-
1921, Jan. 30 Adolf hitler becomes leader of nazi party
Hitler spoke out in fronts of hundreds of people at a time. He spoke well in front of crowds, people loved him. once the german party realized that. They assigned Adolf Hitler as the leader. -
1922 Benito mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy
He was a Italian dictator. He rose to the wake of world war one. He he forged the paramilitary fascist movement in 1919. -
Josef stalin sole dictator of the soviet union
He was a former general secretary of the central committee, of the soviet union. -
Japans army seizes manchuria, china
It began when kwantung army of the empire of japan invaded manchuria immediately following mukden accident. -
Hitler is named chancellor of Germany
The supposed one thousand year reich had started. -
Italian army invades Ethiopia and africa.
The league of nations was faced with another crucial test. Benito mussolini, a fascist leader of italy, adopted hitlers to expand german territory. -
Neutrality acts passed by congress
congress passed this law prohibiting arms, ammunition, and implements of the war. -
Militarist take control of japanese goverment
they tried to shut down american shops -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
germany thought the treaty was hostile towards them so they sent troops. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people
japan captured china and went on a 6 week killing streak -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
british and french ministers signed and gave czechoslovakia to germany -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Hitler began to put jews into labor camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
they signed and agreed not to go against each other in war for the next 10 years -
Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
poland,britain, and france reacted to hitler's invasion by bombing germany's ships -
May 10 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
the nazis invaded several countries but ended up surrendering to belgium in the end -
July 10 Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
after months of fighting in the air britain royal air force finally won over germany -
July 14 - 22Germany invades France and forces it to surrende
germany attacked france when they were not expecting it forcing france to surrender to german troops. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
men from the age of 21 to 35 had to enter the local draft board -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
stalin joined the england and fought against the germans after they broke the pact because hitler thought that it was unfair -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
franklin d roosevelt released the atlantic charter witch was a joint release it was a broad statement about the american and british war aims. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
the japs invaded because they wanted to prevent the chinese from importing supplies -
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
japs do a surprise air attack on pearl harbor, to try to destroy military bases -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
after the surrender filipino troops had to walk 65 miles -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
americans put thousands of japs into american work camps -
June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
6 months after the japs plans were countered and this put americans into an offensive postion -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
the germans attempted to capture moscow but they were not succesfull -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
the british and us fought off the germans and their allies italy in north africa in a brutal fight -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
it was just conflict between police/ and service men and mexican american youth -
- Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
italy gave up because they were tired of fghting -
- D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
one of the most ambitious battles around 156,000 americans attacked the fortified base and it turned out to be a success -
- Paris retaken by Allies Forces
paris was taken by the french even when the numbers were uneven -
. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
it was the last big offensive attack and it was taken place during the western front -
– US forces return to recapture the Philippines
the philippines with allies of america took back the philippine islands back -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
franklin passes away which left truman as president -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
everyone starts to celebrate in europe because the is over -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
the first atomic bomb was dropped on japan killing thousands -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
america celebrates the war ending after japan surrendered after we dropped the atomic bomb -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
any miss treatment or any thing bad to prisoners was arranged/prisoners were released
