World War II

By thomasjurk304588
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    World War II

  • Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    when Hitler first opened the word about him trying to get Germany's land and money back without going more in debt that is when Germany's started listening and had let hitler join in with Germany.
  • Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    He is considered a central figure in the creation of Fascism and was both an influence on and close ally of Adolf Hitler during World War II.
  • Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    He was a dictator who terrorized the population and sent many people to prisons and labour camps
  • japanese army seizes Manchuria, China

    japanese army seizes Manchuria, China

    The Wall Street Crash. It crippled the USA's economy and therefore they starting importing less. Japan also struggled without enough trade from the USA.
  • Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany because he basicly took over germany and made it so that he was in charge of every thing and every one he had a personal army that wwould do as he said.
  • congrees passes first neutrality Act to keep nation out of foreign wars

    congrees passes first neutrality Act to keep nation out of foreign wars

    prevented the USA. from joining the war. which then the president ended up tweaking it.
  • Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    limit international involvement
  • italy invades ethiopia.

    italy invades ethiopia.

    A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland, but it was on October 3, 1935
  • Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    nationalization
  • 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

    Hitler took considerable risks in moving into Rhineland. There was a good chance that France would send troops to resist the German forces and this would mean war.
  • 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.

    Chinas army had about 2 million people.
  • Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    russia
  • Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    to help the germans to do their hard war labor work
  • Germany invades Poland; World War II begins.

    Germany invades Poland; World War II begins.

    when germay invaded poland that is wwhat pretty much started the war of world war ll
  • Roosevelt announces United states will remain neutral in war

    Roosevelt announces United states will remain neutral in war

    so that we don't have worry about going war or war coming to us
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    giving hilter alot of power for him and his army
  • Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    britain and france are both allied with poland so they jion the war
  • Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

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

    geramy had just wanted more land and get more and more power
  • Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    germany was more prepared than france and forced them to surrender
  • Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

  • First time Peacetime Draft in US

    First time Peacetime Draft in US

    finially a breaking point in the war where everything goes quite and seems to be getting better

  • United States enter war after japen attacks pear harbor

    japanses made very bad chiose bombing pearl harbor

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

    england jion the war because russia was attacted by the germans

  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    away to transpot from north america to europe

  • Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

  • 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

    navy comptly wreaks japanses
  • Britain defeats German forces in Egypt

    Britain defeats German forces in Egypt

    britain has a victory.
  • U.S. navy defeates Japanese navy at battle of midway.

    U.S. navy defeates Japanese navy at battle of midway.

    us had more navy ships
  • Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    japanese fights the phillppines with almost nothing at all
  • Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    kind of like torcher camps or labor camps
  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    moscow was saved by there own country so that they did not lose moscow a big city in russia
  • Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    when japanese looks like they were a ant and the u.s. was a ant eater
  • British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

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

    germany come back in lead with britain.
  • Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    there were lots of riots and protesting becaue of unhappy civians
  • Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    Italy could no longer fight aganist germany they were just to powerful and could not do anything about it
  • Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    France now had some help from allies
  • Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    germany was not in the right spot at all it was a surprize
  • US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    us was going to help phillippines again
  • U.S. plane drops atomic bomb on hiroshima World War II ends

    U.S. plane drops atomic bomb on hiroshima World War II ends

    thats how to shut up the japanese
  • FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    FDR was a very good and trusting president
  • V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    all the small wars are now starting end because it just got real and the usa was not messing around any more
  • V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    allied forces for the win again
  • First Atomic Bombs dropped

    First Atomic Bombs dropped

    it was the carzyest thing ever first atomic bomb dropped
  • German leaders convicted of war crimes

    German leaders convicted of war crimes

    hilter was now in big trouble
  • War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    garmany was now free from hitler
  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    allies for the win again