Electronic Timeline

By BrendanPS
  • Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China.

    Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China.

    Japan was not stopped by the League of Nations.
  • Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    A fascist party that believed in racism.
  • Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Mussolini threatened to destroy Italy's elected government, and the response was Mussolini being appointed.
  • Josef Stalin sole dictator of Soviet Union (USSR)

    Josef Stalin sole dictator of Soviet Union (USSR)

    Stalin turned it into a totalitarian state.
  • Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.

    Made Germany a totalitarian state.
  • Neutrality acts passed by US Congress.

    Neutrality acts passed by US Congress.

    Forbade the president from selling arms, making loans, or giving any other kind of assistance to any nation involved in war.
  • Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa.

    Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa.

    Ethiopia was at a technological disadvantage, and got no help from the League of Nations.
  • Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarists were pro-racism, and wanted more land for Japan.
  • Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    Other European countries did nothing to stop him.
  • Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    This went on for six weeks.
  • Munich Pack signed giving the Sudetenland of Czeckloslovakia to Germany

    Munich Pack signed giving the Sudetenland of Czeckloslovakia to Germany

    Britain promised to seek no further territory in return,
  • Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps.

    Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps.

    This was after they were banned from public schools and specific professions.
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    They agreed not to attack each others territory, and secretly decided to divide Poland.
  • Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    Germany's attack was successful.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island.
  • First time Peacetime Draft in US

    First time Peacetime Draft in US

    To prepare for possible war.
  • Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium - take control.

    Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium - take control.

    This was part of the Nazi's many attacks during the war.
  • Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    Lasted barely six weeks.
  • Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    America banned iron and steel exports to Japan in response,
  • Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin's Russia and Invades

    Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin's Russia and Invades

    USSR which now joins in England in fighting the Germans.
  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Outlined goals for the postwar world.
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    Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US

    About 2,400 Americans were killed.
  • Japanese - Americans interned in isolation camps.

    Japanese - Americans interned in isolation camps.

    People feared that they were spies.
  • Philippines fall to Japanese Bataan Death March.

    Philippines fall to Japanese Bataan Death March.

    The Bataan Death March took place after nearly 70,000 soldiers were captured.
  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow.

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow.

    Used the winter to their advantage.
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    Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific.

    Japan's navy was not as strong after this.
  • British and U.S. forces defeat German and Italian armies in North America.

    British and U.S. forces defeat German and Italian armies in North America.

    They began fighting up the Italian peninsula after this.
  • Zoot Suit Riots - Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots - Los Angeles, CA

    Riots started by sailors, but the riots were blamed on Mexican Americans.
  • Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

    Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

    American and British troops were fighting their way up the Italian Peninsula.
  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies.

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies.

    More than 155,000 troops were in the attack.
  • Paris retaken by Allies Forces.

    Paris retaken by Allies Forces.

    This was after four years of Paris being under Nazi rule.
  • Battle of the Bulge - last offensive of German Forces.

    Battle of the Bulge - last offensive of German Forces.

    German counter attack that caused a bulge in the American lines.
  • US forces return to recapture the Philippines.

    US forces return to recapture the Philippines.

  • FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President.

    FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President.

    Truman had little experience dealing with policy issues.
  • V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    Germany's armed forces unconditionally surrendered.
  • V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    Announced by the emperor of Japan.
  • First Atomic Bombs dropped

    First Atomic Bombs dropped

    On Japanese City Hiroshima, but Japan still refused to surrender.
  • War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    Many leaders were tried to a death sentence.