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Adolf Hitler becomes Leader of Nazi Party.
Immediately after Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany, He began to secretly start building Germanys Army and Weapons. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Joseph Stalin, was the de facto leader of the Soviet Union from the1920s until his death in 1953. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. -
Hitler Increased Size of Army.
In 1934 Hitler increased the size of his armys,created a German Airforce, began building warships, and introduced Compulsory Military Service. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Brief Colonial War. Second Italo-Abyssinian war. -
Italy Envades Ethiopia
The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestig -
Hitler Ordered His Troops To Enter The Rhineland.
Hitler ordered German troops to enter Rhineland in 1936. At this point in time the German Army was not strong, and could have been easily defeated. But neither France or Britain were prepared to start another war. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Militarism should dominate the political and social life of the nation. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
The Nazis rounded up Jews and took their belongings and gold and so on. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Fourth Paratition Of Poland. -
Roosevelt annouces that the USA will stay out of war.
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Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Agreement that involved the occupation and division of Poland, half to Stalinist Russia and half to Hitler’s Germany. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy Surrendered, And Mussolini was dismissed as Prime Minister. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
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Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Paris became Americas responibility during these times. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
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V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
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War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
