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Causes and Effects of World War II

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    Causes and Effects

  • Russia Blosheviks rebel in October Revolution

    Russia Blosheviks rebel in October Revolution
  • Weimar Republic is established in Germany

    Weimar Republic is established in Germany
  • Mussolini comes to power in Italy

    Mussolini comes to power in Italy
  • Kellog-Briand peace pact is signed by almost every country in the world

    Kellog-Briand peace pact is signed by almost every country in the world
  • U.S. stock market crashes; Great Depression begins

    U.S. stock market crashes; Great Depression begins
  • Hirohito's Japan seizes Manchuria

    Hirohito's Japan seizes Manchuria
  • Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
  • Ethiopioa is invaded by Italian forces

    Ethiopioa is invaded by Italian forces
  • Spanish Civil War begins

    Spanish Civil War begins
  • Germany and Soviet Union sign nonaggresion pact

    Germany and Soviet Union sign nonaggresion pact
  • Germany invades Poland; World War II begins

    Germany invades Poland; World War II begins
  • France surrenders; the Battle of Britain begins

    France surrenders; the Battle of Britain begins
  • Britain evacuates forces from Dunkirk

    Britain evacuates forces from Dunkirk
  • Stalin becomes dicator of Soviet Union

  • Germany invades Soviet Union

    Germany invades Soviet Union
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
  • Bataan Death March begins

    Bataan Death March begins
  • Allies turn back Japaneese fleet in Battle of the Coral Sea

    Allies turn back Japaneese fleet in Battle of the Coral Sea
  • Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Midway

    Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Midway
  • Hitler orders attack on Stalingrad

    Hitler orders attack on Stalingrad
  • Allies land in north Africa

    Allies land in north Africa
  • Germans surrender at Stalingrad

    Germans surrender at Stalingrad
  • Japanese suffer defeat at Battle of Guadalcanal

    Japanese suffer defeat at Battle of Guadalcanal
  • Allies invade Europe on D-Day

    Allies invade Europe on D-Day
  • Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Leyte Gulf

    Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Leyte Gulf
  • Battle of the Bulge begins

    Battle of the Bulge begins
  • Allies capture Iwo Jima

    Allies capture Iwo Jima
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders
  • Okinawa falls to Allies

    Okinawa falls to Allies
  • Allies drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Allies drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders