World War 2 By Asante Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini and the Fascists come to power Jan 27, 1933 Hitler and Nazi came to power in Germany Aug 31, 1935 Neutrality Act passed in the U.S. Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Aug 23, 1939 Germany and USSR sign the Non-Aggression Pact Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939 Germany invades Poland-Beginning of WW2 http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/germany-invades-poland Period: Sep 3, 1939 to May 7, 1945 Battle of the Atlantic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xzcwCZNF8 May 10, 1940 France falls to Germany Period: May 26, 1940 to Jun 3, 1940 Rescue at Dunkirk Sep 27, 1940 Formation of the Axis powers Nov 1, 1940 Presidential Election of 1940 Period: Feb 2, 1941 to Feb 2, 1945 Rosie The Riveter campaign encourages women to get a job http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/rosie-the-riveter Mar 1, 1941 Congress passes the lend lease act of 1941 Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor,Hawaii http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-harbor-bombed Feb 2, 1942 Manhattan Project http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Period: Feb 19, 1942 to Jun 30, 1946 Relocation of Japanese Americans to camps http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation/videos/japanese-internment-in-america Apr 9, 1942 Bataan Death March Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway Island Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Island Period: Oct 20, 1944 to Aug 15, 1945 allied invasion/ Victory in the philippines Nov 7, 1944 Prsidential Election of 1944 Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/battle-bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference/speeches/franklin-d-roosevelt-reports-on-teheran-and-cairo-conferences May 8, 1945 V-E Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. Jun 6, 1945 D-Day Invasion http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day Aug 6, 1945 Battle of Hiroshima and Nagasaki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pxk4zy_SQw Aug 8, 1945 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Sep 2, 1945 Surrender of Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZ0qwJSbuQ Oct 24, 1945 Formation of the United Nations Oct 24, 1945 Formation of The United Nations
