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World War 2 Timeline
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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party on July 29, 1921 -
Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy after the former Prime Minister steps down in fear of a civil war -
Stalin becomes the leader of the USSR
After the death of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin takes over as the leader of the USSR -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria starting their attack on China -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adlof Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany establishing the third reich -
The U.S begins to pass neutrality acts
Congress begins to pass neutrality acts to prevent the U.S from entering war -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Fascist Italy invades Ethiopia and later is annexed in May of 1936 -
Hitler begins military build-up
Going against the Versailles treaty Germany starts to build up military strength eventually leading into World War II -
Germany invades the Rhinelands
Hitler orders his army into the Rhinelands heading toward the west. Hitlers army could have been easily defeated but neither Britain or France was prepared to go to war -
Civil War breaks out in Spain
Civil War begins in Spain after Fransisco Franco and his group of conservative generals rebel against the Second Spanish Republic -
Japan invades China
Japan invades China and over a period of six weeks brutally murder and rape people -
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement gave Hitler Sudetenland, a portion of Czechoslovakia populated by people who mainly spoke German. Hitler promised he would seek no further territory but only a few months later the Nazis controlled the remainder of Czechoslavakia. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland from the west forcing Britain and France to declare war on Germany. The USSR invaded from the east but only got a portion of the land that was once Poland. -
Non-agression pact
A pact between Germany and the USSR which said that they would not attack each other. A second secret pact also said that they would split Poland between them. -
The Fall of France
Britain sent troops to France to help resist the assault. They were quickly overpowered though and were forced back to Deunkirk, a French port in the English Channel. Britain sent every available ship and boat over to Dunkirk to rescue the trapped soldiers. On June 22, 1940 France fell to Germany. -
Battle of Britain
After Germany defeated France they began to assemble an invasion fleet to go across the English Channel into Britain. German planes bombed British Cities and Air Force bases but the British never quit. Civilians slept in the subways at night and cleaned up the streats during the day. But their morale was never broken and soon the British were able to defeat the onslaught of German planes. -
Lend-Lease act
The lend-lease act was a deal that the U.S could lend weapons and other supplies to countries whos defense was vital to the U.S -
Pearl Harbor
A day that will live in infamy. The Japanese pulled off a suprise attack that attacked a naval base on pearl harbor. It damaged many of the U.S's battle ships and planes and killed thousands of people. -
Battle of the Atlantic
After the U.S entered the war Hitler ordered his U-boats to attack U.S ships in the atlantic to stop supplies from reaching Europe -
Battle of Midway
This was known as the turning point in the battle of the Pacific. The U.S used a strategy known as "island hoping" where they would capture one island and go around others -
North African Front
Led by Dwight D. Eisenhower the U.S invaded the Axis controlled north Africa -
D-Day
British, France, and the U.S build up a large invasion force in Britain and they cross the English Channel into France. Thousands of men died but in the end they managed to defeat the Nazis. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans pushed back part of the U.S front creating a bulge in the U.S forces surrounding part of the army -
Iwo Jima
This island was a crutiial spot for the U.S in order to defeat the Japanese Empire. From there U.S bombers would be able to reach the main island of Japan. The Japanese fought bravely and many men died. -
Okinawa
The other island that the U.S needed to attack Japan. The Japanese fought to the death and even when they were about to be defeated the Japanese would jump off of cliffs and kill themselves rather than getting captured -
V-E Day
Known as Victory in Europe or V-E day it's the day when the third reich surrenders ending war in Europe -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was the first of the two places where the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Japan. -
Nagasaki
Nagasaki was the second place where the atomic bomb was dropped. It killed approximately 200,000 people -
V-J day
Victory of Japan day or V-J Day was the day when the Empire of Japan surrendered
