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Japan invades China
Japasn first invasion of China. The start of them conquering lan d for Japan. -
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Japan conquers Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria in northern China. This is the start of the Emperial Armies advance to more countries. -
Roosevelt first elected president
First of FDR's 4 terms. The term limit went into effect after this. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Aldolf Hitler is elected Chancellor of Germany. The people want to get out of the depression and they are looking anywhere for help. -
Nuremberg Laws
They are antisemitc laws that were instated in Nazis Germany. This is one of the first to slowly chip away the Jews right. -
Japan joins the Axis powers
Japan joins the Axis with worries of Russia attacking them -
Hitler & Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis
This was a treaty between Hitler and Mussolini. They both had intentions of getting terrotory for there countires so they agreed not to go after each other. -
Germany invades Austria
This is when Germany anexed Austria. Hitler just wanted to get the German speaking countires togehter and Austria was mostly ok with it. -
Britain’s appeasement of Germany
Britain trying to avoid war with Germany. They wanted to stay at a time of peace instead of going into a war with a powerful country. -
Kristallnacht
German word for Crystal night. Nazis just wnet and vandalized Jewish shops, homes and synagogs. -
Great Depression
The stock market crashes causing the global economy to be destroyed. This is the reason a lot of countries decided to go with dictators like Hitler, they just need an option or a way out. -
Germany & Soviet Union have a nonaggression pact
This was a pact that said that the USSR would not get involved int he war in Europe and that Japan and Germany would not form an alliance. This pact was broken when Germany invaded Russia on June 22, 1941. -
Germany invades Poland - blitzkrieg
This is the start of the war when Germany invades Poland. Biltzkrieg stands for lightning war, this means just keep pushing the enemy relentlessly. -
Tuskegee Airmen
This was the first all African - American group of Aviators. They faced discrimination yet they flew with pride. -
Germany invades Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and France
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The Blitz starts
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German air force (Luftwaffe) bombs London and other civilian targets in the Battle of Britain
This is the Biltz were the Nazis's bombed Britain every night for around 6 months.his was a very brutal war tactic and the civilains had to hide in the trains. -
Lend-Lease Act
This was an act that let the USA supply the Allied nations with supplies and materials. This was a way for the USA to help the war effort without really getiing involved. -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
The non aggression pact is broken by Germany and the Soviets are brought into the war. -
Pearl Harbor
This was a brutal sneak attack from the Japanese on the ships that were sitting in Pearl Harbor. Although it hurt our navy greatly, all the aircraft carriers were out on mission thus making the attack a slight failure. -
The Nazis implement the “Final Solution”
This was a plan to completely eliminate the Jews by putting them in death camps. This was a massive genecide of the Jewish people in Europe. -
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Manhattan Project
This was the reasearch and development of the Atomic Bomb. Thsi was a major project for the USA. -
Bataan Death March
Japanese forces took American POWs on a death march. They would kill any straglers who got left behind. -
Battle of Midway
This was the most important Naval battle in the war on the pacific. It was a huge victory for the US and a strategic point to capture. -
Guadalcanal
This was a battle at the Guadalcanal. The allies needed this vital shipping lane but the Japanese didnt want to give it up. -
German forces surrender at Stalingrad
Hitler wouldn't let his forces retreat. Eventually winter came and force the Nazis's causing them to be forced to surrender. -
British forces stop the German advance at El Alamein
The allies stop the German advance in Eygpt. They then force them out for good. -
Rosie the Riveter
She was a cultural icon for woman. She was a riveter on ships who woman looked up to and she was used in a lot of propagnada posters. -
Japanese-American incarceration
This is a time when the Americans took all the Japanese Americans and put them in camps away from the coast. Americans saw them as enemies so they put them in internment camps. -
D-Day
This was a very bold invasion, an all or nothing type invasion. The British, Canadians, and the USA. At Omaha beach almost everyhting went wrong, despite that the invasion was a success. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was a major German offensive battle in the dense forests of Ardennes region. Although this was a German offensive, this was a decisive allied victory. -
Yalta Conference
This was a confernece between the allied leaders to decide what to do with Europe post-war. -
Iwo Jima
This was a major attack on the Emperial Army controlled Iwo Jima. This captured all three of it's airfields and helped with the crippling of Japan. -
Okinawa
This was the largest amphibious assualt in WWII. This was a very ferocist battle which the allies won. -
Roosevelt dies, Truman becomes president
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Allied forces advance on Berlin, Germany surrenders
Soviets made it to the Reichstag. -
Formation of the United Nations
This is when 50 nations got together and ratified the United Nations. -
Potsdam Conference
Ends on August 2, 1945. Allies held the Potsdam Conference to plan war's end. Decision was made to put Nazis war criminals on trial. -
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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o Japanese officials sign an official letter of surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War II
WWII is over! -
Nuremberg Trials
Ends on October 1, 1946. 24 defendants, including some of Hitler's top officals. Hermann Goering - creator & head of Gestapo. 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. US gave over $13 billion to help the nations of Europe get back on their feet.
