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Great Depression
On this day the stock market crashed causing international trade to fall 30% and leading to 30 million people worldwide to be unemployed. This led to weakened governments and poverty in countries such as Germany, Britain, Japan, Italy, and the US. -
Facism Begins
A strong national government government known as Facism begins in several countries. This led to the idea of nationalism which then led to the belief of foreigners and minorities were inferior. -
Aldolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor Of Germany
Aldolf Hitler who was the leader of the Nazi party becomes chancellor of Germany, Hitler turned Germany into a military dictatorship. He believed that Germans were superior and that all others should be oppressed or exiled. -
Germans Support The Nazi Party
Germans support the Nazi party. The Nazi party believed that Germany has been treated unfairly after WWI. They believed the Treaty of Versailles was the reason for the economic depression. -
Hitler forces Austria To Unite With Germany
On this day, Hitler forces Austria to unite with Germany. Hitler's reasoning for this was that all members of the German race belonged to one country. -
Night of Broken Glass
The Night of Broken Glass was a night in which violence was aimed specifically at the jews in the streets of the Third Reich. Nazi's destroyed thousands of synagogues and Jewish homes and businesses. -
The Nazi Party Invades Poland
Germans invade Poland and declare war with them. Hitler seized control of Czechoslovakia within 12 months and did not stop there. In back fire, Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
On this day, Japanese planes attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. Japan was one of the axis powers during WWII. Japan's and the US's relationship begins to deteriorate. -
America Declares War on Japan
After the bombing at Pearl Harbor, The US declares war on Japan. The US had tried to stay away from yet another European war but the bombing was their breaking point. Italy and Germany retaliated by declaring war on the US. -
US Victory at Midway Island
America wins a victory over Japan. The US navy was lead by Admiral Chester Nimitz who led them to win their victory at Midway Island. This was a major turning point for the Pacific War. -
Natzi's Retreat From North Africa
On this day, the Nazi's retreat from North Africa. Instead of attacking Germans head on Winston Churchill convinces the US to join Britain in attacking German territory in North Africa and bring allied forces up Italy. The Nazi's retreated suffering significant loses. -
D-Day
D-Day was when over 3 million men whom were allies of the war planned to drop enough bombs to take out French rail centers and road networks isolating the normandy of France where the invasion was scheduled to occur. The allies were eventually able to break through German forces after several days of fighting. -
V-E day
Remaining German forces surrendered unconditionally from the allied powers bringing "V-E day" Victory in Europe. -
V-J Day
Allies held official surrender ceremonies in Tokyo bay while Americans at home celebrated V-J day "Victory in Japan". Before this happened, Japan and the US had been at constant battle, neither ready to stop battle, until imperial Japan surrendered. -
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Begin
A chosen sight where judges from the allied powers pre-sided over the hearing of 22 major Nazi criminals. Out of these 22, 12 Nazi's were sentenced to death.
