WWII

Japan Invades Manchuria

Sep 18, 1921

Because of the Paris Pact Japan claimed that the attack was not an act of war. They also tried to be friendly with China after they attacked Manchuria. Mtholyoke.edu,. "JAPANESE CONQUEST OF MANCHURIA 1931-1932". N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. Pinterest,. "WWII Day-By-Day: September 18". N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Mussolini takes over Italy's Government (March on Rome)

Oct 30, 1922

Mussolini was a Fascist and threatened to seize Rome. Then, awhile later he was assigned to Prime Minister. Corrales, Cristina et al. "Interwar Period And The II World War(1919-1945)". 4esohistoryclass.blogspot.com. N. History Learning Site,. "The March On Rome - History Learning Site". N. p., 2016. Web. 20 Feb. 2016.

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

Failed attempt to take over the government of Bavaria. After failing Hitler was convicted of treason and was sentenced to 5 years in prison but ended up serving less than a year. begins, Beer. "Beer Hall Putsch Begins - Nov 08, 1923 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. The Nation,. "November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts A Coup In Germany—The ‘Beer Hall Putsch’". N. p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2016.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Aug 27, 1928

Sometimes called the Pact of Paris. Is was an agreement to outlaw war to attempt to prevent another world war, but it did very little. Encyclopedia Britannica,. "Kellogg-Briand Pact | France-United States [1928]". N. p., 2016. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. History.state.gov,. "The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 - 1921–1936 - Milestones - Office Of The Historian". N. p., 2016. Web. 20 Feb. 2016.

U.S. Stock Market Crash

Oct 29, 1929

Otherwise known as "Black Tuesday." Investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a day causing billions to be lost. It led to a world wide depression. crashes, Stock. "Stock Market Crashes - Oct 29, 1929 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. Thebubblebubble.com,. "Historic Stock Market Crashes, Bubbles & Financial Crises |". N. p., 2016. Web. 20 Feb. 2016.

Nazi's Reach Politcal Majority in Germany

May 8, 1932

A law was put in place as an act of getting communism put into place instead of Democracy. Hindenburg granted Hitler emergancy powers to view of the communist takeover. Hindenburg agreed to pass the law for the protection of the people and the state. So this meant the communists and socialists couldn't vote in his election. Historyplace.com,. "The History Place - Rise Of Hitler: The Republic Collapses". N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. Wikipedia,. "Nazi Party". N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Hitler becomes German Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Since a new law was made he had the people that liked him to vote for him. This was put in place because a voting places was set on fire by the opposing political group Benevolent.org.au,. N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. Germany, Adolf. "Adolf Hitler Is Named Chancellor Of Germany - Jan 30, 1933 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations

Feb 24, 1933

They withdrew after the assembly adopted a report blaming Japan for events in Manchuria. The leader said they weren't coming back after resigned. Beyondbandofbrothers.com,. "League Of Nations". N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. Editor: Soren Swigart, author: Philip J Strollo. "League Of Nations Timeline". Worldatwar.net. N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.

First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany

Mar 31, 1933

Starting with this date Germany started making laws that prohibited German Jewish from doing normal activities. It was one of Hitler's first uses of power against the Jewish population.
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The Night of the Long Knives (Rohm Purge)

Jun 30, 1934

Hitler had many war generals fighting against him and not going with what Hitler wanted to do. Hitler was a micro manager, and The Night of the Long Knives, allowed Hitler to get rid of these men End, Witt's. "VA Viper: June 30, 1934 Was The Night Of The Long Knives, Hitler's Purge Of Those Standing In His Way". Vaviper.blogspot.com. N. p., 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. History in an Hour,. "The Night Of The Long Knives - Hitler Purges The Nazi Party". N. p., 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles

Mar 15, 1935

Hitler lied to everyone saying it was a peaceful tatic and because his old ememy countries were having issues. Breaking the treaty was something those countries didn't really care about. Historyplace.com,. "The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland". N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Creation of the Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

Jews were stripped of their citizenships on this day, Hitler only wanted purebreed Germans. Imposed, Nuremberg. "Nuremberg Race Laws Imposed - Sep 15, 1935 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. Staff, MJL, and MJL Staff. "The Nuremberg Laws". My Jewish Learning. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Italy invades Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

Italy had unsuccessfully tried to conquer Ethopia in the 1890's. Then a border incident happened giving an excuse to invade Ethiopia. This proved the unaffectiveness of the League of Nations. Sahistory.org.za,. "WW2: Italy Invades Ethiopia | South African History Online". N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. Wikipedia,. "Second Italo-Ethiopian War". N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Hitler militarizes the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Four years later Hitler seized full power of Germany. Hitler dismissed the military areas of the treaty and remilitarized the Rhineland.
Nazi Germany soon burst out of it's territories, taking Austria and a part of Czechoslavakia. Then he invaded Poland, starting the outbreak of WWII.
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Rape of Nanking

