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WWII
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Hitler becomes leader of nazi party
He was a fromer WWI general for Germany. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
He will eventually become an ally to Hitler. -
Joseph Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
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Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
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Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler now has full control of Germany. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
These acts where to brevent America from being dragged into war -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
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Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
this would end up in one collasle battle in the future -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Their actions would eventually be their downfall -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
this took about one week to occur -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
This temporalily holds the peace -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
This later became what is known as the Holocaust -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
This was apart of Hitler's master plan -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
The begining of WWII -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
If germany would have one, then wwii would have gone to the germans -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
this increased germany's size dramitaly -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
America did this to prepare for war -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
this criples the Allies -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
This forces two pitted enemies to work to geather -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
This made attacking the Allied cargo ships much more difficult to sink -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
This becomes one edge on the japanies sphere of influence -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
This is the begining of the american campain to the japanese heartland -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
This was one of the most crule acts of war the japanese have convicted -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
This was to make shure that the japanese in america whern't spies. -
June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
This was somewhat of a key point for the american troops. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
this was the world's largest battle ever recorded -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
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Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
this was a true mochery to the us navy. shame on you. tsk tsk -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy was one of Germany greatest alies. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
This was one of the most important battles to win for the Allies. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
This was a major problem for the germans because it marked that their days as an axis-power are drawing to an end. -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
This was the last stand for gremany for the war. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
This was the begining go the return of the troops coming home. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
He died from of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
This is the first half of the world war over. now it is mainly America and Japan. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
This left a scar on human history that we will never forget. The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Drop -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
This is the end of the 2nd world war. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
This was the killing of the remaning commanders of the axis powers that still lived.
