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Adolf Hitler becomes leader in Nazi Party
People recognized that he is good at speaking in front of people. He spoke to a crowd of 6 thousand in Munich once. -
Benito Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy
He was the founder of Italian Facism -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of Soviet Union
he was the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, -
Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China
the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler named Chancellor of Germany
Was very popular and sometimes the face of propaganda. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
America realised that it's participation in ww1 was a huge mistake and didn't plan to be in ww2. America pursued strategies to keep out of war and avoid it. (though we kind of needed it) -
Italian Army invaded Ethiopia in Africa (a.k.a Abyssinia)
Was a clear demonstration of the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Militarism began rising then finally, they built up their armies. -
Hitler sends troops to Rhineland, of Germany, violating the Treaty of Versailles.
Was the first time since ww1 that Germany was present in this area. Germany was pursuing a policy of aggression towards Eastern Europe. -
Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter million people
A long episode of mass murder and mass rape conducted by Japanese troops all over Nanjing, China. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Sudetenland was handed over to Germany by other countries that feared war, despite Czechoslovakia's protests. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews to labor camps
Mass deportations led to mass killing and murders. People we sent away in little boxcars, shoved in by the 100s -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Hitler used the pact to attack Poland unopposed. There was also a secret agreement between the soviets and the Germans about how europe was to be divided between them. -
Nazis invaded Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany in response to Germany's invasion on Poland. -
Nazis invade more areas of Europe
Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium are now under Nazi conrtol -
Germany invades France
France is invaded by Germany and is forced to surrender -
Battle of Britain begins
Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Required men 21 and older to register for war. This allowed them to be drafted. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades
USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans. Don't trust Germany. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Meeting was called in response to Germany's recent actions. -
Japanese invade French Indochina
Was to prevent the Republic of China from importing goods through france. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese
US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US on Dec. 9th. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
62% were Japanese-Americans -
Philippines fall to Japanese
Which led to the Bataan Death march. -
Battle of Midway
Major turning point war in the Pacific -
Russians stop Nazi advance
They stopped it to save Moscow from peril -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
America and Britain finally stop opposing forces -
Zoot Suit Riots
A series of racist attacks during June Mexican Americans and European American servicemen. -
Italy surrenders
Mussolini is demoted -
invasion of France
Happens at Normandy by Allies "The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy" Wikipedia -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Paris is taken back from Germany -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
Was overran bay Japanese for the first half of the war, the American-Filipino campaign was to defeat and expel Japanese forces there. -
Battle of the Bulge
Started in a forest, catching allied forces completely by surprise. Made the highest casualties so far in the war. -
New president for America is elected
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President. FDR's cause of death was a stroke during vacation. A major turning point with the US's relations with the Soviet Union -
V-E Day
War ends in Europe with a surrender of Axis powers. Germany's surrender is accepted. A week later, Adolf Hitler commits suicide. Europe celebrates end of WW2. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
An attempt to invade Japan would only be retaliated by an atomic bomb from Japan. Thus, American bomber, Enola Gay, dropped one on Hiroshima, the largest Japanese island. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders to Allied Forces, finally ending all of WW2. Everyone is celebrating. -
War Crimes Trials
Held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
