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Aircraft
The Wright Military Flyer was bought by the military. On September 3rd, 1908, the Wright brothers began flight trials at Fort Myer. Most were successful, however it ended in tragedy with one brother suffering severe injuries and the other dying from the crash. However, the next year, they returned to the fort with a new aircraft, which fit all the requirements of a military aircraft, and the army bought it for 30,000$. Later, in World War Two, aircrafts would be used for many attacks -
RADAR and SONAR
RADAR and SONAR were introduced to the U.S army. Both were used to detect enemy ships on submarines and in the air. The German Luftwaffe used RADAR to accurately drop bombs at night, however the British had significant advantages in detecting German plans and submarines miles away, allowing countless lives to be saved -
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RADAR and SONAS
RADAR and SONAR were introduced to the U.S army. Both were used to detect enemy ships on submarines and in the air. The German Luftwaffe used RADAR to accurately drop bombs at night, however the British had significant advantages in detecting German plans and submarines miles away, allowing countless lives to be saved -
Mussolini Rose to Power
In March, 1919, Benito Mussolini formed the Fascist Party in Italy, and organised his supporters into armed squads known as Black Shirts. In 1921, the Fascist Party was invited to join the government, however by October of 1922, Italy was slipping into political chaos. The Black Shirts marched into Rome and Mussolini made himself seem the only man who could make order return to Italy. King Victor Emmanuel let him form the government, in which Mussolini made himself dictator. -
Rockets
Gobert Goddard launched the first liquid propelled rocket in Auburn Massachusetts. Goddard had dreamed of launching rockets. His rocket reached an altitude of 41 feet. -
Stalin Rises to Power
In 1924, the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin died, leaving two clear people for the job of ruler of the USSR; Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Stalin began to climb the ranks with Lenin when he was assigned minor jobs, and carried them out successfully. It took five years, but Stalin to finally become dictator, using his important position of General Secretary for the communist party to gain support, and eventually overturned Trotsky. -
Adolf Hitler Takes Control
Because this was an anticommunist age, and many people in Germany began to turn to communism, wealthy businessmen funded Hitler’s efforts in the Nazi party. As people saw the failure of democracy, the government descended into chaos, going through several different chancellors in 1932. In 1933, Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany. He quickly began to take complete control of the nation. -
Nuremberg Laws
The second Hitler took power, he enforced the Nuremberg Laws. These were laws that were extremely discriminatory against Jews in Germany. These laws included banning Jewish people from cinemas and parks, not letting Jews and Germans intermarry, and forcing Jews to wear patches on their clothes to constantly identify themselves -
Computers
The first programmable computer was built. From there, the computer gradually evolved over time. During World War Two, computers were used to crack enemy codes. They were also used as tape readers, however Churchill ordered them to be destroyed in fear of them falling into the wrong hands. -
"Night of Broken Glass"
“Night of Crystal” or “Night of Broken Glass”. On these nights, there was a wave of violent anti-Jewish violence that took place throughout Germany. The Germans blamed this sudden outbreak on the assassination of a German by a Jewish man a few days earlier. -
The St. Louis Sails
The German transatlantic liner The St. Louis sailed from Germany to Cuba. It had 938 passengers, almost all of whom were Jews fleeing from Eastern Europe. In Cuba, the ship could not dock, was the Jewish refugees were not allowed onto land. This brought up immigration policies in both the U.S., and Cuba. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland. The Polish was defeated within weeks of the invasion. Supporters of Hitler were not in favor of the decision early on. On September 27th, Warsaw surrendered to Germany. This lead to Britain and France declaring war on Germany later that year. -
The Tripatite Act
The tripartite act was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, forming the Axis powers. This turned all three nations into allies. The forming of the alliance was aimed at the “neutral” United States. Later, Hungary was dragged into the Axis alliance by Germany in November of the same year -
THe Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was signed by FDR. This allowed the United States to give weapons to any other government it deemed necessary. This was met with skepticism from the American public. This act stayed after the United States joined the war. -
Hideki Tojo is Prime Minister of Japan
Hideki Tojo became the prime minister of Japan. Before, he had a quickly ascending military career, before he was finally promoted to prime minister. Tojo heavily supported Nazi Germany. He later ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
The Manhattan Project
President FDR authorizes the beginning of The Manhattan Project; a project to create a nuclear weapon. These weapons would be created by the use of fission; splitting uranium atoms to create colossal amounts of energy. In twelve months, two nuclear bombs, Fatman and Little Boy, were created. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanese aircrafts flew across the Pacific and bombed the navel base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was pivotal for the United States, and caused them to enter World War Two and join the Allies. -
America Wars Against Japan
FDR officially announced that the United States was going to war against Japan. The declaration of war was only voted against by one person in the House. -
Japanese-American Interment Camps
Following the events of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed the order saying that anyone of Japanese ancestry must be placed in an interment camp, because they were believed to be still loyal to Japan. Many Japanese citizens went against the government, but were extremely unsuccessful. In addition, many surviving Japanese-Americans could not return to their hometowns, because the hostility against them was too much. -
D-Day
American forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to take back France from the Axis. 160,000 Allied troops landed on the coastline of Normandy, and this pivotal day would later be dubbed “D-Day” -
Liberation of Death Camps
Allied forces began liberating the death camps across Germany, Austria, and Poland. As Allied forces began to move across East Europe, they encountered many Jews in death camps. Once these liberations began, the Germans began transporting and mass-murdering Jews even more. -
Harry Truman Becomes President
After FDR’s death, Harry Truman became president. Days after he took office, the Germans surrendered. He also gave the order to drop Fatman and Little Boy on Japan, and always believed he made the right decision by doing so. He later won the 1948 election. ( -
FDR Dies
FDR sat among friends and family as he signed documents, when he felt a sharp pain in his head. This would quickly end his life in minutes. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The president’s health had already been rapidly deteriorating. -
Hitler Dies
At the beginning of the year, the war was not in Germany’s favor. They were basically surrounded at all sides. As things quickly got bleaker, the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe was arrested for high treason, and a committed supporter of the Nazi part attempted to make peace with the Allies. On April 29th, he married Eva Braun, and named a successor. The next day, both Hitler and his wife committed suicide. His wife ingested cyanide and Hitler shot himself through the mouth. -
V-E Day
V-E Day was a day of victory for the Allies in World War Two. The Allied troups crossed the Rhine and smashed through the Siegfried Line, overrunning West Germany. There was a formal celebration. -
Hiroshima Destroyed
An American aircraft career dropped the first atomic bomb onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima, obliterating 90% of the city and immediately killing 80,000 people, and leaving tens of thousands more with radiation poison. -
Nagisaki Destroyed
A second American aircraft dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders, officially ending World War Two. Japan eventually crumbled from the destructive atomic bombs that had been dropped on its two cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both the Germans and Italy had already surrendered.
