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World War Two
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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of nazi army
He was and extreme nationalist who's core beliefs where racism. Nazi beliefs whreer that they ruled over Gypses, Slavs, and other considered inferior. His greatest hatred was directed to Jews. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
His promise was to restore order through strong leadership. He threatned to overthrow Italy's elected government and was appointed prime minister. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union
Stalin turned the soviet union into a totalitarian state, or a nation in which a single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
They acted without approval Japan's governmant the Japaniese army seized Manchuria. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler vowed to create a German empire and began to rebuild Germany's army. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
desighned to keep te U.S out of war it forbade the president from selling arms, making loans, or assiting any nation involved in war. -
Italian Armyi nvades Ethiopia in Africa
Ethiopia was invaded by Mussolini's army but they had outdated wepons and little training so Ethiopia fell to its invaders. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
he started to build the german army again going against the treaty and sendingf them to invade germany. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Like the Nazi's, the Japanese militarists preached racism. The believed that the Japanese where superior to other Asians and non-Asians. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
For six weeks, Japenese fources pillaged Nanjing. More than a quarter of a million prisoners of war and civilians were massacred. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
In the Munich pact, Britian and France agreed to let Germany occupy Sudetenland. In return Hitler promised he would seek no further territory. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Hitler and his soilders began to take all Jews into labor camps. They were kept in poor conditions and often mistreated. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Hitler and Stalin, two sworn enimies, had sighned a nonagggression pact. The two dictators promised not to attack one another's countries. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Nazi troops invaded Poland, sixteen days later Britian and France declared war on Germany. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
Hitler's army began to move north, seizing Denmark and Norway. They then moved west and took the Neitherlands, Luxenborg, and Belgium. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
German armies invaded France and marched to Paris. Six weeks later France surrendred. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler ordered an air asult on Britian. The raids took tens of thousands of lives. The battle lasted long into the fall, by then Htiler gave up all plans to invade. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Congress approved a greater spending budget for the army and navy. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler broke his pact with Stalin. England also gained allieas in their fight with Germany. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
This outlined their plan for a post war world. They agrained on no territorial gain and gave all people a right to chose their own government. -
Japanese invade French Indochina
Japan invaded the French colony of indochina. In response Roosevelt banned American exports to Japan. He also restricted oil sales. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan
Japenese bombers launched a suprise attack on the pearly harbor naval base, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. the airstrike destroyed nearly half of the islands military aircraft. later that day congress declaired was on Japan. -
Germany and Italy declare war on the US
After the U.S declared was on Japan, Japan's allies, Garmany and Italy, declared war on the U.S. -
Philippines fall to Japanese
The japanese captured nearly 70,000 soilders and forced them to march 65 miles to a prision camp. Along the way many died from starvation, ilness, and violence. This was known as the Bataan death march. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
After the attack on pearl harbor many Japanese Americans were forced into isolated camps due to the fear felt by the government at that time. They were affraid that the people in their own contry were responsible. -
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Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a turning point in the fighting styles of World War 2. For the first time ships couldnt see eachother and their locations were given by plane. A month after te battle of the Coarl Sea the Japenese attemoted to take Midway. But the U.S destroyed 332 Japanese aircraft and greatly weakend their navy. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russian troops fought to keep Moscow out of Nazi, eventually they did. -
Zoot Suit Riots
As the mexica amarican population began to increase due tot he need for workers the U.S sighned a treaty to allow amarican companies to hire mexican workers. Young mexican amarians often dressed in zoot suits. Their style set them apart and in june groups of sailors began to attack them. -
Italy surrenders
Amarican and British troops took control of sicily and then began to take control of the Italian peninsula. the king of italy then dismissed Mussolini from office. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
Amarican and British troops crossed the Meditiranian, and claimed Sicily. the Italian troops surrendered but German troops in Italy continued to fight. -
D-Day invasion
Under the command of general Eisenhower, the allies planned a landing. the opperation would involve thousands of ships and aircraft. More than 155,000 troops landed in 5 beaches in western France. Troops quickly overcame german opposition. -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
After four years under nazi rule, the people of paris greeted their liberation with joy. -
Battle of the Bulge
Allied forces began to move easward, but german fources counterattacked belgium. bad waether grounded all aircraft so german fources were able to create a buldge in amarican lines. in the end the amarican fources faught hard and won the battle of the buldge. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
in 1945 the U.S fources returned to the philipnes to recapture it. -
FDR dies
President Franklin D Rosevelt died of a stroke. Harry S Truman was then put into the position Truman had very little experience dealing with important political decisions. -
V-E Day
Soviet troops began their assult on berlin. with his empire in ruins Hitler then comited suicide. A week later german forces surrendered. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
Planes dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. the blast was something that was an incredible fource of destruction. It killed more than 130,000 people. -
V-J Day
Tje emporor of japan decided to surrender. this was one of the last to surrender and at las, ended world war 2. -
War Crimes Trials held
The Nuremberg TrialsShocked by the events that happened during the war the allies began to hold trials fpor those who commited crimes. the trials were held in nuremburg, Minila, and Tokoyo.
