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WWI Ends/Treaty of Versailles signed
The allies forced the germans to sign the treaty of Versailles, which was very detrimental to germany. -
Mussolini Comes to Power
Mussolini and 30,000 facists march on Rome. King of italy gave Mussolini dictatorial power for 1 year. -
Japan invades Manchuria
In mid-september of 1931, Japan takes Manchuria for its factories and natural resources. The leauge of nations appealed this action to prevent war. -
Hitler Comes to Power
On this date the president of Germany named the leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, chancellor. -
Hitler organizes the Luftwaffe
Hitler creates the Luftwaffe, a german airforce. This action was a violation of the treaty of Versailles but the league of nations merely condemned the action but took no action against it. -
Hitler Remilitarizes the Rhineland
Hitler deploys the german military in the Rhineland, a ten-mile wide stretch of land around the Rhine river, which was a direct violation of the treaty of Versailles. -
German-Austrian Anschluss
This date signifies the date that Hitler marched into austria and announced an Anschluss, or unification. -
German Soviet Non-Agression Pact
THe Germans and the Russian signed a non agression pact that both forbid conflict between the Nazis and the Soviets and secretly drew plans on how eastern europe would be divided. -
Beginning of WWII
France and Britain declare war on Germany shortly after the invasion of Poland. -
Hitler invades Poland
Poles fall within weeks of the invasion. Germany keeps the western half of Poland while Russia takes the eastern half. -
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World War II
The span of fighting between the Allies and the Axis powers. -
Italy enters WWII
Italy enters World War II and begins an assualt on southern france. -
Italy invades British-controlled Egypt from Libya
The italians invade British-controlled egypt to block allied trade to Asia and Russia -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed pearl harbor in Hawaii. The Japanese killed 2,300 americans, destroyed 160 aircraft and damaged 150 more, destroyed the U.S.S. Arizona and the U.S.S. Oaklahoma was capsized. A dozen ships were either beached or sunk. -
Wansee Conference
Nazi leaders meed and have a meeting which ultimately leads to the deportation of the jewish people to concentration camps. -
D-Day
On June 6, 160,000 allied troops landed on Normandy beach. -
Battle of the Bulge
The allies counter the german offensive line in Ardennes, France. The name comes from the bulge of german territory on the war maps. -
Victory in Europe
On this day the german soldiers laid down their arms. The germans in Prague surrendered to the soviets and the germans in Berlin surrendered to the other Allies. -
United States drops an Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
The US dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Another nuke was dropped on Nagasaki 3 days later. -
End of WWII
On this date the Japanese, the final Axis Power, surrendered. This marked the end of 6 years of fighting. -
Japan surrenders to the Allies
This day the japanese surrenedered to the allied powers. The United States then occupied Japan.
