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Stalin appointed general secretary
Stalin was appointed the General secretary of the soviet union. -
Mussolini becomes prime minister
Mussolini is declared the prime minister of Italy. -
FDR elected
Franklin D Roosevelt is elected president of the United states -
Hitler is elected
Hitler was the instigator of world war 2. He was elected president of Germany -
Non agression pact singned
Hitler and Stalin signed a non aggression pact. Meaning Germany and the soviet union would not fight against each other. -
Winston Churchill elected
Winston Churchill is elected prime minister of England. -
pearl harbor was bombed
The Japanese bombed the Hawaiian base pearl harbor. This attack made America join world war 2 -
japanese internment camps enacted
people of Japanese or Asian descent where sent to internment camps regardless of affiliation or citizenship. -
Manhattan project
The Manhattan project was the development of the first nuclear bomb. -
D-day
America did a coastal invasion of Normandy, france. This was a victory for the allied forces -
Yalta confrence
This was a meeting between Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. -
Hiroshima was bombed
The first ever atomic bomb was dropped in the city of Hiroshima. -
VE day
This stands for victory in Europe day. It was a celebration to declare the end of the war in Europe -
VJ day
this stands for Victory over Japan day. It celebrates the defeat of japan -
end of the war
World war 2 had officially ended.