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Benito Mussolini came to power
Benito Mussolini was involved in three wars. The Ethiopian War, The Spanish War, and WWII. -
Joseph Stalin Came to Power
Stalin began to set up a "totalitarian state" (the gov. has complete control over every aspect of public/private life.) -
Adolf Hitler Came to Power
During Hitler's reign, 11 million people were killed. -
Italy's Conquest of Ethiopia
Italy had tried to conquer Ethiopia in the 1890's too, but they did not succeed. -
Spanish Civil War broke out
It began as a revolt by right-wing spanish military officers in spanish morocco and spreads to mainland spain. -
Rome-Berlin Axis formed
The three principal partners in the Axis alliance were Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Annexing of Austria
German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
The Nonaggression pact meant that the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Poland attack
62 German divisions supported by 1,300 aircraft began the invasion of Poland on this day. -
Hideki Tojo Came to Power
Hideki Tojo was the 40th prime minister of japan. -
Evacuation begins of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France
When it ended on June 4, about 198,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian troops had been saved. -
Italy declares war on France and Great Britain
Benito Mussolini Declared war on France and great britain. -
Battle of Britain
The battle recieved it's name from a speech winston churchil delivered to the british house of commons. -
France surrenders to Germany
After it more than half of france was occupied by the Germans. -
The Bismarck is Sunk
It was sunk by Royal Navy. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii -
Battle of Midway
The initial strikes by Midway- based planes were not successful. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. -
The Allies invade North Africa
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, territory nominally in the hands of the Vichy French government -
Mussolini resigns
The dictator of italy resigned. -
D-Day
More than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Battle of the Bulge
Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. -
Yalta Confrence begins
It took place in a russian resort town. -
Death of Roosevelt
He died of cerebral hemorrhage. -
Mussolini is hanged by Italian Partisans
His body was taken to milan and left in a suburban square. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
He did it by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. -
V-E day
It was the end of WWII. -
Potsdam Conference begins
The final “Big Three” meeting between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain takes place towards the end of World War II. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The explosions wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people -
V-J day
It was the day the news of the surrender was announced to the world.
