1928-1947 WWII

Depresson

Jan 1, 1928

1928 was for most countries, the last year before the great depression.

Weimar

Jan 1, 1929

Germany is ruled by a grand coalition stretching from the Social Democrats to the Peoples Party and the Social Democrat, Muller is Chancelor

Depression Starts

Oct 28, 1929

Stock market crashes, then the next day it falls futher.

Fall of the Weimar

Mar 27, 1930

Rising unemployment puts the unemployment insurance into greater crisis. Meyer of the Democrats and Bruning of the Centre Party propose a new compromise. Three of the four Social Democrat Ministers accept the compromise but the Social Democrat group in the Reichstag rejects it. On 27th March Muller resigns as Chancellor.

New Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Hindenburg appoints Hitler as Chancellor

New Dicatator

Mar 23, 1933

An enabling act giving dictatorial powers to Hitler's government is put to the Reichstag. A 2/3rds majority is required and 2/3rds of the Riechstag must be present. However along with the Nationalists, the Peoples Party and the Catholics vote for. The Democrats (all five of them ) are split but decide to vote for, on the grounds that as Hitler is going to establish a dictatorship anyway it is better to let him do it legally. Only those Social Democrats who attended (many are already

False Pacts

Jan 26, 1934

German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.

Luftwaffe

Feb 26, 1935

Germany begin Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall H Goering

Claims

Mar 29, 1936

Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates

Italy and Yu-Gi-Oh

Mar 25, 1937

Italy & Yugoslavia sign no-attack treaty (Pact of Belgrade)

Invasions Begin

Mar 12, 1938

Nazi Germany invades Austria (Anschluss)

WWII Begins

Sep 1, 1939

WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig

Italy joins the fight

Mar 18, 1940

Benito Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain

USSR

Jun 22, 1941

Germany, Italy & Romania declares war on Soviet Union during WW II

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

United States is attacked by Japan, and now joins the Ally war effort.

Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II

Bismark sea

Mar 3, 1943

US defeats Japan & wins Battle of Bismark Sea

Essen Germany

Mar 5, 1943

RAF bombs Essen Germany

Jap Fleet Destroyed

Oct 25, 1944

Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe

V-J Day

Aug 14, 1945

V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II