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New leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party, gaining the support and loyalty of thousands. This was the first step into World War II. -
Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini wins the vote to become the 27th prime minister of Italy following the March on Rome. -
Hilter send troops....
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty -
Sole dictator of the Soviet Union
While Lenin was disabled from strokes, Joseph Stalin, Grigori Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev ran the country. By giving people loyal to him goverment jobs, Josef Stalin became the sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
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Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
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Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
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Militarist take control of Japanese Government
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Japanese massacre
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
Czechoslovakia signed to Germany
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany -
Beguining of labor camps
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin -
Nazis invade Poland
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany -
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The Second World War
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Nzis take over Denmark...
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control -
France surrenders
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender -
Battle of Britain
Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island -
Drafting
First time Peacetime Draft in US -
Hitler breaks pact
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR now joins England in fighting the Germans -
Atlantic Charter
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US -
Philippines fall
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March -
Japanese Americans imprisined
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific -
Russians stops Nazis
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad and saves Moscow -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Paris retaken by Allies Forces -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
V-E Day, war ends in Europe -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
First Atomic Bombs dropped -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
