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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi party.
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Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
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Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
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Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
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Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
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Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
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Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
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Militarist take control of Japanese Government
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Hitler Violates Versailles Treaty
Hitler sends troops to Rhineland of Germany, in violation of the Versailles Treaty. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China
Massacre of a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact signed
The signing of the Munich Pact gave Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews
The Nazis began to round up Jews, so they could send them off to labor camps. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The Nazi-Soviet pact was a surprising non-aggression pact between two declared mortal enemies, Adolf Hitler, leader of Germany and Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
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More Nazi invasions
The nazis invade several more countries; Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium, taking control of each of them. -
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Germany invades France
Hitler sends German troops to France, and on June 22, just 6 weeks after the invasion began, France surrendered to Germany. -
Battle of Britain begins
The Royal Air Force defeats the German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. -
First time Peacetime draft in U.S.
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Hitler breaks pact with Stalin
Hitler breaks his pact with Stalin's Russia and invades, after which the USSR joins England in fighting the Germans. -
Churchill and FDR issue Atlantic charter
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Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
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Pearl Harbor attack by Japanese
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, after which U.S. declares war on Japan. -
Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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Philippines fall to Japanese-Bataan Death March
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Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
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Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
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Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad
Russians stop any Nazi advance at Stalingrad, and save Moscow. -
British and U.S. Victory
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Zoot suits were baggy looking suits that Latinos wore, for the most part. The Zoot suit riots happened after sailors got mad at them for using so much fabric instead of conserving it for the war effort. Rioting lasting a long time, and many Latinos were attacked. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
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D-Day
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies. -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
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Battle of the Bulge
Last offensive of German forces. -
U.S. forces return to recapture Philippines
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FDR dies
FDR dies, and his Vice president, Harry S. Truman, takes his position as president. -
V.E. Day
Victory in Europe. -
V.J. Day
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First atomic bombs dropped
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War Crimes Trials
Held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
