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Nine-Power Treaty
China, the US, Great Britian, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, and the Netherlands agreed to respect the soveirgnty, independence, and territoral and adminstritive integrity of China by signing a treaty. By 1913, Japan broke the treaty. -
Paris Peace Conference
An international meeting in January 1919. With Brtitian, France, Italy, Germany. They formed "The Big Four" that would dominate the proceedings and creating the "Treaty of Versaille'". -
Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
He took years to acheive what would be titled as dictatorship. His time in power almost collapsed after the murder of Matteotti. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and the Nazi party led a coalition group in a attempted Coup d'etat wihich was known as the Beer Hall Putsch -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
It was an agreement to outlaw war. The pact was created to avoid another world war. It did no good for dictators rising to power or preventing a world war -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
Production has declined and the unemployment percentage went up. -
Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
Germany made a turning point when Adolf Hitler became and\ chancellor. His plan was to put Germany at a powerful, one-party state. When the Nazis were running, little could do anything to stop what their doing. -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
The Japanese decided to leave the League of Nations. The reasin being was because Japan was being accused for Manchuria. -
Rohm Purge
The Nazi Leadership and Hitler purged the Nazi formation (Storm Troopers). They used the advatange to kill other political enemies. -
Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
Hitler is announced president of Germany. -
Hitler openly announces his defiance to the Treaty of Versailles by militarizing/re-arming
Hitler retunred back to Berlin. He sets up an meeting and decides to re-arm and defy the Treaty of Versaille. -
First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
The Nazi government passed new racial laws . The laws were to limit the Jewish rights. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
The French minister adopts Hitler's plans. Sending thousands to Libya. Mostly farmers and workers (rural) -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
The Rhineland was made into an demilitarized zone. Hit;er was originally going to send the troops in 1937 but did it a year early for several reasons. One for "putting rights" of Versaille. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
An agreement formed between Italy and Germany. -
Germany Annexes Austria
German troops march in Austria to annex for the Third-Reich. Austrains worked for their government to uni with the Nazis. -
Munich Conference
It was a agreement was to give Hitler only the Sudentenland, the part where had about 3 million Germans living there. It also handed the Nazis 66% of Czechoslovakia's coal, 70 percent of its iron and steel, and 70 percent of its electrical power. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
The main threat was from Hitler's plan for making a German-speaking Austrian nation. He managed to take it without shooting a single bullet. -
Franco becomes Dictator of Spain
Fransico becomes dicator from 1939 until his death in 1947 -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet Union conducted negotions with France and the U.K regarding a "Triparitite" alliance. Also it talks about the Soviet Union and Germany over a potential pact -
Nazi invasion of Poland
Hitler's major policy was to sign a nonagression pact with Poland in January of 1934. Sadly, it wasn'y popular with many Germans who supported Hitler -
Battle of Britain
German and British air forces crashed in the skies over the U.K. This made a huge turning point in WWII -
Lend Lease Act
The Act was the meant for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during WWII -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler sends his troops sent his troops eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked naval base of Pearl Harbor near Honolulu. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazis meet up to look for a way for the "Final Solution". Which was creating concentration camps for the Jewish. -
Doolittle Raid
Doolittle sent planes in Tokyo and did a lot of damage. During the raid. The planes were American B-25 bombers. -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. and Japanese navies in the north-central Pacific Ocean resulted from Japan wanting to sink the American carriers -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle was a successful Soviet in the USSR. Russians still consider it to be the best battle of the Great Patriotic War. -
D-Day and Operation Overlord
1000's of troops were behind enemy lines. It began at 6:30AM. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture beaches. The beaches were secured less then a week later. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler attempted to split the Allied powers in Europe by a blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes -
Operation Valkyrie
The commander of the German Army was killed due to his plan to kill the Fuherer. Even though Fromm's participation was half-hearted, that did not save him. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a capsule and shooting himself in the head -
V-E Day
Great Britain and the United States celebrates the victory in Europe. Thus, destroying the Nazi government. -
Little Boy Dropped
Hiroshima gets bombed by a American B-29 bomber. 80,000 people were killed. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded China after the collapse the France. The Japanese wanted to complete a geopolitical struggle for dominating the U.S, Soviet Union and Europe. The invasion of Manchuria was made to create a strong empire. -
Nuremberg Trials
The trial was held for bringing Nazi criminals to justice. It was 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany. -
Fat Man Dropped
Just a few days after the "Little Boy" was dropped, the Fat man was dropped. The U.S dropped the Fat Man in Jqapan. Making Japan surrender. -
V-J Day
Japan announced that they surrender because of Fat Man. This offically ends WWII. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Japansese government officals are accused for commiting war crimes during WWII. 25 out of the 28 Japanese defendents were found guilty. The other 3 died during the trial.
