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Adolf Hitler
1921 January 30,Adolf Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party. Adolf Hitler rose to power by an election,and winning the election of the Nationalist socialist party.Once elected he wiped out the the other parties and became leader. He was a very brutal leader. -
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. -
Josef Stalin
1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR).The Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society to a industrialist military power. He ruled with terror and thousands of people died -
Japan Invades China
During 1931 Japan seized Manchuria, China.Japan invaded China because Japan wanted more natural resources to increase its industrial productivity and strength.So they decided to invade China because its government was weak at the time. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
March 21 1933,Hitler was appointed as chancellor of Germany and rapidly gains power. On this day is was a brutal turning point for Germany. Hitler started putting thousands of jews into concentration camps and even killed thousands of his own people. There was no one there to stop him. -
US congress passes acts
In 1935 the United States congress passes Neutrality acts,this act lifted the arms of the embargo and put all trades with other nations under the terms of cash and carry. -
Italy invades Africa
In 1935 the Italian Army invaded the country of Ethiopia in Africa.Italian army's did this to boost italian prestige. -
Militarist takes control
In 1936 Militarist takes control of Japanese takes control Japanese government.Militarist took control of Japanese government and assassinated the chinese government. -
Hitler sent troops into Rhineland
In 1936 Hitler sent his troops into Rhineland Germany in violation of the Treaty Of Versailles. He sent his troops in,because he thought that the treaty was very unfair to him,so he sent his troop in and didn't withdraw his troops.He did this to put pressure on the League Of Nations. -
Japan's Army pillages Nanjing
In 1937 Japan's army captured the city of Nanjing. The japanese killed millions of citizens of China. China thought that it was slaughter and rape to the city. -
1938 Munich pacts signs
In 1938 Munich pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. The french and British prime ministers sign the Munich pact with Adolf Hitler. The agreement averted the outbreak of war but gave Czechoslovakia away to Germany. -
Hitler and stalin sign a pact
In 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact that stunned the world. -
Labor camps
In 1939 after Hitler gained power, he gathered thousands of jews and put them in terrible,harsh conditions. These camps were very brutal and many people died within the first day. -
Nazi invades poland. Britain and France declare war on Germany
In 1939 Germany invaded Poland. They attacked their Naval boats,airplanes,and their military. Germany took control. This caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany. -
Germany invades
In 1940,Germany Invades several more countrys,Norway,Belgium,France and the Netherlands. Hitler took control of all these countries. -
France surrenders
In 1940 Germany invades the country of France and forces France to surrender.Germany gained even more power and controlled with brutal actions. -
Battle Of Britain
Germany and Britain air forces fought over the United Kingdom. This was a battle that was a turning point during WWii.Britain defeated Germany and saved them from a ground invasion. -
United States imposes draft
September 16th 1940 the first peace act is passed by congress, This act was to have a selective drawing of draft numbers for war. The men between ages 21 and 36 were eligible to be drafted. -
Hitler breaks pact
In 1941 Hitler breaks the pact with Russia and invades because of the Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union. -
FDR uses atlantic charter
The atlantic charter was a declaration by FDR and British prime minister. The Atlantic Charter provided a broad statement of U.S. and British war aims. -
Japanese invade the french
In 1941 the Japanese invaded and defeated the French and took control. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
In 1941 Dec. 7,Japanese air force and marines attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. A plan that took a year destroyed every military base in hawaii. Sank several ships and killed hundreds of people. -
Japan attacks the Philippines
In 1942 the Japanese had also attacked the Philippines and caused both the United States and the Filipinos to surrender. This lead to the Bataan Death March which was a march that lead prisoners to death camps. Thousands of prisoners were killed. -
Japanese in isolated camps
In 1942 Japanese americans were in forced relocation camps during world war 2 -
Battle Of Midway
In 1942 was a naval battle in the Pacific Ocean that lasted 3 days.This battle was a turning point for the United States as they put damage on the Japanese naval ships which ended up in a victory and allowed the United to go from a defensive to an offensive position. -
Forces stop Germany and Italy
1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
Italy surrenders
In 1943 italy surrenders and Mussolini is dismissed as prime minister -
Battle of moscow
In 1942 Hitler had a plan to capture moscow and destroy its naval and airforce. The Russians had stopped the german army from reaching moscow. -
British and Us defeat german and italian forces
In 1943 The united states and British forces Stopped German and Italian forces from reaching North africa -
Zoot Suit riots
In 1943 los angeles california, Zoot suit riots had occurred,these riots were racial attacks. These were also violent attacks that were targeted towards the youth because what they wore was unpatriotic. -
invasion of france
In 1944 June 6 D-day there is an invasion at normandy by the Allies.This was the day that western Europe was released from German control after they were defeated by the Allies. -
Paris retaken by Allied forces
In August 1944 paris was retaken by Allied forces.Before that they were under the control of Nazi Germany,germany had fought to keep paris and hitler told his army to fight till the last man stands and not hand it to the Allied forces. most of german troops fled and Paris was handed over to the Allied forces. -
Battle of bulge
1944 Dec The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. -
FDR dies
In 1945 April 16th, president Franklin Roosevelt dies. He had suffered from a pain in the back of his head and went unconscious.The president dies leaving vice president Harry S. Truman in charge. -
V-E day
In 1945 may 8th a day known as V-E day.This day is the celebration of victory in europe.The German army had surrender to the Allies in ww2 which marked the end of ww2. -
V-J day
On August 14th 1945,Japan surrenders to the allies this marked the holiday that was a victory over the japanese. -
US recaptures Philippines
", the peninsula guarding Manila Bay of the Philippine Islands. By March, after MacArthur had left for Australia on President Roosevelt’s orders and was replaced by Maj. Gen. Edward P. King Jr., the American Luzon Force and its Filipino allies were half-starved and suffering from malnutrition, malaria, beriberi, dysentery, and hookworm." -
Atomic Bomb drops
In August of 1942 the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima Japan.The bomb destroyed the city and killed hundreds of people. -
war crimes
In 1946 war crimes were held in trial in germany and in many other countries.These war crimes were put into place so that when war conducts were violated they were to be put on trial.
