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World War 2
Two decades after the 1st World War, and the most deadliest war in history. -
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of Nazi Party.
Hitler joined the party the year it was founded and became the leader in 1921. -
Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy.
Benito was a leader fascism and a revolutionary socialist. -
Josef Stalin dictator of the Soviet Union.
He was the dictator of the USSR, and transformed his society into a industrial and military superpower. -
Japans Army seizes Manchuria, China.
The Japanese wanted to expand their empire, and the patrolled manchurian railway. The Chinese came and the japanese attacked because they wanted to invade. -
Adolf Hitler named the Chancellor of Germany.
President Hindburg and Papen wanted the Nazi's on their side so they offered to make Hitler the vice Chancellor, however he demanded to be made Chancellor. -
Ethiopia gets invaded by the Italian Army.
Benito Mussolini adopted Hitler's plans to expand Germany and Mussolini followed. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress.
Congress passed the first neutrality act in 1935, prohibiting the exportation of ammunition. -
Militarist takes control of Japanese government.
Japan also wanted to expand, and after World War One they manufactured a lot more. -
Hitler sent troops to Rhineland of Germany.
Germany violated the treaty of versailles, and sent troops into Rhineland. -
Japan army pillages Nanjing, China.
A massacre of a quarter of a million people in Nanjing China. -
Munich Pact Signed.
It was signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Nazis start rounding up Jews to labor camps.
The Nazis thought of the "Final Solution" to have a mass murder of all European Jews. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The Nazis and Soviets signed a non-aggression pact. -
Nazis invaded Poland ; Britain and France declare war on Germany.
Britain and France decided when Poland got invaded by Germany they would come to their aid, so they declared war on Germany. -
Hitler breaks pact with Stalins Russia and invades- USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans.
Hitler betrays Stalin and starts invading the Soviet Union . -
Nazis invade Norway, Dnemark, the Netherlands, Luxemburg and Belguim-take controll
Hitler invaded and occupied many countries. -
The Battle of Britain Begins. Royal air force defeats German Air force to prevent invasion of their island.
The United Kingdom Air Force defended the German Air Force over Britain. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
In the Battle of France in 1940 Germany forces france to surrender in Paris. -
First time peacetime draft in the US.
The Selective Training and the Service Act in 1940 were the first peacetime acts in the US. -
Japanese invades French Indochina
Japan invaded to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Alantic charter was a board statement of the US and British war aims. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air Forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
Japan had been planning to attack Pearl Harbor for a while, after the attack Germany declared war on the US because they had a agreement with Japan. -
Philipeans fall to Japanese-Bataan Death March.
The Bataan Death march was when many American and Filipino prisoners were taken to Battan but had to march 65 miles there and many died along the way. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were taken to isolated camps because they were no longer trusted. -
Battle of the Midway, turning point of the war in the Pacific.
The Battle of the Midway, took place in the Philippines when the the Japanese invaded and wanted the Midway Island. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad.
There was a battle at Kursk where the Russians stopped the Nazis from advancing. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa.
The United States and Britain forces defeat Germany in North Africa. -
Zoot Suit Riots- Los Angeles California.
Zoot Suit Riots were many racist attacks between Mexican American youths and European American servicemen. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister.
The fascist government collapsed in July and Mussolini was dismissed as Prime Minister, Italy announces to the Allies they are surrendering. -
D-Day invasion or France at Normandy by Allies
The Allies invade Western Europe, and it is the largest attack in history. -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
Paris had been ruled by the Nazis, The Battle of Paris took place when the French had an Uprising against The Germans. -
Battle of the Bulge - last offensive of German Forces
It was the last major German offensive campaign of World War 2. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
The US lost the Philippines in 1942 and it was one of the worse defeats, so the returned to recapture. The Battle of the Philippines. -
FDR dies, Harry S Truman becomes President
FDR has a stroke and dies, Harry S Truman becomes president and is tougher on the Russians. -
V-E day, war ends in Europe
Victory in Europe day is a public holiday now, Germany surrenders. -
First Atomic bomb dropped
Harry Truman attempted an attack on Japan, he dropped the bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. -
Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
There was a full scale invasion on Japan causing them to surrender. -
War crimes trial help in Nuremburg Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan
Many trials of acuused Nazi war criminals, condducted by the French and US, Held in many different places.
