World War II

Mussolini Takes Power

Oct 29, 1922

Took him years to achieve what could be defined as a dictatorship.He had never intended to share power with the liberals who were in the government. In February 1923, Mussolini and the Fascist Grand Council introduced a new law called Acerbo Law.

Joseph Stalin Rises in Russia

Oct 1, 1924

Hitler pulishes Mein Kampf

Jul 18, 1925

FDR becomes president of the us

Nov 11, 1932

Hitler leader of Germany

Feb 10, 1933

Germany Invades Rhineland

Jan 1, 1936

German Invades Austria

Mar 1, 1938

Germany Invades Poleland

Sep 1, 1939

Great Britain/France declares war on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Battle of Britain

Jun 10, 1940

• Longest sustained bombing campaign to date
• Victory by the British Royal Air Force
• Victory prevented a ground invasion by German forces

Japan, Germany, Italy become the Axis

Sep 27, 1940

Bombing of Pear Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

U.S. Declares war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

Germany/Italy declares war on U.S.

Dec 11, 1941

Internment of American Japanese

Feb 10, 1942

-Last and biggest battle of the Pacific Islands -Island provided air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan

Jun 3, 1942

-American’s break Japanese Navy code
- U.S. Navy all but destroys the Japanese Navy

Stalingrad

Aug 10, 1942

-One of the bloodiest battles in history w/2 million military and civilian casualties
-Stopped the advance of the German Army into the Soviet Union

Operation Torch

Nov 10, 1942

• America’s first battle of WW2 against the Germans
• Another Allied victory over the Afrika Korps that sent them into retreat

Victory at gaudalcanal

Feb 9, 1943

North Afica Liberated

Jun 10, 1943

Battle of Tarawa

Nov 23, 1943

It was fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio.

Operation Overlord

Jun 6, 1944

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Oct 23, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

• Last major offensive for Germany, through the use of Blitzkrieg
• Attempt to split allied forces from Ardennes to Antwerp to force negotiated peace
• Germans ran low on supplies and fuel, halting the German advance

Libberation of Auschwitz

Jan 27, 1945

Iwo Jima capture

Feb 19, 1945

FDR dies

Apr 12, 1945

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Germany surrenders

May 7, 1945

V.E Day

May 8, 1945

Battle of Okinawe

Jun 10, 1945

Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

Atomic Bomb: Nagasaki

Aug 15, 1945