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Hitler becomes Nazi leader
Adolf Hitler was a dictator who took control of the german government -
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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
When Mussolini is Prime Minister he decided to side with Germany even though he did not have the military to last a long war with France and Britain -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of Soviet Union
Stalin was one of the worst dictators ever and he was controlling the USSR. -
Japan seizes Manchuria, China
When Japan attacked Manchuria it was called an aggressive act. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany he began to seceretly started building up Germanys army and weapons. -
Neutrality Act Passed by Congress
The United States said that we would be neutral in the war and not get involved. It was passed in 1935 -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia, Africa
Italy invaded Ethiopia, Africa -
Militarists take control of Japanese Government
The Japanese government is taken over by Militarists. -
Hitler sends troops to Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles treaty
Hitler violates the treaty of Versailles -
Japans army pillages Nanjang China and massacres a quarter of a million people
Japan came into Nanjang China and kills a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact signed giving Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
British and French prime ministers and Adolf Hitler sign a pact in agreement never to outbreak in war but gave Czechoslovakia away to German conquest. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews For Labor Camps
The Nazis would round up jews and put them in labor camps. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The pact was signed by Hitler and Stalin. It said Nazis would not attack the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union would not attack Germany. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
When the Germans invade poland Great Britain and France went into war like they said they would and tried to stop the Germans. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
The Germans entered through ports and had deployed large numbers of troops and Norway and Denmark know they can not hold up against the powerful German army -
Germany invades France
France gets invaded by Germany and they get forced to surrender -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion
The Germans were trying to win the airspace over Great Britain and they had lost the air only battle over Britain. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
All men 21 to 35 were required to enter the draft to help support the military -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler breaks the pact and now the USSR sides with Britain and is now against German forces. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was made saying that after the war there was going to be no territorial changes made. -
Japanese invade French Indochina
they invaded to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
Japan had bombed the island and the harbor hoping that it would stop us from entering the war -
Phillipines fall to Japan--Bataan Death March
The Japanese attacked the Phillipenes and they had to surrender. Then the japanese made all the prisoners walk a long time with little water and food -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese Americans were put in camps because we feared that they were with the Japnese during the war. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad
The Russians save the city of Moscow by stopping the Nazis -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a turning point oin the war because it gave us control of the pacific. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
The British and United States overpower Germany in Africa and take control. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots were the name given to the style of dress to young Mexican Americans. The whites were upset because it was to fancy for a time during World War II. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Before the end of the war the prime minister of Italy is dissmissed and Italy surrenders -
V-E Day
The war ends in Europe. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
The D-Day invasion was a huge turning point in the war not only because we overpowered German defenses but we also had the surrounded Germany with ourselves and our allies. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
We pus our enemies out of paris and our Allies regain control. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the last offensive for German forces. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
The U.S troops are sent back to take back the philippines and push the Japanese out. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
When FDR dies the Vice President Harry Truman takes over in office as the President. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
The atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in hopes that they would cause the country to surrender. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders to the Allies -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
The war crime trials were trials held to convict people of unfair treament in prisoner of war camps or the killing of civillians with no reason.
