-
Mussolini Take Power In Italy
Mussolini was the creater of the Fascist party that Hitler began to follow. -
U.S. Stock Market Crashes
This economic crises left the whole globe fearful and on the edge. -
Japan Seizes Manchuria
Western media reported about the bombing of citizens and other events of the like which had shocked citizens and created a bad reputation toward Japan. -
FDR Is Elected President
Roosevelt was president as WWII was going on and he decided to bring the U.S. into the conflict after being bombed at Pearl Harbor. -
Hitler Is Named Chancellor Of Germany
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany and was the ultimate brain behind the Holocaust. -
France Militarizes The Rhineland
They had full control of all of the important industrial areas. -
U.S. Neutrality Act
A series of acts intended to prevent the U.S. from being drawn into a war. -
Italy Invade Ethiopia
Italy won this conflict which resulted in the Italian Empire. -
Civil War Erupts In Spain
By involving themselves in fighting Germany tried to solve their problems by introducing and spreading the Nazi party to Spain. -
Japan Invades China
Japan had gained an alliance with Germany and the Soviets to carry on their ruthless actions. -
Anschluss
There was a controversy as to whether it was an annexation or a union. -
Munich Conference
This gave Germany permission to annex the Sudetenland. -
Kristallnacht
This was one of the first Anti-Semitism acts carried out by the Nazi party against Jews. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
This united the countries of Germany and the Soviet Union in neutrality should they ever get in a conflict. -
Hitler Defies The Treaty Of Versailles
Hitler took back the Rhineland and began to mobilize his troops. -
Germany Invades Poland
Bombers would attack the cities killing the citizens and the soldiers. -
Phoney War
This event was marked by a lack of miltary operations opposing the Germans. -
France Surrenders
This concluded the Phoney War and shortly after the German army pushed the Maginot Line deep into France. -
Churchill is Elected Prime Minister in England
Churchill was one of the first to notice the growing danger of Adolf Hitler. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army causing them to evacuate and leave many of their men behind to die. -
Battle of Britain
Churchill was expecting this battle since the Battle of France had recently ended and Germany was looking to expland their empire further. -
Japan Seizes French Indo-China
This was another victory for Japan making them feel as though they could take on any country militarily. -
Lend-Lease Act
It was an end to the United States neutrality. -
Atlantic Charter
It was a definition of the post-war goals for the Allies. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This was the bombing at a U.S. naval base which ultimately brought the U.S. into the conflict over seas.
