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Mussolini takes power of Germany
Mussolini took years to achieve a dictatorship. He achieved more power after the March of Rome in 1922 when he then became prime minister of Italy. -
U.S Stock Market Crashes
Also known as Black Tuesday, occured right after the years of the Roaring Twenties. And also started what today is known as the Great Depression. -
Japan seizes Manchuria
When Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan directly after the Mukden Incident. This lasted till the end of WW2. -
FDR is elected president
FDR was the 32nd president of the United States.. He ran against Hoover during the Great Depression, and he did everything he could to make the hard times better and he never stopped trying. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
After the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler seemed like a strong ruler to the people. When he talked about his Nazi party, people went crazy for him and elected him Chancellor of Germany. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini had adopter Hitler's plans to expand German territory. Ethiopia succeded by defeating Italian troops at the Battle of Adowa, saving them from Italian colonisation. -
France militarizes the Rhineland
Was when German troops entered into the Rhineland. This was a big deal because it was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles and it was the first time Germany entered another area since the treaty was passed. -
Civil War Erupts in Spain
An election started raising tention for poor peasants and Spain's labor movement felt empowered by the new government. Peasants then started seizing land and strikes started to break out which was the beginning of the war. -
Anschluss
When Austria was annexed into Germany. They had been trying to union since 1918, but Germany was denied to because of the Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of -
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler defied the treaty of versailles by building up his army and taking back over Rhineland and other things. He wanted to get Germany back up as strong as he could. -
Munich Conference
A settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia, where Sudetenland was come up with. Then was the conference where all the major powers of Europe went except Czechoslovakia. Today views this as a failed agreement. -
Kristallnacht
When Nazi's went through the streets breaking into stores, lighting fires and just letting them burn, and shouting about killing the Jews. They also broke in and destroyed synagogues that the Jews went too. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Russia and Germany signed a non aggression act. The act agreed to invade and divide the countries of eastern Europe between them. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland, defeating them within weeks of the invasion. Right after they invaded, France and Britian declared war on Germany for violating the non agression acts. -
Japan Invades China
The Japan-China War started in July when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. This gave the Japanese an excuse to launch a full-scale invasion of China using Manchuria as their base. -
U.S. Neutrality Act
Was an act that basically told all of the European countries that the United States was neutral in WW2. But later in the war, this act became irrelevant since they joined Japan and the Allies later on. -
Churchill is Elected Prime Minister in England
Churchill was brought up and elected after Prime Minister Chamberlain. He then promised Britian citizens that they would never surrender, and they never did. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
It was a battle between the Allies and Germany. Was when British forces evacuated forces in Europe and Hitler made his troops halt for three days which let the Allies get themselves together. -
France Surrenders
Hitler unleashes his Bliztkrieg invasion in France. The french abandon Paris leaving it abandoned. Then at the end of the invasion, france surrenders giving Germany two thirds of France. -
Battle of Britian
The fight between Britain and Germany only allowing air attacks such as bombing the countries from the planes. It became a British victory because they stopped Germany from gaining air superiority, but later caused Hitler to invade Britian in Operation Sea Lion -
Phony War
It refers to what happened in Western Europe. War was declared by Chamberlain, but nothing really happened. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
The Japanese occupied Vichy French Indochina to prevent the Republic of China from importing fuel and arms through French Indo-China. The fighting lasted several days before they reached an agreement. -
Lend Lease Act
When Britain lost 11 of their destroyer ships to the German Navy within 10 days. The newly elected British Prime Minister WInston Churchill then requested help from President Roosevelt. After a while FDR said "lend-lease or otherwise despose of arms" which helped the U.S avoid war and they were able to stay neutral. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This was a suprise military attack by the Japanese Navy in Hawaii. The goal was to stop the U.S. Navy so they couldnt go and help anyone else in the war, and so they could successfully attack the countries they wanted too. -
Atlantic Charter
It was a document stating what the Allies goals were. The paper was written by the leaders of Great Britian and America and the other allied countries agreed to it once it was finsihed.
