World War II

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    WWII

  • Mussolini becomes "The Leader" of Italy

    He marches into rome and just takes over Italy.
  • Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    He this about his life in prison.
  • Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

    He gets out of prison and immeadeately takes over.
  • Nuremberg Laws are passed

    These laws Jewish people of many rights including citizenship in the country of Germany.
  • Hitler annexes Austria

    He takes over Austria with no trouble at all they were happy actually.
  • Munich Conference

    There was a meeting to decide if Hitler could take over Czechoslovakia.
  • Hitler is given control of Sudentland (in Czechoslovakia)

    At the Munich conference it was decided that he should be given Sundentland.
  • Hitler and Stalin sign Nazi-Soviet Pact

    They both agree to not attack each other.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    He invades Poland which causes WWII.
  • Germany invades Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, and Belgium

    He invades these countries to gain land and to surround the rest of Europe.
  • Miracle at Dunkirk

    300,000 soldiers escape from the Nazi's grip by escaping to Great Britain through the English Channel.
  • France falls to Germany

    Germany attacks France and brings them to the coastline where they retreat and lose.
  • Operation Sea Lion begins

    This is the battle for Britain and he brings the Blitz method into play.
  • Germany's London Blitz begins

    This attack continued for 57 nights on Britain this included fire bombing constantly trying to break them down.
  • Hitler abandons Operation Sea Lion

    He stops and backs away from Britain and focuses his military somewhere else.
  • Operation Barbossa begins

    The name was named after Frederick Barbossa. His plan was to attack Stalin and the Soviets.
  • Germany's seige of Leningrad begins

    He seiged and took over Leningrad named after their previous leader Lenin.
  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese bomb pearl harbor trying to wipe us out of the war to gain control of the Pacific.
  • Battle for Stalingrad begins

    The germans start attacking Stalingrad.
  • Battle of Midway

    We fight the Japanese and capture a key island in the Pacific.
  • Allies invade Itlay

    The allies invade Mussolini to get him out of the war.
  • Battle for Stalingrad Ends

    The Germans failed to gain Stalingrad.
  • D-Day Allies invade France

    We invade the beaches of Normandy to save France from teh Nazis.
  • Allies invade Paris

    We invade Paris to get the Germans out of the country.
  • Allies bomb Dresden

    We firebomb there key military points in Germany.
  • President Roosevelt dies, Harry truman becomes President

    Roosevelt dies of an unexpected death and Truman becomes the President.
  • V-E Day Germany Surrenders

    Hitler commits suicide and Churchill declares victory in Europe.
  • United States test the first Atomic Bomb in New Mexico

    We fired an Atomic bombin Alamorgordo.
  • Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    We dropped the most devastating bomb created on Hiroshima.
  • Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki

    The Japanese still didn't surrender so we dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
  • Japan signs peace treaty

    Signed on the naval ship MIssouri in Tokyo Bay.
  • NATO was created

    NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • Warsaw Pact created

    Soviet and 7 satellites in Europe were involved in this pact. These two pacts would then lead to the Cold War.
  • Berlin Wall Built

    Divides Berlin into two sides Capitalist and Communist.
  • SALT Signed

    SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitiation Talks.
  • Star Wars

    President Reagan created Star wars which is missle defense against nuclear attacks.