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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
Hitler is elected the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany -
Period: to
World War II
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Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Benito was very popular, so he was appointed prime minister -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
He is very brutal and violent -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
japan has no trouble seizing manchuria -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
he is very popular in germany -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
they were passed to prevent involvement in future wars for the US -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
the italian army had to travel very far -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
japanese are scared -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
hitler is mad about the violation -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
this is remembered as a very sad massacre in history -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
czechoslovakia is mad -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
they were intended to kill the jews -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
they were getting along very well -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
They start to take a lot of control this point -
Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
hitler is mad about his air force being defeated -
22 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
germany was hard to surrender -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
stalin is mad about the breaking of the pact -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
french are taken by surprise -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
a joint declaration between the US and great britain -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan,
this greatly affects the japanese living in pearl harbor -
Germany and Italy declare war on the US
the US its taken back -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
many lives are lost -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
the nazi's are unprepared -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific (4 days)
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Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
riots over fashion -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
the US feels accomplished -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min
mussolini is no longer liked -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
required expensive planning -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
paris is the capital of france -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
took place in france -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
they are captured easily -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
people are sad about the death of FDR -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
victory japan day -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
the best known of post war crime trials
