World War 2

  • End of World War 1

    The end of the first World War(1914-1918)
  • Great Depression

  • Rise of dictators in Italy, China, & Japan

    1930's
  • Japan begins to expand (Red)

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    Holocaust (Blue)

    The mass slaughter of Jews and others
  • Germany begins to expand (Blue)

  • Munich Agreement (Blue)

    Appeasement to avoid war
  • Non Aggression Pact-USSR and Germany (Blue)

  • Poland Is Invaded (Blue)

  • Allies Declare War (Blue)

  • Kristallnacht and Nuremberg Laws (Blue)

    In Germany
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    France is Invaded (Blue)

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    Battle of Britain (Blue)

  • Russia is Invaded (Blue)

  • Pearl Harbor (Red)

    The bombing of Pearl Harbor
  • US Joins the War (Red and Blue)

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    Battle of Midway (Red)

    Turning point on the Pacific Front
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    Battle of the Bulge (Blue)

    Germany's war on the Western Front
  • Germany Surrenders (Blue)

  • Potsdam Declaration (Red)

    The declaration made by GB, US and China telling Japan to surrender
  • Hiroshima (Red)

    The bombing of Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki (Red)

    The bombing of Nagasaki
  • Japan Surrenders (Red)