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Great Depression
The Great depression is when 10% of Americains were out of work due to the stock market. People invested in the stock market to become rich.These people lsot their money when the stock market crashed. -
Japan conquers Manchuria
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler becomes the leader of Germany. Hitler was part of the Nazi party and started social Darwinism. -
Roosevelt elected into Presidency
Franklin Roosevelt was elected into Presidency and started the first hundred days. He also began the fireside talks. In the talks he talked about what he was doing in congress to help the economy. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
A treaty in which Hitler and the Chanecllor of Rome become allies. This group became known as the Axis powers. Later on Japan join the Axis powers and resulted in incoursging the U.S. to join th war. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was when the Nazi's brought terror to the Jews by destoring their property and killing them during the night. Kristallnact also means night of broken glass. -
British Appeasment with Germany.
When Britain told Germany to not invade Poland. They also said if Germany did invade Poland they would attack Germany. -
German invades Austria
Germany invades Austria. The Austrians welcomed the Germans because most of the Austrians were the same race as the Germans. -
Japan Invades China
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The Final Solution
Hitler Implemented the Final Solution which forced all Jews under German control to go to a concretration camp. In the camps they killed Jews or put them to work. -
Germany and Soviet Union have a Non-aggresion act
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Germany invades Poland
When Germaany invaded Poland WWII started two days later when England and France declared war on Germany. France was conquered in two weeks and the British didn't give up on Europe and kept fighting. -
Japan joins Axis Powers
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Rosie the Riverter
A model to women that they can be a worker and dont have to be a housemaid. This incouraged women to go and help support the war effort. -
Germany Invades Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and France
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Germany bombs Britian during Battle of Britian.
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Germany invades Soviet Union
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Lend-lease act
An Act passed by congress letting the U.S. send supplies and machines to Europe for profit. This helped the U.S. relieve it'sself of the Great Depression and become a normal economy again. -
Pearl Harbor
The Day of Infamy Roosvelt called it. this was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii and 2,400 people were killed. Some of the people were military men and some were civilians. -
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Japanese-AMerican Incarceration
WHen the U.S. sent Japanese-Americans into concentration camps to stay there while WWII was going on so they didnt attack the U.S.. Many Japanese people would of helped the war effort if they were out of the camps. -
Tuskegee Airmen
A group mostly made up of Africain Americans created an Air Force division and called them selves the Tuskegee Airmen. Over 1 million African Americans and 300,000 Mexican American were involved in the air squad. -
Bataan Death March
A march in which the Japanese forced American troops back onto one side of an island. They also starved the prissoners til hey died. -
Battle of Mid-way
A turning point in the war for the Pacific in which the U.S. pushed the Japanese forces back from mid-way island and into their own waters. After the battle Japan's forces were pushed back to their main land. -
Manhatten Project
A project that the U.S. made to build an atomic bomb in case of emerceny. Later on nuclear bombs played a major part in the Cold War. -
Britian defeats Germany in El Alaimien
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Guadalcanal
A canal in the South Pacific in which the American troops fought the Japanese for strategic control. -
Germany Surrenders in Stalingrad
The Germans attacked the Soviet city of Stalingrad and surrendered. This allows the Soviets to attack the Germans. -
D-Day
A turning point in WWII in which the U.S. Britian and Canada attacked the French coast to get troops back onto the mainland of Europe. The U.S. attscked two beaches, the British attacked two and the Canadians attacked one. The Allies won the battle. -
Battle of the Bludge
Hitlers final assualt on the Allies. The Allies got pushed back in two places then regrouped and killed 120000 German soldiers. -
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Iwo Jima
The U.S. taking over Iwo Jima letting them have access near the Japanese homeland. This meant that the U.S. could have a base near Japan. -
Yalta Conference
A conference in which the Big Three attended and consulted on post-war Europe. They also decided to create a goverment for post-war Europe. -
Allied forces invade Berlin, Germany Surenders
The Allied forces invade Berlin making the German forcers surrender. This was the end of WWII in Europe. -
Okinawa
The U.S. closiest base to Japan giving them a close base to Japan. This was also the last stop for the Atomic bombs before attacking Japan. -
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Formation of the United Nations
President Roosevelt had urged AMericans not to turn their backs on the world again. Unlike the League of Nations, the U.S. is a member of the United Nations. -
Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes President
President Roosevelt dies making vice Predsident Truman the leader of the U.S.. President Truman was the President that dropped the bomb on Japan. -
Potsdam conference
Allies held the Potsdam Conference to plan the war's end. Decision was made to put Nazi war criminals on trial. -
Atomic Bomb drop #1: Hiroshima
An Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima killing thousands of people and damaging property for life. This was one of two bombings. -
Atomic bombing #2: Nagaskai
When the U.S. dropped a second Atomic bomb on Nagaskai making Japan surrender. Later a treaty was sign on the U.S.S.Missouri. -
Japanese officials sign an official letter of surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War II
Japanese officials sign an official letter of surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War II. They signed the treaty after the atomic bombings. -
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Nuremberg trials
24 defendants including some of Hitler's top officer. Hermann Goering. Charged with crimes against humanity. 19 found guilty, 12 sentenced to death. people are responsible for their actions, even in wartime. -
Marshall PLan
Congress approved secretary of State George Marshall's plan to help boost European economies. The U.S. gave more than $13 billion to help the nations of Europe get back on their feet.