World War II

Paris Peace Conference

Jan 18, 1919

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The Allies met at the Paris Peace Conference following WWI. They created the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations to hopefully keep peace in the world.

Nine Power Treaty

Feb 6, 1922

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Nine countries met and agreed to respect independance, territorial and administrative integrity, and sovereignty within China.

Mussolini Takes Over Italy's Government

Oct 28, 1922

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Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy. He comes to be a dictator of Itlay almost like Hitler in Germany.

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

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Hitler and some of his troops surrounded the Beer Hall. He shot the ceiling and said a "National Revolution" had begun.

Kellogg_Briand Pact

Oct 27, 1928

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An agreement to end war and outlaw it. Signed in Paris. Countries wanted to prevent another World War.

U.S. Stock Market Crash

Oct 29, 1929

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16 million shares were recorded in Wall Street when "Black Tuesday" hit. Billions of U.S. citizens dollars were lost along with investors.

Japan Invades Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

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Japan invades Manchuria to try and take over East Asia by colonizing. The League of Nations did nothing about Japan trying to gain land.

Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany

Jul 1, 1932

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Hitler takes power and the Nazi party rises to the majority party in Germany.

Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

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Hitler becomes Chancellor and the Nazi party rises.

Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations

Feb 24, 1933

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Vote for Japan to get out of Manchuria. 41 countries vote for Japan to withdraw for Manchuria and 1 country votes no. Japan votes no and then withdraws from the League of Nations.

First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany

Mar 1, 1933

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Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service was the first law passed against the Jews.

Rohm Purge

Jun 30, 1934

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Murder of the top leaders and political party members. Hitler's attempt to stop other parties from stopping him and his Nazi party.

Hitler openly defies the Treaty of Versailles

Mar 15, 1935

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Hitler begins to militarize Germany even though the Treaty of Versailles says he can't have to many troops.

Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

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The Nazi Party makes laws against the Jews. Any Jews, or citizens that can be traced back to Jewish blood, were forbid to do regular things and weren't concidered a German Citizen.

Italy invades Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

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Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, started to invade Ethiopia in hopes of gaining more land.

Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

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Hilter sends troops into the Rhineland, which was made into a demilitarized zone after WWI, and takes the Rhineland back for Germany.

Rome-Berlin Axis

Oct 25, 1936

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Germany and Itlay sign an alliance called the Rome-Berlin Axis because of similar interests between the Fascists leaders of the two countries.

Germany Annexes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

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Hitler marches troops into Austria to re-unite the two countries. This is yet another violation of the Treaty of Versaillies.

Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia

Sep 29, 1938

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Hitler demands the Sudetenland or he will declare war and invade Czechoslovakia. The four powers, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy meet at the Munich Conference.

Munich Conference

Sep 30, 1938

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France, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany meet and talk about giving the Sudeten land back to Germany. They decide to give Czechoslovakia to Germany without even asking for their input on the subject.

Franco becomes Dictator of Spain

Mar 28, 1939

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Francisco Franco, with the help of Germany and Italy, became dictator of Spain after a 2-year civil war.

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Aug 23, 1939

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Gemany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact. Hitler didn't want the Soviet Union to attack Germany if they went to war with one of the Soviet Union's allies. Germany and the Soviet Union sign a pact to not attack each other but instead be neutral when agressions takes place.

Nazi invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

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Hitler tries to sign a non-aggression pact with Poland. Germany invades Poland and is defeated within weeks. Germany then proceeded to annex Poland.

Battle of Britain

Aug 13, 1940

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France surrenders to Germany and leaves Britain to fight alone. Germans attack once in London and win but attack again a few days later and lose bitterly.

Lend Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

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This Act allowed the U.S. to aid in military or other ways to allied countries without actually being in the war.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

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Hitler tries to invade Russia like blitzkrieg. They managed to take out a big part of Russia's senior commanders.

Pearl Harbor Bombing

Dec 7, 1941

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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and surprises the U.S. The next day F.D.R. with permission from congress declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy notice this and declare war on the U.S. and now the U.S. is in WWII.

Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

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The German government and the Nazi party meet in Wannsee to talk about their final solution for the Jewish people.

Doolittle Raid

Apr 18, 1942

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The U.S. lanches an attack on Japan as a diversion.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

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The U.S. becomes good at decoding messages. They intercept a plan of attack from Japan. The U.S. palces forces on the island of Midway to be ready for the Japanese attack. The Japanese attack, and while they refuel/rearm we attack and destroy 4 fleet carriers.

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

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The Soviets defend against the Germans at Stalingrad. They fight until winter, February 2, 1943, when they finally surrender.

D-Day and Operation Overlord

Jun 6, 1944

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Britain, Canada, and the U.S. land on Normandy to force German soldiers out and regain control over France. Within a week the beach is secured and the forces move closer to Paris where they secure Northwestern France. Operation Overlord was a plan to get as many troops on the beaches of Normany after the first attack of D-Day.

Operation Valkyrie

Jul 20, 1944

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Operation Valkyrie was a plan aproved by Hilter was to be used if communications were lost between Hitler and the Nazi German Government or if uprising started. Major Claus von Stauffenberg tried to modify the operation and to assassinate Hitler and give freedom to the German people. He tried to kill Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler. Hitler survived with an arm injury.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

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Hitler tries to split the Allied forces by a surprise blitzkrieg. U.S. soldiers were nearly annihilated and forced up to Lorraine when they turned and stayed at Bastogne.

Adolf Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

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Hitler takes a cyanide capsule and shoots himself in an underground bunker. His wife also commited suicide, later Hitler and his wife were cremated. Hitler was not pronounced dead until a court hearing in 1956.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

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V-E Day was the end of World War II. The German General Jodl signed a document of surrender on May 7. Winston Churchill was not aware of this surrender until about 5 hours after it was signed.

Little Boy Dropped

Aug 6, 1945

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An Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. A U.S. B-29 Bomber, Enola Gay, drops a bomb on Hiroshima. It is the first Atomic bomb ever used and killed about 80,000 people on impact and 35,000 are wounded. Later because of the affects of the bomb another 60,000 people die. This bomb was made of Plutonium instead of Uranium.

Fat Man Dropped

Aug 8, 1945

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Fat Man was another Atomic bomb this one was made of uranium. The U.S. bombed Nagasaki to try to get Japan to surrender. within days of letting this atomic bomb drop Japan surrenders.

V-J Day

Aug 14, 1945

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Japan finally surrenders to the Allies after the U.S. drops 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This ends WWII with Japan.

Nuremberg Trials

Nov 20, 1945

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These were trials held against people involved with the Nazi party or with acts against humanity.

Japanese War Crime Trials

May 3, 1946

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These were trials similar to the Nuremberg Trials. These trials were against people that commited crimes in the war or against humanity. They were held in Tokyo, Japan where they found 25 out of 28 Japanese people guilty.