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Adolf HItler's rise to power
Joined a struggling group called the National Socialist German Worker's Party.He promised to bring Germany out of chaos. German brand of Fascism based on extreme nationalism. The Great Depression helped them come to power because so many were out of jobs so they joined the private army. -
Mein Kampf
Means My struggle by Hitler set forth the basic beliefs of Nazism that became the plan of action for the Nazi party. -
Benito Mussolini's fascist government
Played on the fears of economic collapse of economic collapse and communism. He won the support of many discontented Italians. Stressed nationalism and placed the inteersts of the state above those of individuals. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Trying to take control of the imperial government of Japan. Ignoring the protests of more moderate Japanese officials, the militarists launched a surprise attack and seized control of this. -
Storm Troopers
Or Brown Shirts, because of the Great Depression many people were out of work and joined his army and turned to HItler for their last hope. -
Third Reich
Hitler was appointed Chancellor and quickly dismantled Germany's democratic Weimar Republic. Third German Empire. -
Hitler's military build-up in Germany
Pulled Germany out of the league of naitons in 1933 and made a build-up in violation of the Treaty of Versailles -
Hitler invades Rhineland
German region bordering France and Belgium that was demolitarized as a result of the treaty of Versailles. The League of Nations did nothing to stop him. -
Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia
One of the few remaining independent countries and the League of Nations reacted with brave talk of "collective resistance to all acts of unprovoked aggression" but to no avail. -
Francisco Franco
General that led Spanish army officers rebellion against the Spanish Republic -
Hitler's Anschluss
Germans marched into Austria unopposed and made a union with them, League of Nations did nothing. -
Munich agreement
Turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a sinlge shot being fired. -
Joseph Stalin's totalitarian government
Tried to exert complete control over the citizens, individuals had no rights, and tge government suppresses oppostion towards them. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
The War forged a close relationship between the German and Italian dictators who signed this formal alliance -
Nonaggression Pact
Stalin signed this pact with Hitler and signed a pact to divide Poland between them -
Blitzkrieg
Germany's new military strategy or lightning war, fast tanks and more powerful aircraft and to take them by surprise and brute force them. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Following the terror in poland Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Phony War
Also known as the Sitzkrieg, because no one did anything -
Hitler's invasion of Denmark and Norway
Surprise invasion in order to "protect" their freedom and independence. Tried to build bases to strike at Britain. -
Hitler's invasion of Netherlands
Invaded this after Denmark and Norway -
Germany and Italy's invasion of France
Took over France, made them surrender, occupied the nothern part of France, and have a Nazi-controlled puppet government. -
Marshal Philippe Petain
Headed the puppet government in France at Vichy. -
The Battle Of Britain
Germans assembled on the French Coast as well as launched an air attack. Bombed cities, and British used radar. Bombing continuously between them -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanese bombers unexpectedly attacked Pearl Harbor and sunk most ships and killed many Americans. -
Battle of the Stalingrad
major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. Turning point in the war for Allies moved westward toward Germany -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the Kriegsmarine (German navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) against the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, and Allied merchant shipping. German's aim was to prevent food and war materials from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union. -
U.S. Convoy System
In response to Germans destroying their supply ships, the Allies organized their cargo ships into convoys with destroyers and airplanes. -
Operation Torch
British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942. -
Unconditional Surrender
Roosevelt, Churchill, and their commanders met in Casablanca to agree upon the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers.. -
Bloody Anzio
Hitler defended Italy from the Allies and left 25000 allied and 30000 axis casualties. Kept defending it until Germany was close to collapse. -
D-Day
Largest land-sea-air operation in army history.Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.Helped elect Franklin Roosevelt -
The Battle Of the Bulge
major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. Tanks mdae a bulge in the lines from Germany. -
The Death of Hitler
Soviets were storming into Berlin and Hitler along with his wife Eva Braun committed suicide. He blamed Jews for starting the war and his generals for losing it. -
Harry S. Truman
VP became the 33rd president when Roosevelt died from a stroke when posing for a portrait in Warm Springs, Georgia -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich
