Rachel Nickerson WW2

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  • Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party

  • Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

  • Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

  • Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

    Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

  • Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

  • Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

    Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

  • Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarist take control of Japanese Government

  • Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
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    The war

  • Britain and France declared war

    Britain and France declared war
    Britain and France declared war on Germany following the German invasion of Poland.

  • Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
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    Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

  • Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

  • Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

  • first atomic bombs

    first atomic bombs