World War 2 timeline

Treaty Of Versailles

Dec 1, 1919

Main terms of the Treaty
War Guilt Clause- accept the blame for starting war
Reparations- Gerymany had to pay 6,600 million for damage caused
Disarmament- was only allowed to small army and 6 naval ships
Territorial Clause- Land was taken

Leader of Nazi

Jan 30, 1921

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party. Party opposed treaty of Versailles. He was one of the best speakers of the party and told members to make him leader or he would never return.

Italian Prime Minister

Oct 1, 1922

Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy. He promised to restore order through strong leadership. In October threatened to overthrow Italy's elected government. He eneded freemdom of the press and banned all political oarties except his own.

Soviet Union

Jan 1, 1929

Josef Stalin was a powerful communist leader in the early years of the soviet union. Turned union into a totalitarian state. He took brutal measures to control indusrty and agriculture. He ordered people to hand out farms to government. When refused were executed or sent to labour camps.

Japan seizes Manchuria, China

Jan 1, 1931

Japanese amy acted without the approval of Japan's elceted governmnet. Leauge of Nations protested but took no action. Stepped up aggression toward China.

Hitler

Mar 21, 1933

Hitler is named chancellor of Germnay. Rose to power by the German's frustration with the economic conditions.

Italian Army Invades Ethipoia

Dec 6, 1935

Benito Mussolini invades Ethiopia in Africa.

Neutrality Act Passed

Dec 11, 1935

Law designed to keep the United States at peace. Act forbade the President from selling arms, making loans, or giving any kind of assistance to any nation involved in war.

Japanese Government

Feb 26, 1936

Militarist attempt take over Japenese Government. Result is an increase in military influence over government.

Hitler violates treaty of Versailles

Mar 7, 1936

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany.

China: massacre of quater of a million people

Aug 11, 1937

Japanese invades Najing, China along with a massacre of a quater of a million people.

Munich Pact Signed

Aug 12, 1938

Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

Nazis and Jews

Dec 12, 1938

Nazis begin rounding up jews for labour camps.

Nazi Soviet pact signed

Jul 12, 1939

Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin.

Nazis invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany.

World War 2

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 1, 1946

Germany invades France

May 13, 1940

Germany invades and defeats the French.

Battle Of Britan

Aug 17, 1940

Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. First major campaign to be fought entirely by airforce.

First Peacetime draft in the US

Oct 29, 1940

Nazis invade Denmark

Dec 12, 1940

Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attacks the US. US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy.

Hitler breaks pact with Stalin

Dec 20, 1941

USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

Atlantic Charter

Dec 20, 1941

Churchill and FDR issue Atlantic Charter which states that U.S and Birtan would seek no terirotiral gains.

Japanese invade French Indochina

Dec 20, 1941

In order to prevent China from importing arms and fuel.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

turning point of war in the Pacific

Bataan Death March

Dec 20, 1942

Philippines fall to Japanese

Japanese Americans

Dec 20, 1942

Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

Stalingrad

Dec 20, 1942

Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

Italy surrenders

Jul 20, 1943

Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

LA, California

Dec 20, 1943

Zoot suit riots

North Africa

Dec 20, 1943

British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

Paris

Aug 19, 1944

Paris retaken by allies. French uprise against the Germans.

Battle of Bulge

Dec 21, 1944

The last offensive of German forces. German last effort to turn the tide.

Philippines

Jan 16, 1945

US forces return to capture the Phillipines.

FDR dies

Apr 16, 1945

FDR dies and Harry Truman becomes president.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

War ends in Eurpoe.

V-J Day

Aug 14, 1945

Japan surrenders. VIctory over Japan day.

Atomic

Aug 21, 1945

First Atomic bombs dropped by US.

War crime trials

Dec 21, 1946

Trials held in Nureberg, Germnay Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.