World War II

  • Benito Mussolini

    Benito Mussolini
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  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler
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  • Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    Italian invasion of Ethiopia
    The Italian invasion of Ethiopia is remembered as a brief colonial Italo-Abyssinian war.
  • Occupation of the Rhineland

    Occupation of the Rhineland
    Under the terms of Versailles, Rhineland was demilitarized and Germany had control over the area.
  • The Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War
    It was a brutal conflict in which approximately 500,000 people lost their lives.
  • Air Raid on Guernica

    Air Raid on Guernica
    German bombers bombed the Spanish market causing 1,600 deaths.
  • Neville Chamberlain

    Neville Chamberlain
    He was prime minister of UK from 28 May 1937 – 10 May 1940. he was born on 18 March 1869 and died on 9 November 1940 at the age of 71
  • Francisco Franco

    Francisco Franco
    Born on 4 December 1892, Franco was prime minister of state from 30 January 1938 – 8 June 1973, and died on 20 November 1975.
  • The Anschluss

    The Anschluss
    Austria became part of the Third Riech by Hitler
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference
    Leaders of Britain and France appeased Hitler during the Czech Crisis.
  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
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  • Annexation of Czechoslovakia

    Annexation of Czechoslovakia
    Adolf Hitler breaks his promise of not taking over any other part of Czechoslovakia and builds unrest.
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact

    Nazi-Soviet Pact
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  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
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  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill
    H efirst became prime minister of Britain on 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945, then 26 October 1951 – 7 April 1955. He was born on 30 November 1874 and died on 24 January 1965 at the age of 90.
  • Charles DeGaulle

    Charles DeGaulle
    He was the leader of Free French from 18 June 1940 – 3 July 1944. He was born 22 November 1890 and died on 9 November 1970at the age of 79.
  • Fall of France

    Fall of France
    France was taken over by German forces.
  • Formation of Vichy France

    Formation of Vichy France
    The government of France which collaborated with the Axis powers.
  • Formation of the "Free French"

    Formation of the "Free French"
    The Free French Forces were memebers that fought in World War II.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
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  • Formation of Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis

    Formation of Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis
    The three nations agreed that they would "stand by and co-operate with one another in... their prime purpose to establish and maintain a new order of things... to promote the mutual prosperity and welfare of the peoples concerned," for the next 10 years.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Hitler's aims were to invade the USSR but got pushed back due to the harsh winter.
  • Josef Stalin

    Josef Stalin
    He was People's Commissar for Defense of the Soviet Union from 19 July 1941 – 25 February 1946. He was born on 18 December 1878 and died on 5 March 1953 at the age of 74.
  • Tojo Hideki (Your Military Leader)

    Tojo Hideki (Your Military Leader)
    He was military leader of Japan from 17 October 1941 – 22 July 1944. He was born on 30 December 1884 and died on 23 December 1948, at the age of 63.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
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  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Japan's aim was to destry the U.S. Navy, but failed to do so.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union to control Stalingrad
  • El Alamein

    El Alamein
    British stopped the advance of the Germans in North Africa.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    U.S. and British invaded Normandy, France and planned to attack Germans.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    France was freed from the Germans, and they lost all hope.
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    The U.S. fought against Japan for the island of Iwo Jima. The used __Island-dropping_ techniques to confuse the Japanese. Japanese used_kamakazi_ bombers, who were suiside bombers, risking their lives to save Japan. The U.S. fought against them.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    Germany urrendered to the Allies.
  • Decision to use Atomic Weapons

    Decision to use Atomic Weapons
    Americans decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan. they warned Japanese, but they ignores the warning, so bombs were dropped on Hiroshima in Japan, ending the war.
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
    Japan surrendered, ending the long cruel war.