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Mussolini Takes Over Italys Government
He was practically invited by the King to become Prime minister in 1922, to help prevent a communist revolution in Italy.He then became the dictator of Italy.
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
An agreement, signed in Paris to prevent war signed on August 27, 1928. It is also called Pact of Paris. It was efforts to prevent another World War but that didn't prevent World War II. References
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U.S. Stock Market Crash
Investors traded around 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in one day. Billions of dollars were lost, and slowly lead to Great Depression.It was the longest lasting economic decline in the history of the Western industrialized. References
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Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
President Paul Von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, Chancellor(leader) of the Nazi Party in Germany. From that moment on Germany was off and running and there was nothing they can do to stop it.This was a crucial turning point for Germany and for the whole World.
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Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor by the Reich President, Paul von Hindenburg. He gained absolute majority, mostly due to terterrorising during the election campaign. The other political parties were not happy of making Hitler in charge of the government. References
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First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
The first major law to limit the rights of Jewish citizens was the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, which excluded Jews from the civil service. As in not letting them go to the same school, quit some of there jobs, and not join clubs with other German citizens. References
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Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
Japan left the (LoN) because they wanted to invade China for territory. They blew up the Manchurian railroad and blamed it on the chinease, for an excuse to wage war. Shortly after the (LoN) ordered for Japan to get out of China, Japan refused and left the (LoN).
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The Night of the Long Knives (Rohm Purge)
Hitler orders a mass attack on the people in his own political party members who have a potential chance of being a political enemy. He especially targeted members of the Nazi Storm Troopers (SA) that even helped him get into power. References
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Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler ordered a cabinet meeting and included the Army's General Staff and openly announces that he will remilitarize Germany. Which was against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles signed back in 1919. Nobody in the meeting objected to the statement Hitler announced. References
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Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
It deprived German Jews of their right of citizenship, and for them to have no relationship with any Aryan. It also said that the Jewish people couldn't hire Aryan women for household help. There then became confusion if you were a full Jew or not. References
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Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by sending German military forces into the Rhineland, a demilitarized area in Western Germany from the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland to gain more power for Germany. References
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Rape of Nanking
Durring the Chinese-Japanese War, Japan launched a series of violence against Chinese people in Nanking the capital of China. They murdered around 150,000 male Chinease "war prisoners", massacred 50,000 male civilians as well as raped 20,000 women of all ages. References
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Germany Annexes Austria
German troops march into Austria to gather the German-speaking Nation for the Third Reich. the Austrian leader Kurt Von Schuschnigg pleaded with Hitler about Austrias Independence,but Hitler bullied him into letting him anex Austria. References
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Munich Conference
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Edouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which is practically handing over Czechoslovakia to Germany in the name of peace. References
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Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia to make a bigger Germany. They gave them the land to prevent war. References
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Kristallnacht
Nazis in Germany torched Synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. Then 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to consentration camps. References
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Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
Einstein gave a letter to Rosevelt saying that there is a chain reactions utilizing uranium which makes big bombs. He also thought the Germans government was researching bomb information. References
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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact, stunning the world, given their diametrically opposed ideologies. They both were playing their own politica needs of peace from each other. References
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Nazi invasion of Poland
1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750 mile border with German-controlled territory. Hitler says it was in a defensive action,and Britain and France did not believe it.The German Luftwaffe bombed poland airfields and German U-boats attacked Poland naval forces. References
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
Was an evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France. It was decided when a big group of British, French, and Belgium troops were trapped.The Germans surrounded them but they got rescued by ships. References
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France Surrenders
After Hitler releases his Blitzkrieg on France and other low countries. The French technacally surrendered by signing an armistice allowing Germans to occupy half of France. References
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Battle of Britain
German aircrafts begin the bombing of Southern England. The German bombing raids were by Luftwaffe, and had destructive damage. Later came the "Blitz" attack against London. The first bomb was actually by accident. References
