New Deal and World War II Timeline

  • Mussolini Forms Fascist Party

    Mussolini Forms Fascist Party

    Mussolini not only declared all political parties illegal except his own, but closed and banned anything going against him(opposition newspapers, public protest meetings..).
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    This was one of the contributors to the beginning of the Great Depression, with stock prices that fell sharply in the Great Crash and IRS losses that destroyed confidence in the economy.
  • Hitler Seizes Power

    Hitler Seizes Power

    Upon Hiter achieving power, he destroyed Germany’s democratic institutions and reshaped it into a war state, devoting it to conquering Europe for the Aryan Race.
  • FDR’s 1st term begins

    FDR’s 1st term begins

    During Roosevelt’s first term, he rammed through historic legislation and issued a slew of executive directives.
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    The Act increased benefit payments and extended coverage for workers(such as widows and young children), resulting in working Americans today being able to be eligible for benefits.
  • FDR’s 2nd term begins

    FDR’s 2nd term begins

    Roosevelt’s second term focused on providing relief to unemployed workers, which include the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Public Works Administration, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act

    The Act provided workers with additional rights such as: establishing minimum wage starting at 25 cents per hour, and a max workweek of 44 hours.
  • Germany conquers France

    Germany conquers France

    The German’s victory caused Nazi germany to take over direct control of the Northern half of France by forcing the French government to surrender, they overran Belgium and the Netherlands, drove the British Force out, and captured Paris.
  • Holocaust begins

    Holocaust begins

    The Holocaust was a systematic persecution and murder of 6 million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and allies, with the revelation increasing demand for an independent Jewish homeland.
  • FDR’s 3rd term begins

    FDR’s 3rd term begins

    Roosevelt reminds the only president to serve for more than two terms to this day.
  • Operation Barbarossa begins

    Operation Barbarossa begins

    The failure of German troops against Soviet forces in the campaign was a turning point in World War II.
  • Japanese attack Pearl Harbor

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor

    This was the official entrance of the United States into World War II.
  • Navajo code developed

    Navajo code developed

    Developing the Navajo code provided a fast and secure line of communication during World War II in the Pacific.
  • Korematsu v. United States

    Korematsu v. United States

    This case showed that the security of the U.S was of more importance to law enforcement officials than the rights of racial groups.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    This battle paved the way for the liberation of France and the final defeat of the Nazis, making it the most significant victory of the Western Allies in WWI.
  • Truman takes office

    Truman takes office

    Truman’s domestic reform included proposals for expanded public housing, increased aid to education, a higher minimum wage, federal protection for civil rights, and national health insurance.
  • FDR’s 4th term begins

    FDR’s 4th term begins

    Roosevelt’s 4th and final term created the 22nd Amendment, which meant no person can be elected president for more than 2 terms.
  • Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)

    Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)

    This victory meant defeat of the Nazi war machine during WWII, with both Great Britain and the U.S’s citizens rejoicing in their vanquish.
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombed

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombed

    Being the most costly war in history, as many as 60,000,000 people died in the conflict, either from the explosion or the aftermath with radiation.