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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
National Socialist or known as Nazi Party was a form of fascism. Hitler changes Germany around and says they lost WW1 because of Jews. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy.
Benito and his fallowers threated to overthrow Italy's government, soon makeing hem prim minister. Mussolini made Italy the worlds first Fascist state. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Stailn turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. He orderd peasants to give crops, animals, and land. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan's military argues that the nation needs more space and materials for booming industries. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Once in power, Hitler quickly created a totalitian state. Hitler"s secret police enforced strict loyalty. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Ethiopians fought hard but were no match for Italy's tanks ans airplanes. Ethiopia's emperor, Haile Salassie appealed to the league of nations for aid. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
The first of several laws designed by congress to keep U.S. at peace. But the keeped the President from making lones, or assistence. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
To defend the treaty of Versailles he sent troops into Rhineland. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
When Militist took control it was kindof like the Nazis and they preached racism and thought they were superior. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Japan attacked China for 6 weekes and pillaged Nanjing, China. More than a quarter of a million civilans and prisoners of war were massacred. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
First Hitler banned all jews from school and all learning and soon sent them into labor camps. But the worst will come soon. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
France and Britain sat down with Hitler and soon ageed to let hem have Czechoslovakia. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Hitler had sworn to not attack poland but on september first he did and two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. World War two had begun. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Two dictators promised not to atack. Secretly thay agree to divide up Poland. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
Hitler"s army seemed unstoppable early in the war and were takeing control. -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
Hitler attacked Britain with air force. The raids took tens of thouands od lifes. But Britan keeped high spirtits. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Roosevelt did this law so he could build up his army like the the Army air crops. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
German arnies entered France and marched on to paris, the French Capital forcing a surrender. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Churchill and FDR outlind their goils and agreed that all people can choose there own government. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Britan and the Solviet Union had to work together to defeat there enemy. Hitler. Wich means Churchill and Stain had to work together. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
American exports of iron and scrap to Japan were banned by Roosevelt when he heard about Japanes invadion. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces
Japanese bombers launched a surprise atack on American navil, air , and ground forces. It destroyed nearly half the island military aircraft and damaged 8 battleships. 2,400 Americans killed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU3kvXOI5B8&safe=active</a>
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US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
Once agan U.S. is back in a world war right after pearl harbor. -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
In 1942 the Japanese force landed in the Philippines. An American-Filipino defense force happened to be ready for an attack like this. They put up a good fight, but eventually were pushed back to the Baatan Peninsula. There they were forced to surrender, and Japan took nearly 60,000 prisoners. The Americans and Filipinos were forced to walk 65 miles to a war camp. So many people died that it became known as the Baatan Death March. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Due to intense anti- japanese thoughts from the public and government, president FDR issued the exectutive order 9066 in February 1942. This act interned(temporarily imprison)over 110,00 Japanese-Americans. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
Americans sank 4 japanese aircraft carriers, destroyed 322 japanese aircraft, and reduced japan's suply of highlt trained pilots. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Stalin urged the Americans and British to open up the "second frount" in Europ by invading France. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
American and British troops cross the mediterranean from tunisia to take controle of the Italin island. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Musmissed was dismissed by the king of Italy from offece. German troops continued to fight. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
Newspapers blamed the "zoot suit riots" on the Mexican Americans. Eleanor Roosevelt argued that they were because of "longstanding discrimination against the Mexicans an the Southwest." -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
155000 American , British, and Canadian troops cross the English Channel. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
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Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
Hitler poured his remaining reserves into the attack. Bad wather made the troops stay on groud and allowed German troops to creat a "bulge." -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
American army had nearly taking a month of urban warfare. When Americans secured the city, the philippines were returened. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
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V-E Day, war ends in Europe
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V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
Japan surrenders on the USS Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. World War two ends -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
Prresident Truman made planes for invadion on Japan. The secret wepon was the Atomic Bom. It was droped on the city of Hiroshima and killed 130,000 people -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