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Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini tries to take over Libya, which was controlled by the British. Hitler agreed help and they won possesion over Libya, the Suez Canal and Royal Navy bases. References
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The Tripartite Pact
A pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan stating they will help each other if one is attacked by a country if not already involved in the war. Which was pointing this toward United States to make them think twice before joining the Allies. References
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Lend-Lease Act
Which was a principle means for providing U.S military aid and money to foreign countries fighting in WWII. This brought the U.S one step closer to entering WWII. References
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler grouped together over 3 million German soldiers and launched a huge attack at the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa was a crutial turning point in WWII. The Germans lost ,and now they have war on two fronts. References
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planed launched a secret attack on Pearl Harbor near Hawaii, at the American naval base. The Japanese destroyed many ships and killed many men. Now the U.S declares war on Japan and Japan declares war on the U.S. This is what brought the U.S into the war. References
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Creation of the United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued a declaration called the "United Nations". 26 countries signed it and it was an international postwar peace keeping organization. References
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The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
Nazi officials meet to come up with the "Final Solution". Which was to work all the Jews until they die, and then later they came up with putting them in gas chambers to exterminate them faster. References
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Bataan Death March
After the Japanese take over the Philippine island of Luzon with over 75,000 American and Filipino troops captured had to walk to a prison camp near Cabanatuan. They had to walk 85 miles in 6 days, and many didnt make it. References
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Doolittle Raid
The U.S invades Japans mainland by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle. The attack to little damage, but it did stop Japans government from prestige. References
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Battle of Midway
One of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II. Japan was trying to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet before it got better then its own, but the U.S defended it well. References
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Battle of Stalingrad
Was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. It stopped the Germans from advancing into Soviet territory. It was the turning point to the Allied favors. It was the bloodiest war in WWII and there were more then 2 million casualties. References
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Operation Torch
An Allied offensive against Rommel and the German army in North Africa would be launched. In an attempt to get freedom to French North Africa. References
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Island Hopping (date for Buna-Gona Campaign)
It was an American attempt to get japanese troops out of islands near hawaii. It was a sucsess, by using the technique of island hopping. References
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Operation Overlord and D-Day
It was an Allied offensive to kick Germany out of France, by comming from the sea and driving them out. It was a sucess and it was called the beginning of the end of the war. References
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Operation Valkyrie
Hitler almost dies when a bomb planted in a briefcase goes off.Claus von Stauffenberg had the task of the assasination, and he was later sentenced to death. References
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Discovery of Majdanek
The concentration camp in Lublin was liberated by the Soviets. It was the first of many German concentration camps liberated by the Allies. References
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Battle of the Bulge
This was the last major German offensive in WWII. It was an attempt to push the Allied front by France back. It didnt work out well for the Germans. It then created a bulge of the Front line thats why they call it the battle of the Bulge. References
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Hitler’s Suicide
Holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Later Germany surrenders to the Allies. References
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V-E Day
Was when the Allies formally accepted the nazis unconditional surrender of its armed forces. References
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America dropped the Worlds first atomic bomb over the japan city of Hiroshima. It killed over 80,000 instantly and tens of thousand more from injury. 3 days later they dropped another A-bomb over Nagasaki killing 40,000 people. Then Japan’s Emperor Hirohito surrendered. References
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Japan Invades Manchuria
The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and sends 1 million soldiers into the Japan- occupied Manchuria, to take on the 700,000 strong Japanese army. Japan ends up surrendering to the Soviets. References
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V-J Day
Japan surrenderes to the Allies, effectively ending WWII. This is the last act of WWII. References
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The Nuremberg Trials
24 high ranking nazi officials go on trial for atrocities durring WWII.The trials were held by the French British and United States. 12 were hung, 7 were sentence to prison for at least 10 years to life, and 3 were acquitted References
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The Japanese War Crime Trials
28 Japanese military officials were charged with war crimes durring WWII.25 were found guilty. 2 died and one was declared insane. 7 men were sentenced to death with Japans general Tojo,16 were to spend the rest of their lives in prison,2 were to spend lesser terms. References
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The Cold War
Was the geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between, the USA and the USSR. After they were Allies in WWII they became enemies for around 44 years after that. References
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