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WWII Timeline
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holocaust started
started 1933, ended 1945. Adolf Hitler rounded up Jews and killed them,but needed a more effective way of doing it. So he created concentration camps and gas chambers. -
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini promised to fight alongside with Hitler against the democracies of the world in any war -
Adolf Hitler
After signing the non aggression pact with Stalin, one month later Hitler invaded Poland, starting the second world war, -
Kristallnacht happened
the night of November 9, 1938. A Jewish boy shot and killed a low ranking member of the nazie party, wich caused an uproar all around Germany. People went around and raided/burned down jewish shops, and let them burn all night. -
Joseph Stalin
Signed a nonaggression pact with Germany -
Neutrality act of 1939
The Neutrality act of 1939 was significant in WWII because it caused many interests of combat equipment testing by allied forces. This also created a shortage in the United States production because it wasn’t able to provide for allied forces and expanding US forces. -
Lend-Lease Act
On March 11, 1941, the lend-lease act was signed into law and allowed the US to supply the Allied nations with food, oil, weapons, and other materials. This was a very significant $50.1 billion dollar aid to the Allies. -
Executive Order 8802
On June 25th, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt signed off the Executive Order 8802 which was made to prohibit racial discrimination in the nation defence industry. This was the first federal action to stop employment discrimination and promote equal opportunity. -
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini was overthrown -
An unconditional surrender
the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki was the reason japan surrendered. Both cities had military bases that were really important to the Japanese, and since so many were killed, and essentials were lost, they were forced to -
Harry Truman
He made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan -
Strategic bombing
used to support ground troops. Targeted things like workers houses, military bases, and troops. An example of strategic bombing was nagasaki and hiroshima. -
United Nations
On October 25th, 1945, during the Second World War, the United Nations was formed. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization, designed to improve cooperation between nations and replace the ineffective League Of Nations. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10th, 1948, The UDHR was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The Declaration consists of 30 articles that include economic treaties, regional human rights instruments, and national constitutions, and other laws.