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Hitler becomes leader of Nazi Party
Elected Chanslor of Germany -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy 1929
Elected as prime minister of italy -
1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Elected as leader of USSR or Soviet Union -
1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan attacked the city in China, very harshly and aburptly -
1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Offically incharge of germany -
1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
US becomes neutral, tries to stay out of the war to avoid anything but peace -
1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Italy attacks Ethipoia starts year long Italo-Ethiopian War -
1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Japan takes more of a military based turn, became much more harsh and fighting based -
1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Broke the treaty and made many countries upset -
1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Many were killed in the massacre from Japan -
1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Czech gained more land by gaining Sudetenland -
1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Went to jews houses,took them from their homes and collected them up to send off to camps -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Soviet union signed a "non agression" pact with Hitler & Germany which shocked the world -
1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Nazi invaded Poland upset many countries, two of them mainly being Britain and France, who then declared war against Germany. -
1940 May 10 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
Invaded Denmark, Norway and Netherlands and took control of Belgium and Luxembourg -
. 1940 July 10 Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force
Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island -
1940 July 10 Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
Royal Air force or Britain air force defeated Germany's in order to prevent invasion, Battle of Britain -
1940 July 14 - 22Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Germany surprised invaded France and and forced France to surrender -
1940 Sept 16 - First time Peacetime Draft in US
Created the peactime draft in the united states, to stay peaceful and stay out of the war -
1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
British prime minister ,Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter one of the first documents towards the United Nations which also included 26 other countries -
21. 1941 Japanese invade French Indochina
Japanese invaded the French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) -
19. 1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans -
1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, mm
1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9 -
1942 Philippines fall to Japanese –
The people who lived in the Philippines lost to Japan and Bataan Death March began -
1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
Decisive battle of naval in Pacific, only 6 months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor -
1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Japanese started to be in internment camps to stay isolated and prevent more attacks -
1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stopped nazis in their effort to attack and they then saved moscow -
1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
Teenagers wore fancy suits which made adults mad and marines lead to Zoot Suit Riots -
1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy surrendered to Nazis and Mussolini was dismissed as Prime Minister, went into hiding and was then killed -
1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
Allied invasion of Normandy in "Operation overload", landing on different beaches to then attack -
1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Allied Forces attacked and then regained their control of Paris -
1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. -
1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines
The United States forces, returned to regain control over the Philippines -
1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
FDR died of a stroke, Harry Truman then had to take over as President for the rest of the term -
1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe
Victory Day in Europe, Nazis surrendered of its armed forces, therefore ending world war 2 -
1945 Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
Battle between japanese and soviet union, japanese surrendered to the forces -
1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped
United States dropped first atomic bomb in Japan over the city of Hiroshima. -
1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
People of the countries were then convicted of their war crimes against countries laws
