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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of World War I, codified peace terms between the victorious Allies and Germany. The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments, and demilitarization. -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
In the early 1930s, the mood in Germany was grim and millions of people were out of work. just years before was World War I, and Germans lacked confidence in their weak government, known as the Weimar Republic. These conditions provided the chance for the rise of a new leader, Adolf Hitler, and his party, the Nazi Party. Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change. -
"Hitlers Olympics" 1936 Olympics
Originally, Hitler was going to restrict any jews from other countries from participating then let them but he did not let the jews from Germany compete. However, there was a lot of different discrimination in the Olympics. -
German invasion of Poland
German troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, triggering World War II. In response to German aggression, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany. -
UK wins first navel war
The Uk won the naval war on the river plate. -
Winston churchill becomes prime minister
After British forces failed to prevent the German occupation of Norway in April 1940, Chamberlain lost the support of many members of his Conservative Party. -
Tripartitle pact signed
Tripartite Pact, agreement concluded by Germany, Italy, and Japan on September 27, 1940, one year after the start of World War II. It created a defense alliance between the countries and was largely intended to deter the United States from entering the conflict. -
Nazi"s establish gas chambers
The Nazis killed millions of people in gas vans or in stationary gas chambers. The victims were people with disabilities and later Jews and other prisoners. The vast majority of those killed by gassing were Jews. -
peal harbor
Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Japanese fighter planes descended on the base. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. -
Japanese Americans sent to interment cams
From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps. -
Iwo Jima
A battle between the United States and Japan. The United States mounted an invasion of the island of Iwo Jima as part of the war against Japan. A costly victory for the United States, the battle was one of the bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. -
Axis powers surrender
On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Reims, France, ending World War II and the Third Reich. Japan did not till later