World War II

Romanian Jews

Jan 21, 1938

Romanian Jews are stripped of their citizenship

Anschluss: Austria

Mar 12, 1938

Anschluss: Austria is annexed by Germany

Jews eliminated

Apr 21, 1938

Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized

International conference

Period: Jul 6, 1938 to Jul 14, 1938

International conference in France that FDR initiated to discuss the Jewish refugees. 32 of the nations decide not to admit large numbers of Jews. Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic want money in return for admitting the displaced

Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement

Sep 29, 1938

Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.

Kristallnacht

Period: Nov 9, 1938 to Nov 19, 1938

Kristallnacht- the Night of the Broken Glass. Nazis violently attack Jews and destroy Jewish property, 91 Jews are killed and others are beaten.

First time in his annual address to Congress

Jan 1, 1939

For the first time in his annual address to Congress, FDR proposes no domestic reforms but instead stresses the danger posed to democracy and international peace by the forces of aggression. Later in the month, the United States budget shows increased spending on national defense.
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France and Great Britain

Mar 31, 1939

France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement

Aug 23, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.

Germany invades

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

Honoring their guarantee

Sep 3, 1939

Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

The Soviet Union invades

Sep 17, 1939

The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east

Italy enters the war.

Jun 10, 1940

Italy invades southern France

Jun 21, 1940

The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine.

Jun 28, 1940

Second Vienna Award

Aug 30, 1940

Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary. The loss of northern Transylvania forces Romanian King Carol to abdicate in favor of his son, Michael, and brings to power a dictatorship under General Ion Antonescu.

The Italians invade

Sep 13, 1940

The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

Sep 27, 1940

German troops enter their Ally Romania, Germany's only source of oil which is threatened by Russia

Oct 7, 1940

Hitler cancels the invasion of Britain

Oct 12, 1940

Spain rejects Hitler's offer to join the war and remains neutral

Oct 23, 1940

Hitler sends Rommel and the Afrika Korps to help the Italians in North Africa

Feb 12, 1941

Bulgaria joins The Axis. The Axis-Russian border now stretch from the Baltic sea to the black sea.

Mar 1, 1941

Germany invades Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, which results in fanatic Russian resistance

Jun 22, 1941

Stalin orders the "scorched earth" strategy.

Jul 3, 1941

German army group "Center" takes Smolensk, just 220 miles from Moscow.

Jul 16, 1941

The long German siege of Leningrad begins.

Sep 15, 1941

The final German attack towards Moscow begins (operation Typhoon).

Oct 2, 1941

General Tojo becomes Japan's prime minister

Oct 17, 1941

The Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942