Chapter 22- Timeline- Alexis Foreman By Alexisjf 962 Otto the Great established 'first reich' as Holy Roman Emeperor 1806 Napoleon abolished first reich 1812 Napoleon reatreated from Russia-scorched earth policy. Germany did the same in WWII 1812 Napoleon was not ready for harsh Russian winters-neither was Germany in WWII Period: 1856 to 1951 Life of Marshal Henri Petain Period: 1869 to 1940 Neville Chamberlain's life- became prime minister of Britain Period: 1871 to 1918 Otto von Bismarck created German empire 'second reich' Period: 1874 to 1965 Winston Churchill's life Period: 1885 to 1948 Hideki Tojo's life Period: 1887 to 1975 Chiang Kai-shek took control of Kuomintang Period: 1890 to 1970 Charles de Gualle's life Period: 1892 to 1975 Fascist followers of General Francisco Franco revolted against Spain's republican government Period: 1893 to 1976 Mao Zedong's life- he started Civil War Period: 1894 to 1895 Sin-Japanese war 1911 Revolt against Manchu Dynasty 1922 Japanese leader signed Nine Power Treaty 1927 Rival factions within the Kuomintang split the party 1930 Germany, Italy, Japan began to threaten world peace 1930 Several people believed Japan's civilian government collapsed 1930 Chiang defended China from Japanese 1931 Japanese troops seized province of Manchuria Period: 1932 to 1933 Geneva Disarmament Conference 1933 Hitler ended German participation in Geneva Disarmament Conference Period: 1933 to 1945 German 'third reich' lasted this long 1934 Nazi's attempted to seize Austria-failed 1934 Mussolini did not help Austrian governmet fight against Hitler 1935 Italian army invaded Ethiopia 1935 Two years after leaving Geneva Disarmament Conference- Hilter violate Treaty of Versailles, reestablished German General Staff 1935 Until 1935, Germany remained diplomatically isolated from Europe 1936 Hitler formed Rome-Berlin Axis 1936 Outbreak of Spanish Civil War Mar 7, 1936 Hitler ordered German troops to march into Rhineland 1937 Japan's invasion of China 1938 Hitler tried invading Austria again-success Sep 29, 1938 Hitler was given Sudentenland Oct 3, 1938 Chamberlain stood in House of Commons, and spoke in defense of his appeasement policy. Oct 5, 1938 Winston Churchill denounced the appeasement from Chamberlain 1939 Mussolini seized small Balkan nation of Albania 1939 Spanish civil war ended 1939 One year after Sudentenland was taken-Europe plunged into WWII 1939 Fighting between Russia and Finland broke out 1939 When war started in Europe, Japan focused on Southeast Asia Mar 15, 1939 German troops invaded Prague Apr 28, 1939 Hitler announces a nonaggression act between Germany and the Soviet Union Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacked/invaded Poland 1940 Germany attacked Denmark and Norway 1940 Germany had invaded France 1940 Hitler told his soldiers to be ready to crush Russia before Great Britain May 10, 1940 Germany began attacking Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium Period: May 26, 1940 to Jun 4, 1940 Evacuation of allied soldiers at Dunkirk Jun 22, 1940 France signed surrender to Germany Period: Aug 8, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 1,400 German Luftwaffe planes shot down. 800 RAF planes shot down. 1941 Erwin Rommel arrived in North Africa with German forces 1941 Germany invaded Russia 1941 U.S. Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act 1941 Japan and Russia signed a nonaggression pact 1941 Japanese emperor Hirohito appointed Hideki Tojo Jun 22, 1941 Hitler finally launched attack on Russia Dec 1, 1941 Russians lost 4-5 million people from German attack Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan 1942 Rommel and his forces had advanced into Egypt 1942 Hitler called for a meeting to figure out how to kill all the European Jews 1942 Philippines fell to Japanese 1942 Most American ships that protected the Philippines were replaced/repaired 1942 America defeated Japan in two major battles 1942 Turning point in war for Allies Apr 18, 1942 America bombed Tokyo 1943 Italy surrendered 1943 Germans surrendered to Russians 1943 Several days before Germany surrendered to Russia, the Russians broke German seize of Leningrad 1943 Allies sent lots of supplies to Russia 1943 Allies held two summit conferences that greatly influenced the outcome of the war 1943 Chruchill, Roosevelt, Stalin held conference in Tehran to discuss military strategy 1943 Axis troops in Africa were taken over 1943 Tehran Summit Conference Period: 1943 to 1944 Soviet troops pushed Germans back to Germany 1944 Nazis began launching rocket bombs on Allies 1944 General MacArthur returned to the Philippines 1944 Allies reached border of Germany- then Battle of the Bulge 1944 Dumbarton Oaks-summit conference Jun 6, 1944 D-Day invasion 1945 Axis powers collapsed 1945 U.S troops targeted two strategic islands- Okinawa and Iwo Jima 1945 Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin met at Yalta Conference to discuss policies for months ahead 1945 U.S captured Okinawa- five weeks earlier had captured Iwo Jima 1945 Roosevelt died 1945 Three main Ally leaders met to make a declaration for the future of Germany 1945 San Francisco summit conference 1945 Yalta summit conference Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler comitted suicide May 7, 1945 Germans surrendered unconditionally May 8, 1945 V-E (victory in Europe) Day Aug 6, 1945 Nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima by U.S Aug 8, 1945 Soviets delcared war on Japan Aug 9, 1945 Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki by U.S Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrendered Sep 2, 1945 "V-J" (victory in Japan) Day- end of WWII 1992 Navajo code talkers finally honored for their service in WWII