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adolf hitler becomes leader
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party -
mussolini becomes prime minister
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy -
stalin sole dictator
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) -
war in china
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China -
hitler becomes chancellor
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany -
neutrality act
1935 Neutrality Act passed by US Congress -
hitler invades rhineland
1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty -
japan attacks pillages
1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
nazis begin roundup
1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
nazi soviet pact
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin -
navis begin attacks
1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany -
germany invades
1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender -
nazis continue the attack
1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control -
hitler breaks the pact
1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR now joins England in fighting the Germans -
pearl harbor
1941 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US -
midway
1942 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific -
us forces defeat german
1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
italy surrenders
1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min. -
atomic bomb
1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped -
japan surrenders
1945 Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces -
war crimes trials held
1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.