chapter 17

Axis

May 10, 1936

Hitler and Mussolini form the "Axis"

poland

Aug 17, 1939

the Soviet Union invades Poland

WAR

Sep 3, 1939

Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

Soviet Union

Sep 17, 1939

Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.

Lodz Poland

Jan 25, 1940

Germany creates a Jewish ghetto in Lodz, Poland

soviet union

Feb 21, 1940

the Soviet Union bombs Sweden

Italy

Jun 10, 1940

Italy declares war on Britain and France.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Start of Battle of Britain.

battle

Jul 10, 1940

Start of Battle of Britain.

A. Philip Randolph

Jul 1, 1941

Randplph called on African Americans everywhere to come to the capital to march under the banner. for colored americans demand the right to work and fight for the country

war

Dec 11, 1941

Germany and Italy declare war on the USA

WAAC

May 15, 1942

Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. this bill became a law

roosevelt

Jun 17, 1942

president Roosevelt authorizes a project to develop an atomic bomb

Africn Americans

Apr 3, 1943

African Americans finally saw combat.

mussolini

Jul 25, 1943

Mussolini is overthrown in Italy

auschwitz

Jan 27, 1945

the Soviet Union liberates Auschwitz

Allies

Feb 4, 1945

the allies pushed toward victory in Europe. ailing Roosevelt met with chuchill and stalin at the black sea

German forces

May 4, 1945

German forces in Holland, Denmark and N W Germany surrender.

Atomic bombs

Jul 25, 1945

Truman ordered the military to make fimal plans for dropping two atomic bombs on Japanese targets

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

atomic bomv code man little boy over hiroshima. a japanese military center