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Depression Hits Japan
Started with abrupt deflation and a severe contraction of economic activities, largely due to falling export markets. Bankruptcies, high unemployment, and rural poverty were a very big impact. -
Aryan Empire
The Nazis falsely claimed the existence of a superior "Aryan race," and to a lesser extent, other German peoples. They evacuated everyone whom they thought were "inferior" and took them out of Germany. These policies led to the persecution and murder of millions of people during World War II, including the Holocaust. -
Hitler becomes German leader
He was appointed chancellor in 1933 and consolidated his power, eventually becoming the dictator, Führer, in 1934. -
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The Holocaust
They start bringing everyone who doesn't meet Hitlers standard of "normal" and brings them to concentration camps. Most of which were Jewish people, because Hitler influenced Germany that the Jews were the issue all along. Hitler brought along the final solution and annihilated millions of Jews in death camps. In May, Germany surrenders and causes the end of the Holocaust. -
Hitler Violates the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler publicly announced that Germany would rearm, violating the treaty's military restrictions. He created a new Air force and a week later he instituted drafts. -
Nanjing Massacre
The mass murder of Chinese civilians and non-combatants. Estimates of the death toll vary from 40,000 to over 340,000, and estimates of rapes range from 4,000, to over 80,000. -
Germany made a Union with Austria
Nazi Germany annexed Austria. This marked a significant point in Adolf Hitler's expansionist policies and was a major event in the lead-up to World War II. -
Hitler takes Sudetenland
In 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed, allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland in exchange for Hitler's pledge of peace. He agreed to back off after he acquired the land but he lied. Germany bordered Sudetenland to intimidate everyone. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Agreement was a political deal where Germany, Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, essentially ceding territory to Nazi Germany. The primary goal was to appease Adolf Hitler and avoid a potential war by granting his territorial demands. -
Nazi- Soviet Non-aggression Pact
A treaty signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The pact pledged mutual non-aggression for ten years, but it also included a secret protocol that divided Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. -
Polish Port of Danzig
He also sought extraterritorial rail access across the "Polish Corridor" to East Prussia. France and Great Britain then began to negotiate with Stalin later on. -
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Battle of Britain
After Hitler built his Air force, everyone started having dog fights in the air. The primary objective of the German Air Force was to gain air superiority over Britain to pave the way for a potential invasion. The Air Forces defense forced Germany to abandon its plans for an invasion of Britain and eventually shifted the focus of German aggression eastward toward the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan aimed to neutralize the U.S. Pacific and secure its dominance in the Pacific region. Over 3,400 U.S. civilians were killed or wounded. The attack also caused significant damage to U.S. warships and aircraft. The attack led to the United States entering World War II on the side of the Allies. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
It is considered one of the largest and bloodiest battles in human history, with over two million troops engaged and nearly two million casualties. It was the turning point in the European Theater. After months of fighting, Germany, having supplies cut off and heavy losses, surrendered in February 1943. -
D-Day
Considered the beginning of the end for World War II in Europe. There was an invasion of Normandy to create a second front. Everyone started to push towards Paris. -
Hiroshima
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during World War II. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of which were civilians. Those were the only two conflicts which resulted in atomic bombs.