World War II

  • Adolf Hitler becomes Nazi Leader

    Adolf Hitler becomes Nazi Leader
    On Jan. 21, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party.
  • Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy

    Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy
    In october of 1922 Mussolini gets appointed PRime minister of Italy
  • Stalin becomes sole soviet leader

    Stalin becomes sole soviet leader
    In November of 1929 The Union agrees to let Stalin become the sole leader of the Soviet Union.
  • Japans Army siezes Manchuria China

    Japans Army siezes Manchuria China
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Us congress passes the acts of neutrality

    Us congress passes the acts of neutrality
  • Italian forces invade Ethiopia

    Italian forces invade Ethiopia
  • Militarists sieze governmental control in Japan

    Militarists sieze governmental control in Japan
  • German troops enter the Rhineland against the Treaty of Versailles

    German troops enter the Rhineland against the Treaty of Versailles
  • Japanese military pillages the Chinese city of Nanjing killing 250,000 people

    Japanese military pillages the Chinese city of Nanjing killing 250,000 people
  • Nazis begin forcing the jews into labor camps

    Nazis begin forcing the jews into labor camps
  • Munich pact signed giving Sudentenland to Germany

    Munich pact signed giving Sudentenland to Germany
  • Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin ending fighting between them

    Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin ending fighting between them
  • Hitler invades poland as a result France and Great Britian declare war on Germany

    Hitler invades poland as a result France and Great Britian declare war on Germany
  • Nazis take over Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Nedtherlands

    Nazis take over Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Nedtherlands
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    german invasion of France and surrender of France to Germany

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    North African campaign

  • Battle of Britian takes place Britians air force defeats Germanys

    Battle of Britian takes place Britians air force defeats Germanys
  • Japanese invade French Indochina

    Japanese invade French Indochina
  • First ever peactime draft in U.S

    First ever peactime draft in U.S
  • Hitler invades USSR breaking pact with stalin USSR joins England in fight against Nazis

    Hitler invades USSR breaking pact with stalin USSR joins England in fight against Nazis
  • Atlantic Charter issued by FDR and Churchill

    Atlantic Charter issued by FDR and Churchill
  • Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor US declares war on Japan Italy and Germany declare war on US

    Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor US declares war on Japan Italy and Germany declare war on US
  • Japanese Americans interned by government

    Japanese Americans interned by government
  • Japanese takes the philippines Bataan Death march

    Japanese takes the philippines Bataan Death march
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    Battle of Midway turning point in war

  • Russians stop Nazis at Stalingard saving Moscow

    Russians stop Nazis at Stalingard saving Moscow
  • Zoot suit Riots in CA

    Zoot suit Riots in CA
  • Italy Surrenders Mousallini dismissed

    Italy Surrenders Mousallini dismissed
  • D-day allied forces invade Normandy

    D-day allied forces invade Normandy
  • Allied Forces Retake Paris

    Allied Forces Retake Paris
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    Battle of the Bulge Germany's last stand

  • US moves to recapture the Philippines

    US moves to recapture the Philippines
  • FDR dies Truman becomes president

    FDR dies Truman becomes president
  • V-E day War in Europe ends

    V-E day War in Europe ends
  • First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
  • V-J day Japan surrenders

    V-J day Japan surrenders
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    War crime trial held in Nuremburg Germany, Manila Philippines, and Tokyo Japan