Dec 13, 1937

The Rape of Nanking was a six week event where the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city, Nanking. They murdered 300,000 - 600,000 soldiers and civilians. Hodges, Dave. "The "Rape Of Nanking" Will Soon Become The "Rape Of America" - Dave Hodges - The Common Sense Show". Dave Hodges - The Common Sense Show. N. p., 2014. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. Nanking, The. "The Rape Of Nanking - Dec 13, 1937 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

Germany Annexes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

By doing this Germany added 7 million people and an army of 100,000 to its' Reich. Germany gained steel and iron ore along with Austria's foreign exchange reserves.
Czechoslovakia was surrounded by Germany making it is to take over. Austria, Germany. "Germany Annexes Austria - Mar 12, 1938 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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Munich Conference

Sep 29, 1938

At this conference Hitler got the land that he wanted in Czech. Czech didn't have the military power to hold back the Germans so Hitler easiky took that area. At this conference Hitler claimed his third reich and domination of Central Europe. Historytoday.com,. "The Munich Conference | History Today". N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

This is the event of a bunch of violent acts against the Jews. It got its' name from all of the broken glass in the city streets in Germany, annexed Austria, and the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia. Kristallnacht, This, and Nazis Kristallnacht. "Nazis Launch Kristallnacht - Nov 09, 1938 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. Wikipedia,. "Kristallnacht". N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.

Hitler Demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

This land was given to Germany as part of the Munich Pact in an attempt at peace. Hitler got gready and wanted more of the land. He made bombing threats on Prague (the capital) he then went on to take Bohemia and Moravia. Czechoslovakia, Nazis. "Nazis Take Czechoslovakia - Mar 15, 1939 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler signed the German - Soviet Nonaggression Pact, stating that the countries aggeed that no military action would be taken against each other for the next 10 years.
Pact failed in June 1941 when Nazi forced invaded the Soviet Union.
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Nazi invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

1.5 million German troops invaded Poland along its' boarder. Germans bombed the Polish airfields, and attacked their naval forces.
Hitler tried to claim that the mass invasion was merely a
defensive action. Poland, Germans. "Germans Invade Poland - Sep 01, 1939 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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Einstein's letter to FDR, "The Manhattan Project"

Oct 11, 1939

Einstein informed FDR of the atomic bomb the Germans were working on building. Once FDR received that he started The Manhattan Project. Very few people knew about, most of the people working on the project didn't even know what the end product would be. Truman didn't know about it until he was sworn in after FDR died.
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Evacuation of Dunkirk

Jun 4, 1940

This happened on the Belgian coast, as Germans were taking over it. Over the 9 days over 388,000 allied soldiers were saved. ends, Dunkirk. "Dunkirk Evacuation Ends - Jun 04, 1940 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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France Surrenders

Jun 17, 1940

Petain signed an armistice with Hitler. Allowing the Germans to practically take over without his countrymen knowing. surrender, France. "France To Surrender - Jun 17, 1940 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Germany had recently taken over France, and went over Great Britain. They bombed Britain for three and a half months. begins, The. "The Battle Of Britain Begins - Jul 10, 1940 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. Wikipedia,. "Battle Of Britain". N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.

The Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

The axis powers signed this pact, Germany, Italy, and Japan. They agreed to help each other if a country not already in the war attacked them.
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Lend Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

U.S. offered military aid to any foriegn country that needed it. HISTORY.com,. "Lend-Lease Act - World War II - HISTORY.Com". N. p., 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Hitler wanted more living space in the east. It's codename was Operation Barbarossa. Hitler had started planning this for over a year. HISTORY,. "Barbarossa". N. p., 2014. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. One bomber and 360 warplanes followed. The surprise attack was devestating to us, and led to us raging war on Japan, and Germany. Bombed, This, and Pearl bombed. "Pearl Harbor Bombed - Dec 07, 1941 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
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The Wannsee Conference & the "Final Solution"

Jan 20, 1942

Nazi officials met on this day to discuss "the final solution." They established the most effective way to exterminate the Jewish people.
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Bataan Death March

Apr 10, 1942

75,000 Fipinos and U.S soldiers were captured by the Japanese. They were forced to march to the Bataan Death March, where they were only fed one meal during the six day, 85 mile march. begins, Bataan. "Bataan Death March Begins - Apr 10, 1942 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
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Doolittle Raid

Apr 18, 1942

16 American B-25 plans flew into inland Japan and bombed them. It was a suicide mission, since the planes wouldn't hold enough fuel to get back. Tokyo, Doolittle. "Doolittle Leads Air Raid On Tokyo - Apr 18, 1942 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

The Japanese attacked the Island of Midway in hopes of taking it over. The American fleet was depleted but they won because they had broke into the Japanese code system, and knew what they were about to do. begins, The. "The Battle Of Midway Begins - Jun 04, 1942 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
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Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

G,B. and U.S. invaded Northern Africa territories of France. It was led by Dwight D. Eisenhower. "Operation Torch: Allied Invasion Of North Africa | Historynet". HistoryNet. N. p., 2006. Web. 15 Mar. 2016. Matinsalo, Sauli. "Operation Torch". Old Picz. N. p., 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.

