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Bolshevik Revolution
There was a seizure of state power that became instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution. -
Paris Peace Conference
This was a meeting between all the countries who turned out victorious after WWI. -
Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy
He was the leader of the fascists and became very powerful in Italy. -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
This was one of the peace treaties that led to end WWI. -
Washington Naval Conference
it was a military conference that delt with interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia. -
Rapallo Treaty
Each of the countries renounced all territorial and financial claims that they had against the other. -
England refuses to renew its alliance with Japan
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Beer Hall Putsch
This was the failed attempt to sieze power in Munich. -
US victory at Iwo Jima
This was a 5 week battle that ended in the US capturing the island of Iwo Jima. -
Mein Kamph Published
This was autobiographical manifesto written by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. -
Stock Market Crash
This was a sudden dramatic decline of the stock prices. It was hared on many people in the US. -
US Neutrality Acts
These acts were in response to the growing turmoil that was happening in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. -
French begin constructing the Maginot line
These were a line of concreate fortifications -
Japan invades Manchuria
The Japenesse presence lasted untill the end of WWII. -
Ukrainian Famine
This was a manmade famine and many people died of starvation. -
First concentration camps established
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Hitler made chancellor of Germany
This marked a crucial turning point for Germany. -
Dawes Act
This authorized the President to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments. -
Night of Long Knives
The Nazis carried out a seris of political murders. -
Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany
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Berlin Olympics
These games marked the second and last time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host the Games. -
Hitler invades the Sudetenland
The growing aggresiveness of Hitler and Germany required Sudetenland to increase there boarder controls. -
Rape of Nanking
This is when there were mass murders and mass rapes commited by Japenses against Nanking. -
Stalin begins military purges and The Great Terror
He tried to eliminate all the others above him to gain as much power as possible. -
Hitler invades Austria
He first tourtured the leader of Austria. When they were going to appoint a new chancelor the German army surrounded them and took over power. -
Munich Conference
This was were a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia was generated. -
Hitler conquers the rest of Czechoslovakia
He ordered them to give him the power that he wanted. -
Krystallnacht
This was a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. -
Einstein writes a letter to FDR on the possibility of Atomic Weapons
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Enigma machine used in Britain
This was used to decode secret messages for allies. -
Nazi Soviet Anti -Aggression Pact
This allowed Germany to begin invading Europe without having to fight the Soviets. The Soviets gained machinery in exchange of raw materials. -
Hitler invades Poland
They were invaded from the north, south, and west. THe polish then withdrew. -
Winter War between Finland and Russia
This was a military conflict that happened just 3 months after WWII began. -
Battle of Britain
This was the name given to the Second World War air campaign supported by the German Air Force. -
Scandinavian Wars
This had a significant impact on the economy. -
Winston Churchill Comes to power in England
Winston Churchill became a very powerfull force in England. -
Defeat of French army by the Nazis
The French were defeated by the Nazis. -
Stalin comes to power in Russia
He was part of the non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany and then gained great power in Russia. -
Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa
This is when Hitler invade Russia. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan was the reason that the United States went into World War II. -
Manhattan Project Begins
This was a development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. -
Nazi Final Solution Developed
They decided that the solution was to get rid of all the Jewish people. -
FDR signs Executive order 9066, beginning Japanese internment
This happened after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
This battle defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
Nimitz and McArthur begin island hopping in the Pacific
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Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin
This was between the Allies and Axis Powers. It took place in Africa. -
D-Day
This was when american troops fought Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Operation Market Garden
This was an unsuccessful opperation it was also the largest airborne operation up to that time. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was a surprise attack that caught the Allied forces off guard. It was bitter cold during this battle. -
US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US conducted the bombings towards the end of WWII. They were the only time nuclear weapons were used in any war. -
Nazi occupation of Norway
Germany took over the Norway to gain power. -
Death of FDR
He died from a masive cerebral hemorrhage. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler shot himself in an underground bunker. -
Surrender of Germany
This ended the WWII in Europe. -
First successful test of atomic bomb
They tested this at the Trinity bomb site in central New Mexico. -
Surrender of Japan
This brought the aressiongs of World War II to an end.
