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Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party led a coalition group in an attempted coup d etat which came to be known as the Beer Hall Putsch. more infoUshmm.org,. 'Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The kellogg briand pact was an agreement to outlaw war signed on August 27 1928. Sometimes called the Pact of Paris for the city in which it was signed. was an attempt to not have another world war more infoHistory.state.gov,. 'The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 - 1921–1936 - Milestones - Office Of The Historian'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost more infoHistory.state.gov,. 'The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 - 1921–1936 - Milestones - Office Of The Historian'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, bringing an end to German democracy. Guided by racist and authoritarian ideas, the Nazis abolished basic freedoms and sought to create a Volk community. more infoColorado.edu,. 'Spatial Analysis Of The Nazi Party Vote, 1924-33: Identifying Andtracking A Diffusion Process*'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
on september 18 1931 Japan had an attack on Manchuria. Within a few days Japanese armed forces had occupied several strategic points in south ma
more info"Lock, Stock, and History, Peashooter85: The Soviet Invasion of Manchuria,..." Lock, Stock, and History, Peashooter85: The Soviet Invasion of Manchuria,... Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.peashooter85.com/post/92197743898/peashooter85-the-soviet-invasion-of-manchuria. -
First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in January 1933. In elections held weeks later in March, the NSDAP further increased its numbers in the Reichstag or the German legislature more infoColorado.edu,. 'Spatial Analysis Of The Nazi Party Vote, 1924-33: Identifying Andtracking A Diffusion Process*'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
On this day in 1933 President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler leader of natinal socialist germany working party as the chancellor of germany more infoColorado.edu,. 'Spatial Analysis Of The Nazi Party Vote, 1924-33: Identifying Andtracking A Diffusion Process*'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
when japan invated mancheria the leage of nations told them to back down but they ignored them and withdrawled form the leage of nations more infoColorado.edu,. 'Spatial Analysis Of The Nazi Party Vote, 1924-33: Identifying Andtracking A Diffusion Process*'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
in 1934 the Nazi Party leadership on the order of Nazi Party Leader and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler purged the leadership of the Nazi paramilitary formation. more infoCline, Austin. 'Today In History: 2 July 1934: Night Of The Long Knives: Purge Of Critics & Opponents Of Adolf Hitler'. Skepticism - Skeptical Notes on Politics, Culture, Religion. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler openly announced to his cabinet that he would no longer follow the treaty of Versailes and would continue rearming without hiding it from the world. more infoHistoryplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
The first antisemitic law was passed in 1933 making a Decree by the Berlin City Commissioner for Health to suspend Jewish doctors from the city's social welfare services. Later, the Nuremberg Laws passed with a series of very restrictive laws limiting things like Jews marrying non-Jews. more infoHistoryplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Halle Selassie apealed to the Leagut of Nations to stop Italy from Invading his country. The League chose appeasement and did nothing to actually stop them. The L.O.N. failed yet again to do waht it was asemebled to do. more infoHistorycentral.com,. 'Italy Invades Ethiopia'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the Rhineland. The Rhineland was meant to be a buffer zone between France and Germany preventing hostility rather than creating it. Although France was outraged, the L.O.N. didn't do anythin more infoHistclo.com,. 'World War II Early German Actions Remilitarizing The Rhineland Remilitarization Of The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Rape of Nanking
The Japanese Invaded the Chinese capital brutally murdering the chinese as they pillaged the city. the event has come to be known as the Rape of Nanking as it left no man woman or child free from harm. Japan was establishing its empire without hinderance from L.O,N more info Histclo.com,. 'World War II Early German Actions Remilitarizing The Rhineland Remilitarization Of The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Germany Annexes Austria
Although forbidden to ally by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany annexed Austria making the country a part of theirs. Most Austrians were excited and happy to once again become a part of Germany. more infoHistclo.com,. 'World War II Early German Actions Remilitarizing The Rhineland Remilitarization Of The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Munich Conference
Hiler gave Czechoslavakia an agrement of war or surrender the Sudetenlad a primarily German speaking Germany lost after WWI.The big four Germany Britain Italy and France met and discussed Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland more infoHistclo.com,. 'World War II Early German Actions Remilitarizing The Rhineland Remilitarization Of The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
After much controversy and some attempts to meet Hitler's demands, he uncompromisingly demands all of the Sudetenland be ceded to Germany. more infoHistclo.com,. 'World War II Early German Actions Remilitarizing The Rhineland Remilitarization Of The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Kristallnacht
this night was also known as the night of the broken glass. a german occupiied land that the nazi started to terrorise. more infoHistclo.com,. 'World War II Early German Actions Remilitarizing The Rhineland Remilitarization Of The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
When Einstein learned that the Germans might succeed in solving these problems, he wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt with his concerns. Einstein's 1939 letter helped initiate the U.S. effort to build an atomic bomb Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
After the two foreign ministers who negotiated the agreement, had two parts. An economic agreement, signed on August 19, 1939, provided that Germany would exchange manufactured goods for Soviet raw materials. Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015 -
Nazi invasion of Poland
This move was not popular with many Germans who supported Hitler but resented the fact that Poland had received the former German provinces of West Prussia, Poznan, and Upper Silesia under the Treaty of Versailles after ww1 Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
France Surrenders
Hitler unleashes his blitzkrieg invasion of the low countries and France with a fury on May 10 1940. Within three weeks, a large part of the British force, accompanied by some of the French defenders, is pushed to the English Channel and abandon the dunkirk more infoEinstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
It was a decision that would ultimately transform a military defeat into a moral victory. As German forces continued their move into France, General Gort, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France could see that the German invaders were getting the upper hand more infoEinstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Britain
In the summer and fall of 1940 German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
The tripartite Pact
