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Benito Moosolini was appointed Prime Minister of Italy
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Josef Stalin sole dictator of The Soviet Union
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Adolf Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party
The Nazi Party was a facist group of people led my Adolph Hitler. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
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Hitler is named Chancellor
Hitler was names Chancler of Germany -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
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Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The Italian army ivaded Africa! -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany
When the troops from Rhineland went into Germany it violated the Versailes Treaty -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
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Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China;
A massacre of a quarter of a million people happened in China -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
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Militarist take control of Japanese Government
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Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
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Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Hitler and Stalin both signed a nazi soviet pact in 1938 -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Nazis invade
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Germany invades France
Germany invaded France and ordered them to surrender -
Battle of Britain
Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
This was the first time there was a draft in the United States for wartime -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a privacy statement that was issued the allied goals of the war -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked
Japanese forces pulled a full attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii -
Japanese invade French Indochina
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Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death march happend because the Japanese did not know what to do with all their troops. THey ordered them to march and 80 mile trek going to San Fernando. The troops were treated horribly and were given no food. Many died along the way. -
Battle of Midway
It was called the turning point of the was in the Pacific. It was faught for 4 days streight. -
Japanese Americans entered in isolated camps
After Pearl Harbor the Japanese Americans were not trusted so they were sent to isolated camps. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stopped the Nazi's at sralingrad -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots happened between white sailors and marines because of rising tentions between the mexican americans and the white service men. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min
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British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
British and US forces defeated german and italian armies in the North -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
The term D Day was used for a day when combat or attack is going to be initiated -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
Paris was retaken by allied forces -
Battle of the Bulge
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US forces return to recapture the Philippines
The United States force returned to catupure the Phillippines again -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
FDR died a tragic death and Harry S. Truman became president -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
V-E day stands for victory is Eruope day -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
Japan surrendered to allied forces!! -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
The first atomic bombs were dropped on Heroshima -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
A series of trials were held after World War 2
