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Bolshevik Revolution
Series of revolutions that eventually led to the creation of the Soviet Union -
Paris Peace Conference
Diplomats from more than two dozen countries gathered in Paris for a conference to discuss how to end the war permanently -
Treaty of Versailles signed
The peace settlement between Germany and the Allied powers that officially ended WW1 -
Washington Naval Conference
World’s largest naval powers met in Washington to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tension in East Asia -
Rapallo Treaty
Treaty between Germany and Russia under which each renounced all territorial and financial claims against the other -
Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy
Did the March on Rome and became the Prime minister and eventually formed a dictatorship -
England refuses to renew its alliance with Japan
Terminated the alliance between Japan and England -
Beer Hall Putsch
Failed attempt by Hitler to seize power in Munich, Bavaria -
Stalin comes to power in Russia
Became leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death -
Dawes Act
An attempt by the Triple Entente to collect war debt from Germany -
Mein Kamph Published
An autobiography by Hitler in which he outlines his future plans for Germany -
Stock Market Crash
The Stock market lost all value and crashed -
French begin constructing the Maginot line
A line of obstacles and weapons they began constructing between there border with Germany -
Japan invades Manchuria
When Manchuria was invaded by Japan following the Mukden Incident -
Ukrainian Famine
Was the result of Stalin’s forced policy of collectivization -
First concentration camps established
Were established soon after Hitler’s appointment as chancellor -
Hitler made chancellor of Germany
was appointed as the chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg -
Night of Long Knives
A purge that took place in Nazi Germany -
Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany
After the Night of the Long Knives which led to Hitler’s absolute power -
Stalin begins military purges and The Great Terror
Stalin would target members of the government and military and have them tortured and sometimes killed -
US Neutrality Acts
Passed by the US to try to stay isolated in the war -
Berlin Olympics
Where the 1936 summer Olympics were held in Berlin Germany -
Rape of Nanking
An episode of mass murder and mass raping committed by Japanese troops against Nanking -
Hitler invades Austria
Hitler invaded Austria and annexed them to be a part of Germany -
Munich Conference
A settlement permitting Germany’s annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia -
Krystallnacht
An organized attack against Jews -
Hitler invades the Sudetenland
Hitler invaded Sudetenland which was the mainly German areas of Czechoslovakia -
Hitler conquers the rest of Czechoslovakia
Germany moved into the weak Czechoslovakia and conquered it -
Enigma machine used in Britain
An electro-mechanical machine used to decipher secret messages -
Einstein writes a letter to FDR on the possibility of Atomic Weapons
Einstein’s letter launched the arms race about the possibility of atomic weapons -
Nazi Soviet Anti -Aggression Pact
Guaranteed that the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany wouldn’t attack each other -
Hitler invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland which marked the beginning of WW2 -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
When Britain and France declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland -
Winter War between Finland and Russia
A war between Russia and Finland that ended with the Moscow Peace Treaty -
Scandinavian wars
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway -
Nazi occupation of Norway
Began with the German invasion of Norway and ended in 1945 -
Winston Churchill Comes to power in England
Gained power when Chamberlain resigned -
Defeat of French army by the Nazis
The battle of france was the successful German invasion of France -
Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin
Was significant for Churchill to continue the fight against Germany -
Battle of Britain
Air campaign waged by the German airforce against the United Kingdom -
Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa
Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor
A military strike conducted by the Japanese on the Pearl Harbor naval base -
Nazi Final Solution Developed
Nazi Germany’s plan to exterminate the Jewish people -
FDR signs Executive order 9066, beginning Japanese internment
Initiated a controversial policy with lasting consequences for Japanese Americans -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles of World War 2 -
Nimitz and McArthur begin island hopping in the Pacific
A two pronged attack on various islands -
Manhattan Project Begins
Was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs -
D-Day
When America entered the war against Nazi Germany -
Operation Market Garden
An unsuccessful allied military option fought in the Netherlands and Germany -
Battle of the Bulge
a major German offensive campaign launched through Belgium, France, and Luxembourg -
US victory at Iwo Jima
The US captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire -
Death of FDR
When Franklin D. Roosevelt died -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler consumed cyanide, then shot himselft -
Brought the hostilities of World War 2 to a close
Ended the World War 2 in Europe -
First successful test of atomic bomb
Code named Trinity, it was the first successful test of the atomic bomb -
US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When the US dropped atomic bombs destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Surrender of Japan
Brought the hostilities of World War 2 to a close
