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Mussolini and Fascism came to Power in Italy
Mussolin made Italy a Fascist country. Fascism is when the government has complete control over the military. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Gen. Honjo ordere his forces to expand operations along the South Manchurian Railway to capture the people in Manchuria. -
Hitler and Nazis came to Power in Germany
Hitler becomes leader of the Nazis. Hitler placed all Jews in concentration camps. -
Neutrality Act passed in the U.S.
Prohibited the export of "arms, ammonition. and implements of the war" from the U.S. -
Munich Conference
Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas in Czechoslavakia. -
Kristallnacht
Night of The Broken Glass -
Germany and USSR sign the Nonaggression Pact
Signatory that promised not to attack the other. -
Germany Invades Poland
Poland declares war on Germany initiating WWII -
Battle of the Atlantic
War's longest continuos military campaign of WWII and most important. Ended in 1945 -
France falls to Germany
German penetrated France's last lines of defense. -
Rescue at Dunkirk
Evacuation of British Expeditory Force and other allied troops from the french seaport. -
Formation of Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan signed with the Axis Pact -
Presidential Election of 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt won 449 electoral votes -
Congress pass the Lend Lease Act
Provided U.S. military aid to foreign nations during the WWII -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Surprise military apstrike conducted by the imperial Japanese Navy against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Relocation of Japanese Americans to Camps
Roosevelt created the WRA for American "relocation, maintenance, and supervision" -
Bataan Death March
Forced march of America and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese during WWII. -
Battle of the Midway Island
U.S. Navy decisively defeated an attack by imperial Japanese Navy -
Rosie Riveter Campaign Encourage Women to get a Job
Encourage women to volunteer for wartime service in factories. -
D-Day Invasion
Normandy France, Allied troops landed on beaches of Normandy and turned the tides of WWII. -
Allied Invasion Victory in the Phillipines
Sent troops to invade and occupy northeastern Burma. -
Presidential Election in 1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt won w/ 432 electoral votes -
Yalta Conference
Major WWII conference of the three chief Allied leaders, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Manhattan Project
Produced the 1st atomic bomb during WWII led by U.S. w/ UK and Canada -
V-E Day
Chief Commander crossed Rhine after having smashed through strongly force -
Battle of Bulge
Germans launched the last major offensive of the war Operation Mist. -
Bomibing in Hiroshima amd Nagasaki
Used a massive atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan -
Surrender of Japan
Brought the hostilities of the WWII to an end. -
Formation of Nation
Pledged to use their full resources against Axis and Agreeing not to make a seperate peace.
