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Hitler becomes leader of nazi party
Hitler was becoming popular by speaking to large crowds which then he was elected leader of Nazi party which led to world war 2 -
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Benito mussolini becomes prime minister of italy
Promised to restore italy the king of italy appointed him as prime minister -
Josef Stalin leader of soviet uniom
Josef goal was to turn the union into a totalitarian state, also took brutal measures to control the industry -
Japans army seizes china manchuria
The acted without approval of japan's elected government, after that 6 weeks japan pillaged the city of Nanjing -
Hitler is named chancellor
In great depression, hitler popularity grew which then made him chancellor of germany. Once in he created a totalitarian state -
Neutrality act is passed by congress
First ever law in united states to keep united states at peace, it forbid the president from selling arms, giving any loans and giving any other kind of assistance of nations involved in war -
Italy invades Ethiopia in africa
1935 mussolini's army army invades ethiopia, Leader of Ethiopia emperor Haile selassie appealed league of nations for aid from other countries. League responded slowly and Ethiopia was captured by italy -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Military leader pressured the civilian government to take control of nearby countries when militarists got mad which then made them take control of the japan government -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Defiance of treaty of versailles hitler sends troops to Rhineland and after 2 years are sent to austria. Everyone that tried to stop him failed -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people
Japan's army took anger out in Nanjing, China which lasted for six weeks after league of nations wanted to halt aggression -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Czechoslovakia was made mostly of Germans so hitler did not take all territory. Prime minister from Munich went to hitler and said you won let us have peace. Hitler signed the treaty but lied and took all of the territory -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
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Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
When trying to invade poland stalin and hitler's armies meet up and argue for poland. In september 1 1939 hitler signs treaty with stalin that both armies get half of poland -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
After two days of attacking and taking land in poland britain and france both find out and declare war on Germany -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
After defeating poland Germany's next stop was to capture norway, denmark and other places in Europe. Germany wins and heads to britain for war -
Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
With few men in britain hitler takes chance and attacks britain. On the verge of defeat britain never gives up and keeps fighting. Smoke and dust clear so both sides were thinking the same thing and sent planes to attack each other. Britain wins when hitler has to surrender plans of taking britain and other land -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Germany is about to win against France but Britain troop save to save the day which forces Hitler to retreat and try to take britain -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Franklin Roosevelt ordered army air corps to organize an african american under black american officers to train them -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Under command of Dwight D eisenhower when british move germans to north africa americans are waiting and once they came, american attacked -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
French need help so in response Roosevelt banned exports on scrap steel and iron to japan. Also restricted oil in japan -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Was goals for post world war To seek no territory gain -
Dec. 7 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
Smart plans by the japanese make a win for japan when american troops are off guard and not paying attention. Attack destroyed 400 military aircraft and damaged 8 battleships. 2,400 americans were killed in it -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Located at bataan, japanese captured 70,000 soldiers, when americans and filipinos surrendered by holding strong but still couldn't win. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop german advance in winter and at stalingrad of fighting, russian's win again and push back germans westward -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
LIke the Bataan death march japan forced men from philippines which they are already weak from hunger 65 miles to the camps -
June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
Japanese wanted to take an island called midway because it was home of american military base but on their they were losing, Americans were ready and shot down 4 japan aircraft carriers and 322 aircraft. It also reduced japan's highly trained pilots -
Zoot Suit Riots
series of attacks between young mexican people and servicemen. Eleanor roosevelt explained why they attacked -
italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
After a loss to the united states and britain. King of italy releases Mussolini from office when united states and britain attack italy -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
The british push the german backwards and with help from united states, americans are waiting for germans to arrive. United states ambush the enemy and rommel's army surrenders -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
155,000 american, british, and canadian troops cross the english channel, the plan for these allied forces was to invade france and take it -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
After Omaha beach, 2,500 american soldiers died. Under nazi rule paris people greet liberators with joy. After hitler lost Omaha, he retreated and gave up paris -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
Allied forces push eastward, german counterattacks in belgium. That was bad for allied forces because then a storm came which grounded aircrafts. After the battle hitler lost lots of men and was going to get attacked both in the west and east. Hitler also had no more reinforcements -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
Soviet union attacks germany from the east while united states waits and attacks from the west. once they attacked, allied forces planes attacked and bombed germans -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
Franklin roosevelt dies suddenly during world war 2 and vice president Harry S Truman takes charge. People were scared because Harry truman had little experience dealing with policy issues -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
Germany was collapsing everyday when attacked from east and west. Soviet union began an assault in berlin and Hitlers only option was hide in a bunker under city streets. There with his nazi empire, he killed himself because he knew they lost -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
President truman made plans for invading japan and that was using his atomic bomb successfully tested in new mexico. The bomb destroyed everything and killed 130,000 people -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
Japanese refuse to surrender after atomic bomb, but a second atomic bomb was dropped and 35,000 died instantly, others would die slowly due to poisoning -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
In german city nuremberg, allied judges punished nazis for starting world war 2, and horror death camps kill many people known as the holocaust, 12 defendants were quickly sentenced death by hanging. Similar trials were located in Manila and Tokyo.
