World War II

New leader of the Nazi Party

Jul 29, 1921

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

Oct 31, 1922

Benito Mussolini wins the vote to become the 27th prime minister of Italy following the March on Rome.

Hilter send troops....

Mar 7, 1926

Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

Sole dictator of the Soviet Union

Dec 7, 1929

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

Sep 19, 1931

Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

Mar 21, 1933

Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

Mar 9, 1935

Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

Nov 18, 1935

Militarist take control of Japanese Government

Aug 24, 1936

Japanese massacre

Feb 16, 1937

Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

Czechoslovakia signed to Germany

Apr 16, 1938

Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

Beguining of labor camps

Sep 16, 1938

Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

Nazi-Soviet Pact

Jan 1, 1939

Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

Nazis invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

The Second World War

Period: Dec 7, 1939 to Dec 7, 1946

Nzis take over Denmark...

Feb 16, 1940

Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

France surrenders

May 16, 1940

Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

Battle of Britain

Jun 16, 1940

Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

Drafting

Oct 20, 1940

First time Peacetime Draft in US

Hitler breaks pact

Jan 1, 1941

Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR now joins England in fighting the Germans

Atlantic Charter

Jun 19, 1941

Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

Pearl Harbor Bombing

Dec 7, 1941

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

Jan 19, 1942

Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

Japanese Americans imprisined

Feb 19, 1942

Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

Battle of Midway

Mar 19, 1942

Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

Russians stops Nazis

Apr 21, 1942

Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad and saves Moscow

British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

Jan 1, 1943

British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

Mar 5, 1943

Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

Jul 5, 1943

Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

Jun 4, 1944

D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

Paris retaken by Allies Forces

Aug 5, 1944

Paris retaken by Allies Forces

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 13, 1944

Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

US forces return to recapture the Philippines

Jan 12, 1945

US forces return to recapture the Philippines

FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

Apr 16, 1945

FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

V-E Day, war ends in Europe

May 8, 1945

V-E Day, war ends in Europe

First Atomic Bombs dropped

Aug 4, 1945

First Atomic Bombs dropped

V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

Aug 14, 1945

V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces