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Black Tuesday
On Black Tuesday the stock market completely crashed, losing billions of dollars. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
On Jan 30th Hitler became chancellor, 19 months before he comes to full power -
Austria unites with Germany
In 1938 Hitler forced Austria to join the Germans saying that all members of the German race belonged to the same country -
Germany Attacks Poland
On September 1, German tanks rolled into poland. -
The battle of Britain
In 1940 Hitler declared war against Britain -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, where the U.S. Pacific fleet was headquartered -
Britain stands alone
Britain stood alone as the only European against the Third Reich -
Italy Liberated
In 1944 Italy was liberated from Germany -
Japanese leaders sued
In 1941 the Japanese sued their leaders for peace. -
Manila Captured
In 1945 allies captured Manila