-
Treaty of Versailles
A peace treaty signed that formally ended World War 1. -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
Hitler was voted to power as Chairman of Germany as the leader of the Nazi party. -
"Hitler's Olympics"
Hitler's attempt to prove that the Aryan race was superior over all others. The games were only a partial success, as the (African) American team dominated the track section of the games. -
Invasion of Poland
Poland was ambushed by the Nazi's, which triggered the European Phase of World War ll -
Tripartite pact signed
An agreement that that created a defense alliance (Axis) between Germany, Italy, and Japan -
Nazi's establish gas chambers at Aushwitz
The Nazi's established gas chambers to kill off the weaker people that were captured in concentration camps. The gas chambers looked identical to the showers. -
Pearl Harbor
A devastating attack by Japanese forces that decimated the US Pacific Naval Fleet, that led to the US joining the war. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
All people of Japanese descent, and even U.S. citizens, were incarcerated in isolated camps by the US, where they were forced to work. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a key battle for the allied forces that secured dominance in the Pacific ocean. The US naval intelligence successfully broke Japanese codes and discovered Japan's plans to attack the Midway Atoll. -
D day
The invasion of the beaches at Normandy that brought together the land, sea and air forces of the allied armies that led to 10,000 total casualties. -
Period: to
Axis power surrender
Germany surrenders:5/7/1945
The Axis power's surrender lead to the end of WWll -
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
The first atomic bombs ever were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed hundreds of thousands of citizens and caused Japan to surrender.