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Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party and main cause of World War II, becomes chancellor of Germany.
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Nuremberg Laws put in place to limit Jews freedoms and eventually get rid of them.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act, which bans travel on belligerent ships, forbids the arming of American merchant ships trading with belligerents, and issues an arms embargo with warring nations.
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Time Magazine pronouces Adolf Hitler the man of the year in 1938
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"The Night of Broken Glass" German Nazis went through streets destroying Jewish homes and stores. They tried to make it seem like an accident.
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US Senate denies president's request to aid Britain and France economically in case of war.
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Hitler promises and accomplishes securing the Suedetenland.
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Germans invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.
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Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz concentration camp begins.
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British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans. Proves that Hitler can be beat.
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First group of Jews are sent to concentration camps.
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Japanese surprised attacked Americans at the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Germany, Italy, and Japan (Axis) declare war on United States. US declares war on them as well. (joins Allies)
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American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks turning point in Pacific War.
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Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.
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Allied troops fought the Nazi Germans on the shores of Normandy, France. The gained a foothold in Normandy and lost 9,000 troops.
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Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops.
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Hitler, his wife, and his kids commit suicide and have their bodies burned so Allied troops couldn't touch them.
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Victory in Europe Day. The Germans surrender unconditionally by force meaning they couldn't surrender fighting to only one side. (the west and the east)
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Japanese surrender after invaded by Allied forces
