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Mussolini takes Power in Italy
In 1922 Mousilini a powerful young man took power in Italy. His facist army took over the country and he became dictator. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
It was also known as the great crash and it was the most devastating crash in U.S. history and was the starting point of the Great Depression. -
Japan Seizes Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukoku, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
FDR is Elected President
Roosevelt won by a landslide and this was the first election won by a democrat since 1872 by popularity vote. -
Hitler is Named Chancellor of Germany
On this day Hitler was named the Chancellor of Germany leader of the (Nazi Party). -
Hitler Defies the Treaty of Versailles
In power Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles by opening back the industries behind everyones back. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
This war was fought between forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire it resulted in the occupation of Ethiopia. -
France Militarizes the Rhineland
Knowing that the Germans would invadde the Rhineland they had to make the decision wether or not to go to go to war with them. After a few years wait, they ended up to also move into the Rhineland. -
Civil War Erupts in Spain
Civil war broke out with military uprising in Morocco triggered by events in Madrid. Within days Spain was divided into two. -
Japan Invades China
This was a military conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. China fought with help of the U.S. , Soviet Union, and Germany. -
Anschluss
Occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. -
Munich Conferance
The areas of the Czech borders was decided at this conferance with major powers such as Germany and other European powers. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, and also Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, and Novemberpogrome, was a pogrom or series of co-ordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA stormtroopers and civilians. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
It was a non-aggression pact under which the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany each pledged to remain neutral in the event that either nation were attacked by a third party. It remained in effect until 22 June 1941, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union. -
Germany Invades Poland
invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. -
Phoney War
The Phoney War was a phase early in World War II—in the months following Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany (shortly after the German invasion of Poland) in September 1939 and preceding the Battle of France in May 1940 that was marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies against the German Reich. -
U.S. Neutrality Act
U.S. Neutrality Act allowed for arms trade with belligerent nations on a cash and carry basis. -
Churchill is Elected Prime Minister in England
British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation, commonly known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, code-named Operation Dynamo by the British, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. -
France Surrenders
The Armistice is signed on June 22. Under its terms, two thirds of France is to be occupied by the Germans. The French army is to be disbanded. In addition, France must bear the cost of the German invasion. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces and was the biggest bombing raid to that date. German strategy was to use terror bombing tactics by bombing political places also factories and airports. Britain ended up winning against the Luftwaffe and overcoming the German invasian. -
Japan Seizes French IndoChina
also known as the Vietnam Expedition, was a move by the Empire of Japan in September 1940, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was the program under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, France, and other Allied nations with materiel they needed for war. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic charter defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This day was when the Japanese secretly attacked the U.S. naval base in Hawaii. This naval base was of extreme importance to the U.S because it was where a huge chunk of their navy was at in this point of time.