Island Hopping

Nov 19, 1942

The American strategy to get closer to Japan. They would slowly take the islands surrounding Japan to be able to get close enough to attack inland Japan. "Island Hopping". U-s-history.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 15 Mar. 2016. "Island Hopping ". History 12. N. p., 2016. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.

Battle of Stalingrad

Feb 2, 1943

This was the turning point in WWII. Hitler's army invaded the Soviet Union. Hitler's army ended up surrendering. ends, Battle. "Battle Of Stalingrad Ends - Feb 02, 1943 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 15 Mar. 2016. "Battle Of Stalingrad | Facts, Pictures, Summary". Encyclopedia Britannica. N. p., 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.

Operation Overload/D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control by the Allied troops. 156,000 people swarmmed the coast, making one of the largest amphibious attacks ever. "D-Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. "Worrld War II — D-Day, The Allied Invasion Of Normandy - National D-Day Memorial". Dday.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.

Operation Valkyrie

Jul 20, 1944

High German officials decided Hitler needed to die. At the conference that was held, a bomb was placed by Hitler, but it did not kill him. The bomb tipped over and killed other people. fails, Assassination. "Assassination Plot Against Hitler Fails - Jul 20, 1944 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. "Thailand's "Operation Valkyrie"". Blacklistednews.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.

Discovery of Majdanek

Jul 24, 1944

Russia found it, and liberated it right away. There hadn't been time to destroy it, so the Russians got to see the gas chamber, etc. "Lublin/Majdanek Concentration Camp: Conditions". Ushmm.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. (x2)

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Last German defensive move, caused fear in the Americans from the Germans dressing as Americans and speaking English then killing Americans. Bulge, Battle. "Battle Of The Bulge - Dec 16, 1944 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. "WGBH American Experience . Battle Of The Bulge | PBS". American Experience. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.

Hitler's suicide

Apr 30, 1945

It was shown that Germany wasn't going to win and that the Allied forces were going to over run them. His mistress and himself went into a bunker, swallowed cyanide pills, then shot themselves in the head. Suicide, This, and Adolf suicide. "Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide - Apr 30, 1945 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. Hall, Allan. "REVEALED: ‘Eva Braun Letters’ Tell Of Death With Adolf Hitler". Express.co.uk. N. p., 2013. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

This is the day when Great Britain and the United States celebrated the end of the war in Europe. It happened after Germany surrendered because Hitler commited suicide. Europe, Victory. "Victory In Europe - May 08, 1945 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 21 Mar. 2016. Ward, Victoria. "VE Day 70Th Anniversary To Be Marked With Three Days Of National Celebration". Telegraph.co.uk. N. p., 2015. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

Americans had the atomic bomb and felt the need to use them to end the war, so that less people would potentially die in the end.
The bombings were three days apart and led to the surrender of Japan. Bomb, Coroner's. "Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki - World War II - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. Martin Chilton,. "Hiroshima: The True Account Of Hell On Earth". The Telegraph. N. p., 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.

V-J Day

Aug 15, 1945

The leader of Japan decided to surrender so that there was no longer tons of people being murdered. The reasons he surrendered were Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and that the Soviet Union had just declared war upon them. "V-J Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. "V-J Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.

Creation of the United Nations

Oct 24, 1945

This is the day the Alantic Charter was signed. It started the United Nations, replacing the League of Nations. born, The. "The United Nations Is Born - Oct 24, 1945 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.

Japanese War Crime Trials

May 3, 1946

This was to punish the cruel commanders and officials in Japan. It accussed them of crimes against humanity. begins, Japanese. "Japanese War Crimes Trial Begins - May 03, 1946 - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. "About Japan: A Teacher's Resource | Japanese War Crime Trials | Japan Society". Aboutjapan.japansociety.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.

Creation of the Nuremberg Trials

Oct 1, 1946

This was a series of 13 trials. It convicted the high up military men of crimes against humanity. "Nuremberg Trials - World War II - HISTORY.Com". HISTORY.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. "The Nuremberg Trials Started 70 Years Ago Today. Here Are The Three Jewish Lawyers Who Made The Difference.". Tablet Magazine. N. p., 2015. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.

The beginning of the Cold War

Aug 25, 1947

This is the day when the first person was killed during the Cold War. The war was started by a wall being put up in Berlin. "Cold War | International Politics". Encyclopedia Britannica. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.