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Adolf Hitler becomes a leader of the Nazi party
Hitler begins his new job and causes events that lead to the starts of WWII. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Mussolini starts long time rain as prime minister of Italy. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union
Stalin becomes new USSR leader. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan and its Militarism government starts its acts of war by seizing Manchuria, China. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler gains even more power thourgh a new offical government positon. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
An act made to keep the US at peace. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The Italian Army marches into Ethiopia and takes control. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany
Hitler sent troops to Rhineland of Germany. Took place on March 7th,1936 when German military forces entered the Rhineland. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
The Japanese Militarists sieze control of their government. -
Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
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Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, Chins during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The massacre occurred during a six-week period starting from December 13, 1937, to January, 1938. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Germany expands the treaty with Czechoslovika giving Germany Sudetenland. -
Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps.
The Jews are round up to be used in labor camp and concentration camps. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Poland, fearing invasion, asked Briatin and France for help if Germany ever invaded. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
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Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
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1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. -
1940 July 10 Battle of Britain begins
Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. The Battle of Britain was the first major campain fought entirely by air forces, and was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. -
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Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
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First time Peacetime Draft in US
The taxes were raised, the national debt limit was increased, and 5 million aliens were required to register. All men between the ages of 21 and 35 were required to register, until after the U.S. declaration of war in 1941, the ages of the men drafting was expanded to from 20 to 44. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades USSR
The Nazi–Soviet Pact was a non-aggression pact signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow. German government broke it by invading the Soviet Union. -
1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Charter stated the goals of the war and for after the war. There were no territorial changes made against the people. -
Japanese invade French Indochina
The invasion took place in order to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina along the Sino-Vietnamese Railway. The fighting lasted several days, September 22-26 until they came to an agreement. -
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Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
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Pearl Harbor attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack conducted the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack led to the United States to World War II. -
1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II just for being of Japanese ancestry. Shortly after attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Bataan Dealth March
Prisoners were stripped of their weapons and valuables, and told to march to Balanga, the capital of Bataan. Many prisoners were beaten, bayoneted, and mistreated. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. -
Zoot Suit Riots
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, between Anglo American sailors and Marines stationed in the city, and Latino youths. Started beginning of 1943. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
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D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
Invasion of Normandy- the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Allies retake Paris from German occupation -
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Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
http://youtu.be/Qm8w2JSKNlA Battle of the Bulge- LEGO STYLE
The surprise attack caught the Allied forces off guard. United States forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties for any operation during the war. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
US forces return again to recapture the Philippines. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. Truman succeeded to presidency when Roosevelt died after months of declining health. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
VE day is a day to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces. It marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
Victory over Japan Day is a name chosen for the day that Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan’s surrender was made. -
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1946 War Crimes Trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II. Took place in Nuremburg. Germany, Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
