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The treaty of Versailles was signed that the Germans and over forces of powers were to pay for the damage done from WW1. -
Hitler who was already a chancellor was voted as president of Germany which became a dictatorship. He burnt down his own parliament to be granted unlimited power by going to war. -
The Olympics set in Germany was used to spread nazi propaganda and the idea of the superior race being blue eyes and blonde hair even though Jesse Owens, a black American guy won the olympics and foiled his plans. -
The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of WWII as the german troops tried to regain land and power over the east. -
A pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan to form an alliance -
Japanese military bombed US military base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It was a surprise attack. -
The battle of Stalingrad stopped the advances of the German troops in the Soviet Union which helped change the course of the war. -
Due to fear of the Japanese, America sent anyone with Japanese ancestry to Internment Camps just in case they were spies or saboteurs. -
The battle of Iwo Jima was important for Americans because it meant they were a step closer to the Japanese surrender.