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World War II
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Adolf Hitler is leader of Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party after beating our Anton Drexler. -
Mussolini apointed Prime Minister
Mussolini apointed Prime Minister -
Josef Stalin is dictator of Soviet Union (USSR
Josef Stalin is dictator of Soviet Union (USSR) -
Japan's army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan's army seizes Manchuria, China -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Militarist take control of Japanese Government -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
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Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR now joins England in fighting the Germans -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps -
Japanese invade French Indochina
Japanese invade French Indochina -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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 to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad -
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
Zoot Suit Riots -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minnister
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minnister -
D-Day Invasion of France at Normandy
D-Day Invasion of France at Normandy by Allies -
Paris Retaken by Allied Forces
Paris Retaken by Allied Forces -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge -
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, WWII ends in Europe
V-E Day, WWII ends in Europe -
First Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
First Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders
V-J Day, Japan surrenders