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Events Up to World War II
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Bolshevik Revolution
After World War 1 was finished the Russian people were left in shambles and the conditions were right for a revolution to start, Soldiers who wanted to throw over the original Russian government with the help of the Bolshevk party asked for land and when they were refused...a Revolution spread throughout Russia. In the end the Bolshevik's won and Russia became a Soviet run government. -
Paris Peace Conference
This event was held to establish what the terms of the Treaty from the first World War would be. There were nearly thirty nations at the conference however most of the attention was brought to the "Big Four" (Great Britain, France, the United States, and Italy) The decision was made to create a League of Nations in hope to prevent future wars. -
Treaty Of Versailles Signed
The Treaty was a way to end World War 1 however controversy arose about the treatment of Germany in this treaty. The Negotiations for the treaty had little to no involvement by the Germans and many of the agreements had negative affects for Germany. -
Washignton Naval Conference
A military meeting called for the intrests of the Pacific Ocean and East Asia. This meeting was called without the approval of the League of Nationa. -
Stalin comes to power in Russia
Stalin Participarted in the Bolshevik revolution and eventually played a big part in running their kind of government eventually taking over. -
Rapallo Treaty
Russia and Germany signed this treaty to renew all territorial and financial claims against the other. -
Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy
Mussolini was a strong advocate for a military dictatorship as early as 1918 and then in 1922 he became the youngest Prime Minister in Italian History -
England refuses to renew its alliance with Japan
After Bolshevik's revolution the Japanese sent forces into Siberia and this drew the attention of England. England then refused to renew their Alliance -
Beer Hall Putsch
A failed attempt by the Nazi party, led by Adolph Hitler, to overthrow the government and cease power in Germany -
Dawes Act
An attempt to collect the debt that Germany Owed the Allies after World War I. -
Mein Kamph Published
A book written by Adolph Hitler which outlined his plans for a future Germany. -
Stock Market Crash
A economic boom led to the housing market increasing leading to the banks crashing and the economy with it. -
French Begin Construction of the Maginot Line
This was a line of defense made by the French in hopes to protect themselves from the German army. This showed how the French feared the Germans military power. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria and they occupied there until the end of World War II -
Enigma machine used in Britain
used to decipher coded messages from the other side of the war. -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Hitler with his new power used propoganda and many other uses and his nazi party to rule over Germany and lead to World War II -
Ukrainian Famine
The Soviet Union was an oppressive government in Ukraine and when a famine hit many attrocities happened under Stalin's dictatorship. -
First Concentration Camps Established
These were used to torture and hold prisoners of war -
Night of Long Knives
A purge that took place in Nazi Germany resulting in 85 people dead. -
Stalin begins military purges and The Great Purge
Stalin and his fellow cabinet members feared the “social disorder” caused by the upheavals of forced collectivization of peasants and the resulting famine of 1932–1933 so persecution and killing of suspicious people began. -
Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany
Using his Nazi party supporters in government and getting 90% of the vote Hitler officially became Fuhrer of Germany. -
US Neutrality acts
The United States vowed to stay neutral in the War many times until eventually Pearl Harbor happened. -
Berlin Olympics
This was run by the Nazi Party and had very strong Nazi influence and even a boycott from some events in the olympics. -
Rape of Nanking
Japanese soldiers marched into the city of Nanking causing a massacre. The soldiers even raped almost 80,000 women in the city. -
Hitler invades Austria
Hitler saw Austria as a part of Germany and decided to invade them and marched triumphantly in to claim Austria for Germany. -
Munich Conference
This conference was called to hopefully help Germany with their territorial wants and demands however it failed -
Hitler invades the Sudetenland
Though not yet at war with Europe, the annexation of the Sudetenland is considered to be a huge move towards the invasion of Czechoslovakia and the beginning of World War II. -
Krystallnacht
A series of coordinated attacks on Jewish citizens in Austria by Nazi soldiers. -
Hitler conquers the rest of Czechoslovakia
Hitler continued his hopes of taking over all of Europe by conquring Czechoslovakia. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
This pact made the Nazi and Soviets influence in Europe split so they could divide Europe in half and hopefully conquer it easier. -
Hitler Invades Poland
This invasion brought Russia into the fight which then made war impossible to avoid for the rest of Europe. -
Britain and France declare War on Germany
This was provoked by Germany invading and not leaving poland. Forcing war between these countries -
Scandanavian Wars
Near the beginning of World War II, Scandanavia was desired for both its resources and location and each side suspected the other of invasion plans -
Nazi Occupation of Norway
Germany especially wanted to use Norway for their ice free ports for military and trade use. -
Defeat of French army by Nazis
The battle of France ended in deafeat for the French on June 22nd -
Winston Churchill comes to power in England
He was regarded as one of the most succesful wartime leaders in British History. -
Desert Campains in Africa begin
Both sides of the war saw Africa as a possible colonial possibility and conflict sprung up in these areas. -
Battle of Britain
This battle was known mainly for the intense air battles above Britain. -
Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa
This was Germany's secret plan of invading the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
A suprise bombing by the Japanese on an American naval Base in Hawaii which then forced America in the war proven by the quote from the movie "tora tora" "I believe we have just awoken a sleeping giant" -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important European Naval battles after Pearl Harbor. -
Manhatten Project
A plan by the United states to create the first atomic bomb -
D-Day
American soldiers landed in Normandy to begin their fighting in Europe. -
Operation Market Garden
Largest Airborne operation during World War II -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive campain launched in Belgium. -
Nimitz and Mcarthur begin Island hopping in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands were a valuable place for resources and naval bases -
Iwo Jima
The victory was ended by American soldiers hoisting up the American Flag on top of the mountain -
Death of FDR
He died of complications of his polio -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler realized his plan of world domination would not work and then when about to be captured he killed himself -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In hopes to finish the war the U.S. dropped their new atom bombs on to main cities in Japan. -
Surrender of Germany
After Hitlers suicide the Nazi's without a leader had to surrender. -
Surrender of Japan
After being bombed and battles in the Pacific Japan finally gave up on the war and surrendered
