History Timeline

By Jannelle
  • Mussolini takes power in Itlay

    Mussolini takes power in Itlay

    Mussolini wanted a strong and orderly government that used violence to enforce rules.
  • Stalin Comes to Power in Russia

    Stalin Comes to Power in Russia

    Lenin dies so Stalin used his high ranking postition and political tricks to gain power.
  • The U.S. Stock Market Crashes

    The U.S. Stock Market Crashes

    So many people invested money that most were broke after the stock market crash. this lead to the Great Depression
  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria

    Without government permission, the Japanese invaded Manchuria. This showed the weakness of the government and the strength of nationalists.
  • FDR is elected president

    FDR is elected president

    FDR defeated Hoover by a landslide.
  • Hitler is Named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is Named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler now has power and the German people wanted him to fix the economy.
  • Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Disput about the Italy/Ethiopia border make Italy invade Ethiopia.
  • The U.S. Passes the Neutrality Act

    The U.S. Passes the Neutrality Act

    This act was passed because the U.S wanted to stay out of the war.
  • Germany Remilitarizes the Rhineland

    Germany Remilitarizes the Rhineland

    Hitler sent troops to Rhineland.
  • anschluss

    anschluss

    Hitler wanted the Austrian government to unionize with Germany.
  • The Munich Conference

    The Munich Conference

    This was agreement made between Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that Hitler could annex Sudetendland but not invade anywhere else.
  • Germany Occupies Sudetenland

    Germany Occupies Sudetenland

    Germany invading Sudetenland gave Hitler more time to remilitarize.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    Attacks against Jews through Germany and Austria persisted for 2 days. 91 Jews were killed.
  • Civil War Erupts in Spain

    Civil War Erupts in Spain

    Civil war erupted in Spain because of the differences in political views.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    Russia and Germany signed a pact to be in an alliance together.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    Hitler had a German dress in Polish military and was shot on the border. This was his excuse to invade Poland.
  • The "Phoney War"

    The "Phoney War"

    The lack of military actions from Great Britain and France from October 1939 to April 1940 made this time period be called the Phoney War.
  • Churchill is Elected Prime Minister of England

    Churchill is Elected Prime Minister of England

    Winston Churchill was elected Prime Minister of England in May of 1940.
  • France Surrenders

    France Surrenders

    France was defeated in the Battle of France.
  • Miracle at Dunkirk

    Miracle at Dunkirk

    From May 27-June 4th the evacuation of allied soilders from Dunkirk too place bcause German troops cut off ports and docks.
  • Japan seizes French Indo-China

    Japan seizes French Indo-China

    To prevent China from importing goods and fuel, the Janpanese invaded,
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    This battle was led by Churchill and they had new technology called radar. Radar helped detect enemy planes.
  • The Lend-Lease Act

    The Lend-Lease Act

    This act allowed the United States and other nations to send weapons to Great Britain.
  • The Atlantic Charter

    The Atlantic Charter

    This document shared the goals of the Allied powers to the post-war world.
  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese led a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. A miliarty base in Oahi, Hawaii.