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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
The Nazis are a military group based on strong anti-semitism. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Makes italy the world's first Facist state.Facism is a political system based on militarism, extreme nationalism and blind loyalty to the state and it's leader. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Stalin turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. This is a nation in which a single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
The League of Nations protested against Japan's agression but took no action. The Japanese treated the Chinese brutally. -
March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler wanted to make an empire that would unite all German speaking countries. He had an idea of what life should be like and he started drilling it into everyone's minds. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
This law along with several others was passed to ensure that the US would stay out of the war. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The people of Ethiopia were no match to the Italian army. They asked the League of Nations for aid but that didn't go very well so Italy ended up taking charge. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Japanese Militarists were very racist and believed they were better than everyone. Not only non-Asian races but also other Asian races. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
This violated the Treaty of Verasailles, He started to rebuild Germany's armed forces. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people
For six weeks the Japanese pillaged and treated the Chinese brutally. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Hitler promised he would seek no further territory. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
The first step in the unhumane holocaust -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
This shocked everyone because Hitler and Stalin were known to be sworn enemies. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
World War 2 had begun. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
Hitler's armies seemed unstoppable. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
The british assissted the french but were overpowered. France surrendered six weeks later. -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
Germany didn't win. The battle lasted too long so they gave up. The battle took thousands of innocent lives. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
This was one of the first steps to American involvement in the war. MEn were drafted into the military. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter, organized by Roosevelt and Churchill, outlined their goals for the post-war world. They agreed their nations would seek no more territory after the war and emphisized the right of all people to choose their own form of government. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
In response to this, Roosevelt banned american exports of iron and steel scrap to Japan. We also restricted the sale of oil to them. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Britain and The Soviet Union although enemies had to work together to fight off the huge force of Germans that invaded Russia. -
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Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Japanese captured 70,000 soldiers at bataan and took both american and phillippino as prisoners. They were forced to walk 65 miles to a prison camp. Many died of weakness and starvation or were murdered along the way. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
After Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were under suspicion of spying and giving confidential information to the Japanese army. The result of that was citizens of Japanese decent were torn from their homes and transported to isolation camps. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
A major battle happened at Stalingrad ending in victory for the Soviet Union. The Germans were not prepared for the harsh Russian winter. -
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Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
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British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
It was a long hard batle but we overcame the forces. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
In a time of need for workers back home in America, companies were allowed to hire braceros. These young mexican Americans were often discriminated against because of their race and clothing (zoot suits). People would beat them in the streets that lead to rioting. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister
THe Allies started moving into Italy, Italy surrendered and the King dissmissed Mussolini from office. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
On D-Day, more than 155,000 Allied troops crossed the English channel. -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
Germany was left wide open after the battle of the bulge so the Allies came in and took France back. -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
Each side lost tens of thousands of men. It looked like Germany would win because in a delay with the Allies, Germany created and bulge in the front lines. The Allies won. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
We used the strategy of "Isand Hopping" -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
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V-E Day, war ends in Europe
Hitler committed suicide and the Nazis were left leaderless. They surrendered. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
This was made to end the war because if they didn't many american troops were predicted to die. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
The emporer of Japan announced they would surrender -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
People who commited unhumane crimes such as the Nazis and the Japanese were tried and most were executed
