a non aggression pact. Meaning Germany and the soviet union would not fight against each other.

Winston Churchill elected

Apr 10, 1940

Winston Churchill is elected prime minister of England.

pearl harbor was bombed

Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese bombed the Hawaiian base pearl harbor. This attack made America join world war 2

japanese internment camps enacted

Feb 19, 1942

people of Japanese or Asian descent where sent to internment camps regardless of affiliation or citizenship.

Manhattan project

Aug 13, 1942

The Manhattan project was the development of the first nuclear bomb.

D-day

Jun 6, 1944

America did a coastal invasion of Normandy, france. This was a victory for the allied forces

Yalta confrence

Feb 4, 1945

This was a meeting between Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin.

Hiroshima was bombed

Apr 6, 1945

The first ever atomic bomb was dropped in the city of Hiroshima.

VE day

May 8, 1945

This stands for victory in Europe day. It was a celebration to declare the end of the war in Europe

VJ day

Aug 14, 1945

this stands for Victory over Japan day. It celebrates the defeat of japan

end of the war

Sep 2, 1945

World war 2 had officially ended.