M2L4 Assignment By hevseria Sep 14, 1930 The Nazi party becomes the second largest political party in Germany, overtaking the Communists. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds-timeline-worlds/ Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. Hitler's rise to power is a critical turning point for Germany and for the world. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds-timeline-worlds/ May 6, 1937 A German airship carrying passengers planning to attend the coronation festivities of Queen Elizabeth in London, explodes. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds-timeline-worlds/ Oct 23, 1938 To journalist Dorothy Thompson, who applauded Welles in her widely-read column, the episode cleverly proved the power of propaganda. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds-propaganda/ Oct 30, 1938 Orson Welles airs his famous War of the Worlds broadcast on CBS radio, shocking the nation with his realistic sounding broadcast of a fictional alien invasion. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds-timeline-worlds/ Oct 31, 1938 Thousands of citizens believed the dramatized Martian invasion was legitimate. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds/ Oct 31, 1938 Many Flee Homes to Escape 'Gas Raid From Mars' https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds/ 1939 Germany invades Poland. Great Britain declares war on Germany. Soon, all of Europe is fighting. https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/worldevents_01.html Mar 31, 1939 The British government reluctantly began to prepare for war. Apr 20, 1939 New York City holds the World's Fair, drawing on the theme of "The World of Tomorrow" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/worlds-timeline-worlds/ Sep 3, 1939 Britain declares war on Germany in response to the invasion of Poland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml 1940 Daily existence became part of the war effort. https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html 1940 World War II brought an end to the Great Depression https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html 1940 America entered World War II https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html 1940 More and more farm workers left for the cities of the Army. https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html Apr 9, 1940 Germany mounts surprise invasions of Norway and Denmark; surrendered after two days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml May 26, 1940 Thousands of Allied troops are evacuated from Dunkirk, France. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml Jun 30, 1940 German forces occupy the Channel Island in the event of a German Invasion. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml Jun 30, 1940 30,000 people were evacuated from the Channel Islands, with about twice that number choosing to remain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml Aug 13, 1940 German Luftwaffe attacks the Royal Air Force. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml May 13, 1943 Axis siege of the island of Malta is lifted. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml 1950 The Soviet Union begins putting nuclear missiles on submarines https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html 1950 North Korea invades South Korea https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html Jan 31, 1950 President Truman approves Hydrogen bomb construction https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/major-events-of-the-1950s--2 Jul 25, 1950 Korean War begins https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/major-events-of-the-1950s--2 Sep 8, 1951 World War II Ended https://www.thoughtco.com/1950s-timeline-1779952 1953 The Korean War ends https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html Jan 21, 1954 First Atomic Submarine Launched https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/major-events-of-the-1950s--2 Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Begins https://www.thoughtco.com/1950s-timeline-1779952 1957 The Soviet Union Launches the Sputnik, the first man-made object to orbit the earth. https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html 1957 The Soviet test their first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html