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Weimar Republic Established in Germany
The Weimar Republic formed during an unstable time in Germany when there was extensive social and political unrest as the people of Germany felt that the Treaty of Versailles treated them too harshly. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler led the Nazi Party of Germany, and the Nazis supported him throughout WWII. -
Washington Naval Conference
The world powers met in Washington to discuss naval disarmament and how to aid the unrest in East Asia. -
Washington Conference
The Washington Conference called for naval disarmament. -
4 Power Treaty
The Four Power Treaty bound the United States, Japan, France, and Britain to maintain status quo in the Pacific. -
5 Power Treaty
The Five Power Treaty limited countries' naval ships to the ratio of 5:5:3 with the U.S., Great Britain, and Japan respectively. -
9 Power Treaty
The 9 Power Treaty affirmed the sovereignty of China. -
Joseph Stalin Became Leader of the USSR
Stalin ruled the USSR by terror and turned the country into an "industrial and military superpower". -
Benito Mussolini Became the Leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini was the Prime Minister of Italy, was known as one of the creaters of Fascism, and was an ally of Hitler during World War II. -
Dawes Plan
The United States accomplished three major points in the Dawes Plan, they loaned money to Germany to help pay off reparations, helped set up financial reforms in Germany, and took Allied troops out of the Ruhr area. -
Adolf Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, an autobiography, outlining his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Hirohito Became the Emperor of Japan
Hirohito was the emperor of Japan through WWII, during his rule, his country went through a phase of strong nationalism and militarism. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was a pact against future wars. -
Stock Market Crashed in the U.S.
During the 1920s, the stock market expanded rapidly, but when prices began to fall people went into a panic and began to sell their stocks causing the market to crash. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
Japan created a puppet state in Manchuria lasting through WWII. -
Stimson Doctrine
The Stimson Doctrine stated to Japan and China that the United States would not recognize territories taken by force. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany, and had became so influential with the German people because of the hard economic times and his great speaking ability. -
The Holocaust Began
Hitler began the Holocaust-- a persecution of all people of the Jewish faith. -
Start of the New Deal
The New Deal was a collection of programs created by FDR to help end the Great Depression. -
Good Neighbor Policy
The United States claimed that it would not become involved in internal affairs of other nations with the Good Neighbor Policy. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became President of the U.S.
FDR's first term as President began in 1933, he was the only president to serve more than two terms. -
London Economic Conference
The London Economic Conference was an attempt to revive the world economy and trade; however, FDR was against the idea because he felt he would lose control of the United States' economy. -
Adolf Hitler Defied Treaty of Versailles
Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles and began to prepare Germany for another war; he began by withdrawing Germany from the League of Nations. -
U.S. formally Recognized the Soviet Union
The United States recognized the Soviet Union and opened trade and relations with them. -
Pan-American Conference
The United States repudiated the Monroe Doctrine and established the Good Neighbor Policy with Latin American countries. -
Tydings-McDuffie Act
The Tydings-McDuffie Act provided self-government and independence for the Philippines. -
Reciprocal Trade Agreement
The Reciprocal Trade Agreement stated that FDR would decrease tariffs up to 50%, if the other country would do so as well. -
Neutrality Acts
In 1935, FDR signed the Neutrality Act stating that the United States would aviod war at all costs. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in order to help increase national prestige and expand Italy's territory. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and sent troops into the demilitarized Rhineland. -
Francisco Franco Led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
The Spanish Civil War was fought by the Republicans, in support of the Spanish government already in place, and the Nationalists, led by Francisco Franco. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
The Rome-Berlin Axis was an alliance between Naxi Hitler and Fascist Mussolini created in 1936. -
Japan Invaded China
Japan invaded China and began the Sino-Japanese War. -
Quarantine Speech
FDR's speech proposing "a quarantine against agressor nations". -
Rape of Nanking
After defeating the Chinese in Nanking, the Japanese murdered prisoners of war, and raped and murdered many civilians. -
Anschluss
Hitler annexed Austria and announced the new union between Germany and Austria. -
Hitler Hosted Munich Conference
The Munich Pact gave Czechoslovakia to Germany as long has Hitler remained peaceful. -
Adolf Hitler Takes the Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler met with three other European powers to come to an agreement that Hitler could take the Sudetenland if he would not make further territorial demands in Europe. -
Hitler took the Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler met with three other European powers to come to an agreement that Hitler could take the Sudetenland if he would not make further territorial demands in Europe. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a night when thousands anti-Jewish pograms occured, and many Jewish homes and businesses were destroyed. -
Hitler took Czechoslovakia
On March 15, 1939, Hitler took Czechoslovakia which was promised to him in the Munich Pact. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Hitler and Stalin signed a non-agression pact for personal gain despite their extreme differences. -
Germany Invaded Poland (Blitzkrieg)
Germany invaded Poland in what they claimed to be a defensive action; however, this caused the Allied powers to declare the start of the second World War. -
Sitzkrieg Began
The Sitzkrieg was the name for the time period when the Allies werent primarily active. -
Auschwitz Death Camp Opened
Auschwitz was a Death Camp for Polish prisoners and Jews, and it was one of the largest concentration camps of WWII. -
Winston Churchill Became the Prime Minister of GB
Winston Churchill was a great figure in British history and led Britain in WWII. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
Allied soldiers evacuated Dunkirk just as German forced captured the port-- thus saving thousands of soldiers from the Nazis. -
Vichy Government Established in France
The Vichy Government formed in France under Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, and was closely allied to Germany during WWII. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was an attempt by the German Air Force to control Britain; the failure of the Germans allowed for Britain's freedom. -
The Destroyers for Bases Deal
While the US was still technically neutral, they made a deal with the British to give them 50 destroyers for military bases on British land. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
The signing of the Tripartite Pact allied the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan. -
Election of 1940
FDR was elected for a third term; he is the only president to ever serve more than two terms. -
Four Freedoms
FDR's Four Freedoms speech was an attempt to push the United States out of neutrality and into WWII. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to provide military material for Great Britain to borrow while keeping the United States neutral. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler saw the Soviet invasion of Romania as a threat to his oil supply, and therefore, attacked Russia despite their 1939 pact. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter defined Allied goals for the world after the war. -
Nisei were Interned in Relocation Centers in the U.S.
