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Bolshevik Revolution
overturned the interim provisional government and established the Soviet Union -
Paris Peace Conference
the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms -
Treaty of Versailles
was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers -
Enigma machine used in Britain
machine used for deciphering secret messages -
England refuses to renew its alliance with Japan
England no longer wants to be allies with Japan -
Washington Naval Conference
naval powers gathered in Washington for a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia -
Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy
got power after having a parade through Rome -
Rapallo Treaty
agreement between Germany and Russia where each refused all territorial and financial claims against the other -
Beer Hall Putsch
a failed attempt by Hitler to seize power in Munich, Bavaria -
Dawes Act
Dawes Act (1887)-allowed the President of the United States to divide the Indian tribal land -
Stalin comes to power in Russia
Joseph Stalin gains the power of Russia -
Mein Kamph Published
a book by Hitler in which he outlines plans for Germany -
Stock Market Crash
sudden dramatic decline of stock prices resulting in a significant loss -
French begin constructing the Maginot line
a line of concrete obstacles and weapons that France constructed along its borders with Germany -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria in an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province -
Ukrainian Famine
A man-made famine which caused many civilians to die of starvation -
Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany
the Nazi Party rises to power and appoints Hitler Chancellor -
US Neutrality Acts
passed by the United States Congress in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia -
First concentration camps established
the first camp in which people are detained usually under harsh conditions -
Hitler made chancellor of Germany
Hitler appointed as the chancellor of Germany to keep him in the Nazi party -
Stalin begins military purges and The Great Terror
repression of peasants, the Red Army leadership, and police officers -
Night of Long Knives
a purge that took place in Nazi Germany when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political murders -
Scandinavian wars
series of conflicts between Sweden and Denmark-Norway as part of the Napoleonic Wars -
Berlin Olympics
The summer Olympics were help in Berlin, Germany -
Rape of Nanking
episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops -
Hitler invades the Sudetenland
Hitler invades the northern and western border regions of Czechoslovaki known as the Sudetenland -
Munich Conference
a conference that was held in the City of Munich when Hitler demanded part of the Czechoslovakia -
Hitler invades Austria
Hitler invaded Austria because he thought it should be part of Germany and by getting it, it would make him leader of the most powerful country in Europe -
Krystallnacht
a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany -
Hitler conquers the rest of Czechoslovakia
Hitler invades the remaining parts of Czechoslovakia he has not already invaded -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. -
Winter War between Finland and Russia
a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland -
Winston Churchill Comes to power in England
an English politician, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during and after World War II -
Einstein writes a letter to FDR on the possibility of Atomic Weapons
letter warned of the danger that Germany might develop atomic bombs -
Hitler invades Poland
an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union -
Nazi Soviet Anti -Aggression Pact
stated that the two countries would handle any issues between themselves agreeably -
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (1940)- the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom -
Nazi occupation of Norway
the Germans invaded and occupied of Norway -
Defeat of French army by the Nazis
successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries -
Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin
campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts -
Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa
code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II -
Pearl Harbor
deep-water naval base attacked by the Empire of Japan -
Manhattan Project Begins
research project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II -
Nazi Final Solution Developed
Nazi Germany's plan during World War II to exterminate the Jewish people -
FDR signs Executive order 9066, beginning Japanese internment
allowed local military commanders to designate "military areas -
Battle of Midway
one of the most important naval battles of World War II -
Nimitz and McArthur begin island hopping in the Pacific
a military strategy of hopping from island to island -
D-Day
the day of the actual Normandy landing -
Operation Market Garden
an unsuccessful Allied military operation -
Battle of the Bulge
was a major German offensive campaign -
US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan by the United States during the final stages of World War II -
US victory at Iwo Jima
a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire -
Death of FDR
Killed be Cerebral hemorrhage(bleeding in the brain) -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler committed suicide by gunshot -
Surrender of Germany
ended the World War II in Europe -
First successful test of atomic bomb
The first time an atomic bomb was tested and successful -
Surrender of Japan
brought the hostilities of World War II to a close
