Bryn's World War 2 thing

Hitler leads Nazis

Jul 29, 1921

Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party.

Mussolini- Italian prime minister

Oct 1, 1922

Benito Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy

Stalin becomes Dictator

Jan 22, 1929

Josef Stalin becomes the sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

Japan takes Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

This day began the invasion on Manchuria, China by Japan.

Hitler named Chancellor

Mar 21, 1933

Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany.

Italian Army invades Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

On this day, the Italian Army began their invasion on Ethiopia. Benito Mussolini promised to gain Italy "a land in the sun"

Neutrality Acts passed.

Dec 7, 1935

Neutrality acts were passed by U.S. Congress

Hitler violates Versailles treaty

Mar 7, 1936

Hitler sends troops into Rhineland against the Versailles treaty

Militarist control over Japanese Gov.

Jun 7, 1936

Militarists took control of the Japanese government

Japan pillages Chinese town

Dec 13, 1937

The Japanese army pillaged Nanjing, China. Massacre of 250,000 people

Jew round up

Jul 7, 1938

Nazis began rounding up jews and sending them to concentration camps,

Munich Pact signed

Dec 7, 1938

The munich pact was signed, giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

Nazi-Soviet pact signed

Aug 23, 1939

Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

Nazis invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Nazis invade Poland, causing Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

Nazis invade many countries

Jan 1, 1940

Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. They take control

First Peacetime draft

Apr 11, 1940

The first time peacetime draft in the US.

Germany invades France

May 14, 1940

Germany invades France, forcing them to surrender

Battle of Britain

Sep 15, 1940

Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

Hitler breaks pact with Russia

Jun 10, 1941

Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

Atlantic Charter

Aug 14, 1941

Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

Japan invades French Indochina

Sep 22, 1941

Japan invades French Indochina

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Turning point of war in the Pacific

Japan gains Philippines

Aug 9, 1942

The Philippines falls to Japan - Bataan Death March

Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

Aug 16, 1942

Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

Nov 18, 1942

Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

German and Italian armies defeated in North Africa

Feb 22, 1943

British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

Italy surrenders

Jul 22, 1943

Italy surrenders, and Mussolini dismissed as prime minister

Zoot Suit Riots

Dec 22, 1943

Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles, CA

D-Day invasion of France

Jun 6, 1944

D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

Paris retaken by Allies Forces

Aug 10, 1944

Battle of the Bulge –

Dec 10, 1944

last offensive of German Forces

US forces return to recapture the Philippines

Jan 10, 1945

FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

Apr 16, 1945

V-E Day, war ends in Europe

May 8, 1945

First Atomic Bombs dropped

Aug 10, 1945

V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

Aug 14, 1945

War Crimes Trials

Jan 10, 1946

held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.