Hawaiian Japanese were kept in Internment camps in effort to ensure United States loyalty. -
Shoot-on-Sight Orders
FDR ordered the U.S. Navy to shoot German or Italian warships on sight in response to German torpedo attacks. -
Manhattan Project Began
Scientists, such as Albert Einstein, were supported by the government in the Manhattan Project to create an atomic bomb. -
Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, the U.S., in response, declared war on Japan, thus entering into WWII. -
US Declared War on Japan
FDR declared war on Japan as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the day before. -
Office of Price Administration
The Office of Price Administration regulated wages and prices, and rationed food and supplies for the war effort. -
War Production Board
FDR set up the War Production Board in order to distribute scarce resources and limit production of civilian products. -
Hitler Enacted the Final Solution
The Final Solution was Hitler's plan to annihilate the entire population of Jewish people. -
Double V
Campaign for blacks to fight for a social victory at home during World War II, in order to win a "double victory". -
MacArthur's "I shall return" Speech
Under FDR's command MacArthur left the Philippines, but promised to return. -
Bataan Death March
After the Battle of Bataan, the Japanese forced thousands of Filipino and American soldiers to march 65 miles, and they were killed if they fell or tried to escape. -
Doolittle Raids Over Japan
The Doolittle Raid was the first U.S. air raid on Japan and was a retaliation for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea, between the Unites States and Japan, was the first air-naval battle in history-- Japan was the victor. -
Battle of Midway
United States victory over Japanese that was a turning point in World War II. -
Battle of El Alamein
Axis powers under Field Marshall Rommel were close to a victory over the Allies in North Africa, but after the Allies were reinforced with American supplies, the Battle of El Alamein was brought to a standstill. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
First major offensive victory for the Allies in the Pacific against the Japanese. -
Operation Torch
Allies wanted to establish a second front in North Africa to contain German expansion. -
Rosie the Riveter
Icon of government campaign to recruit women to the workforce. -
Casablanca Conference
FDR and Churchill, along with other leaders, met in Casablanca, Morocco, to help decide the course of action for the rest of the war; the most momentious decision was that of unconditional surrender for the Axis powers. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The German attact on Stalingrad was defeated after one of the bloodiest battles of the war; the Allied win, however, was a turning point in the German offensive attact of the Soviet Union. -
Cost Plus System
In the cost plus system the cost of production and part of the profit goes to contractors. -
Smith-Conally Anti-Strike Act
The Smith-Conally Anti-Strike Act gave the president power to sieze privately owned companies who threatened with strike and impeded on war production. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
The Allies landing in Sicily began the Allied attempt to invade Axis controlled Europe. -
Island Hopping Campaign
The United States began attacking island to island in Japan as the U.S. navy got stronger. -
Tehran Conference
FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran, Iraq, to discuss the war, and potential peace settlements. -
Operation Overlord (D Day)
Allied troops attack on German held Normany; the victory allowed the Allies to begin to gain more power in continental Europe. -
Gen. Macarthur Returned to the Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
General MacArthur sent 100,000 soldiers to the Philippines, and the resulting battle there was the beginning of the end for the Japanese. -
Kamikaze Pilots Appear in the Pacific
Japanase Kamikaze pilots flew their planes directly into American planes causing massive damage. -
FDR's 4th Term
FDR was the only president ever elected for more than two terms; he was elected for his fourth because of the Allies strong grip on victory over the Axis powers. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive of the war; the Germans attempted to push the front line out of North France. -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met in Russia to discuss the future of the war in Europe and the Pacific. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The United States attacked Iwo Jima, in effort to get a military base closer to Japan-- after one month of fighting the U.S. marines were successful. -
Battle of Okinawa
In the Battle of Okinawa the Allied powers began the last and bloodiest Pacific Island battles of WWII, both the Japanese and Allies suffered many casualties. -
Execution of Mussolini
Mussolini and his mistress were executed by the people, and their bodies were mutilated and displayed to the public. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
Adolf Hitler knew that he could not win the war, and that the Soviets would capture him soon, so he shot and killed himself before anyone else could. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany was forced to surrender unconditionally to the Allies in both the East and West. -
V-E Day
Britain and the United States celebrate V-E Day on May 8, the day the Nazis were defeated. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was the last of the WWII conferences; Truman, Stalin, and Churchill discussed the conditions for the end of the war. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was the first of two bombs dropped on Japan before their surrender to the United States in September 1945. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
After the second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, in Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered. -
V-J Day
V-J Day was the formal surrender of the Japanese government to the Allied powers. -
Japan Surrendered
After the United States dropped two bombs on Japan, the Japanese surrendered in September 1945. -
United Nations Charter
The United Nations was signed into existence on October 24, 1945 as a means of negotiating peace and preventing international conflict. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials occured in 1945, and charged Nazi soldiers with war crimes, and crimes against peace and humanity.
