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  • 1921, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    1921, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
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  • 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
  • 1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
  • 1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

    1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

    Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
  • 1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
  • 1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
  • 1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

    1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

    Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
  • 1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarist take control of Japanese Government
  • 1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    1936 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
  • 1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    1937 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.
  • 1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
  • 1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
  • 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
  • 1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
  • 1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium to take control
  • 1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
  • 1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
  • 1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US

    1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US

    First time Peacetime Draft in US
  • 1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

    1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

    Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
  • 1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
  • 1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
  • 1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US -  Dec. 9

    1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

    Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
  • 1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
  • 1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
  • 1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
  • 1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
  • 1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

    1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

    British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
  • 1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
  • 1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
  • 1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
  • 1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces
  • 1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
  • 1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
  • 1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines
  • 1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped

    1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped

    Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped
  • 1945 Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    1945 Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
  • 1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe
  • 1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

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