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Bolshevik Revolution
Overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave power to the local societs. -
Paris Peace Conference
This was to establish the terms of peace after World War I.
Included the "Big Four" -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
Ended World War I officially.
Formed teh League of Nations -
Washington Naval Conference
Lasted until February 6th 1922.
The world's largest naval powers gathered to discuss naval isarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia -
Rapallo Treaty
Reestablished normal relations between Germany and Soviet Union.
Strengthened economic and military ties. -
Benito Mussolini comes to Power in Italy
Sworn in on the 31st, ruled through April 28th, 1943 as the 40th Prime Minister of Italy.
lead the Blackshirts in a sneak attack on Rome. -
England Refuses to Renew its Alliance with Japan
Renewal of alliance was refused -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler's attempt to overthrow the Weimar government of Evert and establsihs a right wing nationalistic one in its place. -
Dawes Plan
Was accepted on August 10th.
To collect war reparations devt from Germany -
Mein Kamph Publsihed
A blueprint for Hitler's agenda for a 3rd Reich and exposition of the nightmare that will envelope Europe. -
Stalin Comes to power in Russia
Schemed his way into power using his position as general Secretary and a series of ruthless political moves. -
Stock Market Crash
Known as the worst day in stock history: "Black Tuesday"
many peole lost life savings, companies were ruined, faith in banks was destroyed. -
French Begin Constructing the Maginot Line
It is a series of outposts.
French government gave a grant of 3 billino francs for building -
Japan Invades Manchuria
In hopes of gaining more natural resources to support their massive expansion and militarization -
Ukrainian Famine
Permeditated by Soviet Union
Undermine nationalistic pride of Ukrainian people -
Hitler Made Chancellor of Germnay
His rise in prominence spurred by the German peoples' frustration with the economic conditions and the wounds left by defeat in Great war. -
First Concentration Camps Established
Established soon after Hitler was appointed chancellor -
Stalin Begins Military Purges and the Great Terror
Great Terror eliminated many key figures in government
purgest dismissed or executed most of Communist Party "Old Guard" -
Hitler Declared himself Vice Chancellor and Guhrere of Germany
Became supreme leader of the Germand people -
Night of Long Knives
Saw the wiping out of the SA'S leadership and others who had angered HItler in recent past in Nazi Germany -
US Neutrality Acts
Acts intended to precent the US from being drawn into war -
Berlin Olympics
Games were brief. Interlude in Germany's escalaign campaign against the Jewish Poplation. -
Rape of Nanking
Episode of mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking during the second Sino-Japanese War -
Hitler Invades Austria
Austria became part of teh German Greater Reich and Austrian Jews lost rights almost immediately -
Munich Conference
Leaders of Great Britain, France and Italy agreeded to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Sudetenland
Gaines control by proclaiming himself champion of ethnic Germans (Most of Sudetenland) -
Kristallnacht
wave of violent anti-jewish pogroms -
Hitler conquers rest of Czechoslovakia
German Wehrmacht moved into the remainder of Czechoslovakia . -
Enigma Machine used in Britain
Used to decipher German Signals -
Einstein Writes a letter to FDR on teh possibility of Atomic Weapons
warning FDR of the possibility of constructing "extremely powerful bombs of a new type" -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler did not want to fight a war on two fronts
made with Soviet Union; they would handle things amicably and split Poland -
Hitler Invades Poland
German forces bombarded Poland from land and air as Hitler seeked to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
In response to the Poland invasian -
WInter War between Finland and Russia
a direct result of Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
to determine who woudl have more rights in teh influence of Eastern Europe. -
Scandinavian Wars
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway on teh same day -
Nazi occupation of Norway
German army quickly swept through Norway and established rule in one month -
Winston Churchhill comes to power in England
Helped inspire British resistance
Led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured -
Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin
The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers -
Defeat of French Army by the Nazis
Resulted in a division of France -
Battle of Britain
Name given to WWII air campaign waged by German air force agains UK -
Hitler Launces Operation Bararossa
The invasion of Russia
most powerful invasion in history. Over 3 million German troops -
Nazi Final Solution Developed
Plan to exterminate Jewish population -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise military strike conducted by the imperial Japanese Navy -
FDR Aigns Executive Order 9066, beginning Japanese Internment
Authorizing secretary of war to prescribe certain areas as military zones -
Manhattan project Begins
research and development project that produced teh first atomic bombs -
Battle of Midway
considered the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific -
Nimitz and MacArthur begin island hoppin in the Pacific
to capture Pacific Islands one by one -
D-Day
Invasion of Normandy, France -
Operatioin Market Garden
Unsuccessful allies military airborne operation -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensice campaign
Became costliest battle for the US -
US Victory at Iwo Jima
American soldiers raised the American Flag as a symbol of victory -
Death of FDR
Dies from massice cerebral hemorrhage -
Hitler commits Suicide
shot himself
remains were set on fire becuase of his wishes -
Surrender of Germany
Unconditional surrender of all German forces -
First Successful test of atomic bomb
tested in Alamogrodo, Mexic -
US drops atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasazi
Bombs casued numerous deaths -
Surrender of Japan
Brought the hostilities of war to close
