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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf hitler becomes leader of the nazi party -
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Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR). Joseph stalin was appointed dictaor of the soviet union in april 3, 1922 -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy in october of 1922 -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan launches attack on Manchuria, China -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hitlers+election&sm=3&safe=active' >Hitler election</a>On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Ethiopia appealed to the League of Nations allowing Italy further unhindered access to eastern Africa -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
August 31, 1935, Congress passed the first Neutrality Act prohibiting the arms from the United States, so long as they immediately paid for such items -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Military extremists take control of Japan's foreign policy -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
This was significant because it violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties, marking the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China
japan pillages Nanjing, china millions are killed -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Nazis begin collecting jews to work at there concentration/labor camps -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia unless Britain supported Germany's plans to takeover the Sudetenland. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
pact was signed by hitler and stalin proclaming that their fueds would end -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
As the nazis invaded poland the great britaina nd france delared war on german for attacking poland -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
Nazis take control over countrys for power -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
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First time Peacetime Draft in US
If drafted, a man served for twelve months -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
By preventing Germany from gaining air superiority, the battle ended the threat that Hitler would launch Operation Sea Lion, an amphibious and airborne invasion of Britain. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
hitler breaks pact signed bettween stalin and himself -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
Japanese invade the area of french indochina -
7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
/Japanese soldiers used stradegie to trick us and use a suprise attack to destroy the pearl harbor of Hawaii -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop the Nazis from attacking moscow -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
During World War 2 japanese americans were forced to be temporarily imprisoned until the war ended -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Filipeano and american soldiers of war were forced by japanese soldiers to march thousands of miles -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway in early June 1942, marked the turning point of World War II in the Pacific. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
British and united states forces defeated german and italian armies in northerne africa -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, between Anglo American sailors and Marines -
July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Benitto mussolini was summned to the great council and was dissmised as prime minister -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
the Western Allies landed in northern France, opening the long-awaited "Second Front" against Adolf Hitler's Germany. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
the Allies were able to retake the French capital Paris -
1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines
When the last American and Filipino troops on the peninsula surrendered -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
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V-E Day, war ends in Europe
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Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped
First american made atomic bombs were tested and dropped -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
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War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
The trial of major Japanese leaders was held in Tokyo–the At Nuremberg, 'crimes against peace' were only one of several Only 4 percent of American and British prisoners of war held by Germany and Italy had died during the war.
