lead up to wwII / makenzie wiegand

By makenzie.wiegand.pcep

  • start of ww2

    start of ww2
    this is the day Germany invaded Poland and Britain and France declared war on Germany.

  • Japenese Imperial Army

    Japenese Imperial Army
    the Japanese army used poisonous gas against the Chinese army in the battle of Changsha.

  • France surrenders

    France surrenders
    France signs its final surrenders to Germany

  • selective service act

    selective service act
    congress approved this act where men ages 21 and 35 were required to register for there local draft board.

  • Germany turned against its ally

    Germany turned against its ally
    Germany turned against its ally, the Soviet union. Often drawing on local civilians and police support.

  • the Lend-Lease program

    the Lend-Lease program
    This is when the UK, Soviet Union, France and other allied nations received war material from the US.

  • Revenue Act

    Revenue Act
    increased both income taxes and corporate rates to fund the war.

  • Casablanka Conference

    Casablanka Conference
    President Roosevelt and President Wilson met in Morocco to discuss the Casablanca declaration.

  • US atomic bomb

    US atomic bomb
    the US dropped a atomic bomb on Japanese city killing 75,000 people with 60,000 injured, with a total of 80,000 killed.

  • End of ww2

    End of ww2
    Japan surrendered to allies. this ended the ww2