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Mussolini found the Fascist Party
He stressed nationalism and placed the interests of the state above those of individuals. -
Adolf Hitler joins Nazi Party
He joined the National Socialist German Worker's party. This group was struggling at the time. He became a powerful public speaker and quickly became the leader. -
Mussolini's march
This was when Mussolini started his march on Rome. This march stopped on October 29th. -
Japan conquered Manchuria
Manchuria is in northern China. They invaded because they wanted to gain more natural resources. -
Franklin Roosevelt gets elected
The election was held on November 8th, 1932. Roosevelt beat Herbert Hoover. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
He sets up the Dachau concentration camp. He established the Third Reich and he took away the Germany's democratic Weimar Republic. -
Prohibition Ends
The 21 admendment was ratified and this helped bring an end to Prohibiton. -
Franklin Roosevelt is reelected
Roosevelt defeated Alfred Landon by a landslide to get his second term. -
German troops marched into Austria unopposed
A day later, Germany announced its Union with Austria was not complete. -
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Kristallnacht
This was a Nazi riot. They destroyed Jewish neighborhoods -
German-Soviet nonagression pact
Hitler and signed on to this. This was a temporary maneuver. -
Hitler invades Poland
This was one of the things that sparked WWII -
Roosevelt gets elected for his third term
He was reelected to a third term and promised and starts a campaign to not send american troops into foreign wars. -
Hitler invaded Soviet Union
The codename for this operation was "Barbarossa". This was the largest german military in WWII -
Randolph ordered African Americans to go to the capital
He wanted them to march under the banner that said "We Loyal Colored Americans Demand the Right to Work and Fight for Our Country." -
Hideki Tojo becomes the Prime Minister of Japan
Tojo was appointed Prime Minister of Japan. He was Prime Minister when the Pearl Harbor attack happened. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan suprised attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This led into WWII -
U.S. enters WWII
U.S. declared war right after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. -
Germany and Italy declare war
This was when Germany and Italy declared war on the United States -
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives at White House
Churchill and FDR work on war plans for the next three weeks. -
Chester Nimitz's scout planes found the Japanese fleet
Americans sent torpedo planes and dive bombers to attack -
German commander surrendered in the battle of stalingrad
A couple days later, his troops had also surrendered. -
99th Pursuit Squadron
First group of African American pilots that went to the Tuskegee Institute. -
Allies launch a massive invasion of Europe
The Allies took the fight to the Axis Powers in many locations across Europe. -
FDR gets elected for his fourth term
He was elected to an unprecedented fourth term. -
Franklin Roosevelt dies
While he was posing for a portrait, he had a stroke and died. He was never able to see V-E day. -
Soviet army stormed Berlin
The city had panicked. Hitler was prepared for it to be the end. -
Hitler's ending
Hitler marries his wife Eva Braun. On this same day, he wrote out his adress and said how the Jews were the whole reason that the war had started. Also, he blamed it on his generals for loosing it. -
Hitler dies
Hitler commited suicide and also killed his wife and his dog. -
V-E day
The allies celebrated V-E day. This was the victory in Europe day. The war in Europe was over.