Originally signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, the Tripartite Pact was a typical European style mutual defense treaty between these nations. Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Lend Lease Act
The lend lease Act was a piece of legislation passed in America that allowed the American government to loan money and supplies to nations at war in Europe specifically Great Britain France and their Allies more info Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa is considered Hitler's biggest mistake in WWII. Hitler breaks the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and invades the USSR. Ultimately this operation will fail. The germans will withdraw from russia more infoEinstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, Page 2. 'Einstein's Letter To President Roosevelt, Page 2'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surpirse attack on America in Hawaii. Japan saw American involvement in WWII as inevitable and thought if they could cripple the American fleet at Pearl Harbor they would have a significant advantage in the Pacific. more info"Pearl Harbor." Pearl Harbor. Accessed February 19, 2015. https://math.dartmouth.edu/~lamperti/PearlHarbor.html. -
Creation of the United Nations
On this day President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue a declaration signed by representatives of 26 countries called the united Nations. more info"The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel, by Jeremy R. Hammond." Voltaire Network. Accessed February 19, 2015. http://www.voltairenet.org/article168535.html. -
The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
important german leaders got together for an important meeting. They wanted to discuss and cordinate the implementation of what they called the final solution of the jewish question more infoUshmm.org,. 'Wannsee Conference And The "Final Solution"'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Bataan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trip in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands where in what became known as the Bataan Death March. more info"Tragedy of Bataan." Tragedy of Bataan. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.tragedyofbataan.com/march/. -
Doolittle Raid
Following the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor the American Public yearned for revengee against Japan.The raid symbolized not only revenge for Pearl Harbor but that Japan was vulnerable to attack from the air. "Factsheets : Doolittle Raid." Factsheets : Doolittle Raid. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1514. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle Of Midway marks the turning point for the Allies in the Pacific Theater. When the Allies are attacked at the island of Midway the intelligence theay gathered about the oncoming attack gives them a great advantage and they deliver a crippling blow to the Japanese naval forces. "Battle of Midway | World War II." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Accessed February 19, 2015. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/381684/Battle-of-Midway. -
Island Hopping (date for Buna-Gona Campaign)
After the Battle of Midway the United States launched a counter offensive strike known as island-hopping establishing a line of overlapping island bases as well as air control. The idea was to capture certain key islands one after another until Japan came within range of American bombers "Island Hopping." Island Hopping. Accessed February 19, 2015. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1671.html. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in ww2 in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. "Battle of Stalingrad | World War II." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Accessed February 19, 2015. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/562720/Battle-of-Stalingrad. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa. Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa more info"Operation Torch." Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/45217. -
Operation Valkyrie
Operation Valkyrie is the title most associated with the attempted assassination of Hitler. "Thread: Werewolf LXIX: Operation Valkyrie." Paradox Interactive Forums RSS. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?411203-Werewolf-LXIX-Operation-Valkyrie. -
Operation Overlord and D-Day
D-Day marks the begining of Operation Overlord as the Allies assembled one of the largest forces in History to invade Europe at the beaches of Normandy France. This was the begining of the end for the Third Reich and Nazi rule in Europe. "Pictures of D-Day." , Operation Overlord. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://historylink101.com/wwII_b-w/d-day/landingcraft/IMG_4162.html. -
Discovery of Majdanek
The Soviet army marched near Lublin in Poland as their campaign westward continued. They came across the abandoned Majdanek concentration camp, whose prisoners already had been herded off on a death march away from the advancing Soviet troops. "The Liberation of Majdanek Concentration Camp by Soviet Troops July 23, 1944." The Liberation of Majdanek Concentration Camp by Soviet Troops July 23, 1944. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Poland/Majdanek/Liberation.html. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Germany's last attempt to make an offensive against Allied Forces closing in on Germany. The Axis forces successfully pushed Allied lines back deep into France creating a large Bulge in the front line. "Battle of the Bulge Pictures." Battle of the Bulge Pictures. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/war2.html. -
Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
Mussolinis road to a dictatorship took much longer than Hitlers in 1933. Hitler was appointed chancellor on January 30th 1933. "Top Editors." Howardgeography. Accessed February 20, 2015. https://howardgeography.wikispaces.com/Shannon. -
Hitler’s Suicide
Hold up in a bunker under his headquarters in berlin. comittes suicide by swallow a sianide capsel. "Elie Wiesel about Adolf Hitler." - HangoverGuide.Com. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.hangoverguide.com/factbook/hitler.html. -
V-E Day
: Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - VE Day (Pictures, Video, Facts & News)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. more info"The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atom Bombs. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.atomcentral.com/hiroshima-nagasaki.aspx. -
V-J Day
Almost a month after both atomic bombs were dropped, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri. "VJ Day 96th Infantry Division Deadeyes." VJ Day 96th Infantry Division Deadeyes. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.rememberthedeadeyes.com/AnswersVJDay2.html. -
The Nuremberg Trials
Theres 24 high ranking naiz officials go on trial for trocities during ww2 the trials were held by the french brittish and the united states more info"Nazi War Crimes Trials: The Nuremberg Trials." The Nuremberg Trials. Accessed February 20, 2015. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/nurtrialtoc.html. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
The second trial of this nature, the Tokyo War Crime Trials convicted 25 of 28 defendants and sentenced 7 of them to death. more info: Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - VE Day (Pictures, Video, Facts & News)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. -
The beginning of the Cold War
a person named joseph mcCarthy made a list accusing people he believed supported communism.He accussed over 200 people. more info: Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - VE Day (Pictures, Video, Facts & News)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015.
