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Mussolini Takes Power in Italy
Mussolini was the first fascist dictator and wanted to spread his ideals throughout the world. -
U.S. Stock Market Crashes
This is significant to the United States joining the war. When an economy is bad, war can help the economy. -
Japan Seizes Manchuria
This is the beginning of the Japanese invasions which led to conflict with the United States. -
FDR is Elected President
FDR was not an isolationist like those before him. This helped in the process of the United States getting into the war. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
The people of Germany want Hitler to rule, since he makes them feel like he will accomplish the goals of the people. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
This showed Italy's power as a fascist nation. -
Hitler Defies the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler defied the treaty of Versailles mostly by creating an army of large size. -
France militarizes the Rhineland
France had to decide weather or not to start a war with Germany because they knew that Germans were eventually going to move into the Rhineland. -
Civil War Erupts in Spain
The Spanish civil war was caused by military generals who were against the government. -
Japan Invades China
Japan wanted to take more land and resources by invading China in its efforts to become a world power. -
Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Germany was referred to as the Anschluss. -
Munich Conference
Many powers of the world came to the meeting and came up with the decision that it would be best to allow Germany to take over the Czechoslovakia Sudetenland. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, or the night of the broken glass, was a pogrom or series of attacks against Jews by the Nazis -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
The Nazi- Soviet Pact was an agreement between Russia and Germany that stated that neither country would attack the other for at least 10 years. -
Germany Invaded Poland
The invasion of Poland split Poland in half. One half was now under control by Germany, and the other half under control by the Soviet Union. -
Phony War
The phony war is the time before hilter invaded Poland, countries expected hitler to make a move, but they did not know when or where he would strike. -
U.S. Neutrality Act
The neutrality act was signed mainly to show that America was not taking sides in the war, because the United States did not want to enter into another world war. -
Miracle At Dunkirk
The German army had cut off many troops during this battle, and the armies did not expect Hitler to move his army and as a result the Maginot line was easily conquered. -
Churchill Elected Prime Minister in England
Churchill was elected as the prime minister. He helped England much more than Chamberlain. -
France Surrenders
France surrenders, the armistice is signed meaning that France is now occupied by Germany and the French army now longer has power. -
Japan Seizes French Indo-China
The Japanese Invasion of French Indochina was constructed during the Second Sino-Japanese War, to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler decided to bomb London in hopes that the major destruction caused as a result would lead to a win for Germany, however Britain ends up beating Germany in the attack. -
Atlantic Charter
The discussion between President Roosevelt and Churchill was called the Atlantic charter -
Lend Lease Act
The united states did not want to get involved in the war, but they decided that it would be in their best interest to help other countries fight off Germany by giving them weapons. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan invaded pearl harbor unexpectedly, thus causing the United States to enter the war.
