Wwii

WWII

  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    on that day, Nazis organized massive torchlight parade in Berlin in celebration
  • Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    he had grand ideas of building a "new Roman empire." Mussolini asked govt. to take care of raids, but they did nothing
  • Roosevelt signs Neutrality Act

    Roosevelt signs Neutrality Act

    the US wanted to avoid any action that might involve them in the war
  • Mussolin and Hitler join together

    Mussolin and Hitler join together

    they wanted the same things, and both wanted to run their countries their own way. they joined together to strengthen their forces
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    Nazis went and destroyed jewish cemetaries, schools, hospitals, homes and businesses
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    This is the act that started the Second World War
  • Congress lifts Aid Embargo

    Congress lifts Aid Embargo

    FDR hoped to lift the embargo, so he could send military support to Europe
  • Hitler defeats France

    Hitler defeats France

    Hitler used Blitzkrieg invasion on France. The French eventually surrender
  • Italy attacks France

    Italy attacks France

    the goal was to take control of the Alps mountains, and the region around Nice
  • Roosevelt re-electeed for third term

    Roosevelt re-electeed for third term

    first and only president to got elected for a third term
  • Germany invades Soviet Union

    Germany invades Soviet Union

    Hitler saw soviet union as his main enemy, and wanted to keep Russia from expanding toward Central Europe
  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japanese planes attack US naval base killing more than 2,300 Americans
  • US enters the war

    US enters the war

    Pearl Harbor is what led the US to war
  • Italy surrenders to Allied Powers

    Italy surrenders to Allied Powers

    A conditional surrender that allowed the allies to land in Southern Italy and begin beating Germany up the Penesula
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    US troops landed on the beaches in Normondy for a suprise attack agaisnt the Germans
  • Paris Liberated

    Paris Liberated

    most romantic event of WWII. after 4 years of Nazi invasion, french 2nd Armored Division over came the Germans
  • Mussolini Dies

    Mussolini Dies

    He was taken prisoner and was executed and his body was hung in public
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    Allies victory in Europe after crashing through the Siegfried line
  • Hiroshima (US drops atomic bomb)

    Hiroshima (US drops atomic bomb)

    US drops first atomic bomb on Japan
  • World War II Ends

    World War II Ends

    Germany surrenders, and then japan crumbled from atomic bomb, an dthe emperor soon surrendered