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Treaty of Versailles
At the Paris Peace Conference, the "Big Four"; United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy. They made a peace treaty called the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty, basically punished Germany. Germany had to pay reperations, limit his army, and give away the land. -
National Socialist (Nazi) Party
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party -
Germany admitted in League of Nations
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Japan Invades Manchuria
The army invaded the Chinese Province--Manchuria--without the approval of the japanese government. -
Franklin Roosevelt Elected President
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Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor Of Germany
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Germany quits the League of Nations
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Mussolini invaded Ethiopia
In the late 1800's, had ended in a crushing military defeat at the hands of the Ethiopians. Italy did manage to keep several smaller colonies in East Africa. In 1935, he used a dispute about the border between Ethiopia and an Italian colony as an excuse to launch an invasion. -
The Rhineland
Originally, Germany was required to keeps its troops out of an area near the Rhine River, called the Rhineland along the French border. It was meant to protect France against possible German Aggression. Hitler then violated the treaty by sending German Troops into the Rhineland. As an excuse, Hitler claimed that a recent French Military agreement with the Soviet Union threatened Germany. -
Start of Spanish Civil War
Spain in the mid-1930's was in the middle of a politcial conflict. It was between communism and fascists and nationalists. -
The Anschluss
Hitler wanted to reunite ALL ethnic Germans, including the Austrians. The Anschluss was a union with Germany. However, this was another german violation of the treaty. -
The Munich Conference
British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, and French Premier, Edouard Daladier, met with Hitler. They allowed Hitler to annex Sudetenland. Czechoslovakia protested the agreement. They hoped it would keep them out of the war. -
The Sudetenland
After Anschluss, Hitler made plans to gain control of a German-speaking portion of Czechoslovakia called Sudetenland. -
Hitler Threatens Jews
Hitler threatens jews at the Reichstag speech. -
Hitler takes Czechoslovakia
Hitler sent his troops into Czechoslovakia, capturing it without a fight. -
Franco defeated the Republican's
After that, Franco became a dictator. -
Hitler signs "Pact of Steel" with Italy
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The Nonagression Pact
Hitler shrewdly won Stalin's agreement to stay out of Germany's way as they continued to expand. If they did that, Hitler promised not to attack the Soviet Union. He also agreed to give the SU parts of soon-to-be conquered territory. -
Nazi's invade Poland
Within days of the Nazi-Soviet Agreement, Hitler was ready to launch his strike on Poland. To provide an excuse, Hitler had a German criminal dressed in a Polish military uniform. The man was taken to the German-Polish border and shot. The next morning, Germany claimed they had been attacked by Poland, using the dead criminal as proof. When they seized Poland, the German's used Blitzkrieg, or Lightening War. It was a front line of tanks and airplanes.
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Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany
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U.S proclaims the Neutrality Act
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Winston Churchill Becomes British Prime Minister
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Evacuation of Allied Troops from Dunkirk Begins
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France and Nazi-Germany Sign An Armistice
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Battle of Britain Begins
1) Germany bombs Britain's airfield's and factories
2) Airbattles and Day and Night Raids
3) Hitler sets up Blockade of the British Isles
4) German air raid on Central London
5) The British Bomb Berlin, Germany.
6) Hitler Plans Operations Sea Lion ( the invasion of Britain)
7) Germany starts Blitzkreig on Britain
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Roosevelt Signs Lend-Lease Act
With this we aided Britain, France, and the Soviets. -
Operation Barbarossa
The Nazi invasion of Soviet-Russia. -
U.S Starts an Oil Embargo Against Agressor States
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The Atlantic Charter
Roosevelt and Churchill makes the Atlantic Charter. This Charter set the goals of the Allied Powers. -
Nazi's Order Jews to Wear Yellow Stars
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First Expirement of Gas Chambers at Aushwitz
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Invasion of Leningrad
It was beseiged, and over 800,000 residents die. -
Pearl Harbor
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan… No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people will through their righteous might win through to absolute victory… With confidence in our armed forces-with the unbounded determination of our people-we will gain the inevitable triumph-so help us God..." -
U.S enters WWII
U.S declares war on Japan. -
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Nazi-Germany & Axis Powers Declare War on the U.S
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Start of the United Nations
Declaration of the UN signed by 26 Allied Groups -
Rommel's Forces are Defeated
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Mass Murder of Jews
In Auschwitz started the Mass Murder of Jews by Gas Chambers. -
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in London -
Invasion of Stalingrad
The Germans invaded and sieged Stalingrad. The convenience of this, for the Germans, was that this city was very industrialized. 250,000 Axis Powers Attacked, and 200,000 die. This was the last German Offensive in the East; -
Operation Torch
The British-American invasion of North Africa -
Vichy France
Germans and Italians invade Vichy France -
U.S & Britain Declare War on Britain
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Germany surrenders at Stalingrad
The first big defeat of Hitler's Armies -
Mussolini Arrested
With Mussolini arrested, the entire fascist government falls -
Italians Surrender to Allies
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Germans Rescue Mussolini
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Mussolini Re-Establishes Fascist Government
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Italy Declares War on Germany
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Leningrad Relieved After 900 Day Siege
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D-Day Landings of the Northern Coast of France
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Operation Dragoon
The Allied Invasion of Southern France -
Massive German Surrender in Aachen, Germany
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Last Use of Gas Chambers at Auschwitz
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Soviet Troops Liberate Auschwitz
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President Roosevelt Dies
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Mussolini is Captured and Hanged by Italian Partisans
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Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
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German Troops in Italy Surrender
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Unconditional Surrender of All German Troops to the Allies
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V-E Day
Victory of Europe -
First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
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Second Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki, Japan
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Japan Agrees to Unconditional Surrender
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V-J Day
Victory over Japan -
President Truman Declares an End to Hostilities
