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Mussolini takes power in Italy
Mussolini took power in italy as prime minister. He was the youngest P.M. to be elected in history. -
US Stock Market Crashes
The stock market had been been on a rise with everyone having an optomistic view on life. When the market crashed no one was safe from the downturn. -
Japan seizes Manchuria
Japan had been fighting with china for a long while. they finally took over Manchuria on this day. -
Japan invades china
Japaqn believed they could win a battle against parts of china so they attacked. The first target they had was manchuiria. -
Fdr is elected
FDR took over power as president after Hoover failed. He bacme wildy loved and respected as president. -
Hitler is named chancelor of Germany
After a long attempt to win power Hitler finally won. He was the first Nazi leader to be put into power. -
Italy invades ethiopia
Italy had an attack on ethiopia orgonized by mussolini. Italy was succesful and took over Ethiopia -
US neutrality act
US wanted to stay out of the war so they enacted this. It was first enacted after italy had its first attack. -
Hitler breaks treaty
Hitler defys the treaty made after ww1. He does this by getting a bigger army than germany was allowed at the time. -
Germany militarizes in the rhinland
Germany was under watchful eye of the Leauge of Nations. they occupied the rhineland as a threat to any opposing nations. -
Civil war in spain
The people of spain were enraged so they divided. the divisons faught in a civil war over government. -
Anschluss
Hitler made a union on this day. Called Anschluss it was the union between Germany and Austria -
Munich conference
In this confrence germany was appeased by other nations. They let him do what he wanted and may have caused the whole war. -
Kristallnacht
Also called the night of broken glass. This was the start of a major anti jewish crime wave -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
the Nazi-Soviet Pact was a pact made befpre the war. Hitler wanted to gaurentee an ally so he signed a pact with the soviet union -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler took his rebellion a step too far with invading Poland. This is the event that caused war to be declared -
Phony war
two days after Hitler invaded poland the allies declared war. There was very little conflict and it was ended quickly. -
Churchill eleced PM
Winston Churchill is eleced as prime minister in england. He won the popular vote and was a good leader. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
Allied solders were completley surrounded and had no way out. Then England sent every avalible ship to pick them up and take them to saftey. -
France Surrenders
After Gremany attacked france, they were pinned down and baing distroyed. With no other oppurtunity to win, france was forced to surrender to Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Germany wanted to hurt Britain so they attacked by air. Britains weakeszt l;ink in armed forces was their air force and they took a beating -
Japan seizes french Indo-China
Japan strikes again and attacks indo china. they again win and show that they are a force of strength. -
Lend Lease act
The us wanted to aid in the war withought fighing so they had this act. The act allowed goods to be sent to the allied countries of WW2 -
atlantic charter
THis was a meeting between two world powers. The powers were america nad britain with FDR and Churchill -
Pearl harbor
Japan wanted to intimadate the Us out of the war by an all out attack on Pearl Harbor. Little did they know, this would cause the US to join the war effort.
