World war 2

World War II

By itzchaboim&m
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    World War II era

  • Hitler Becomes Head of the Nazis

    Hitler Becomes Head of the Nazis

    Hitler gained popularity and became the head of the Nazis.
  • Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of italy

    Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of italy

    30,000 facists gathered in Rome demanding the resignition of the leader Luigi Facta. The King then handed the power over to Benito.
  • Josef Stalin becomes dictator of U.S.S.R

    Josef Stalin becomes dictator of U.S.S.R

    After Vladimir Lenin died Josef Stalin was appointed Leader of U.S.S.R
  • Japan Invades Manchuria China

    Japan Invades Manchuria China

    Japan invaded Manchuria in hope of getting control of the penisula and eventually taking over east Asia.
  • Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

    Hitler and the Nazis burned the Reichstag building to end democracy.
  • Us congress passes neutrality acts

    Us congress passes neutrality acts

    The neutrality act was made so we wouldnt aid any side of the war, so basically to maintain peace.
  • italy invades ethiopia

    italy invades ethiopia

    Italy invaded Ethiopia in hope to expand their power.
  • Militarists take control of japanese government

    Militarists take control of japanese government

    The militarist gained control of Japan because of their great depression.
  • Hitler sends troops to Rhineland

    Hitler sends troops to Rhineland

    Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by remilitarizing Rhineland.
  • Japans army pillages Nanjing China

    Japans army pillages Nanjing China

    Japans made a mass amassacre on the people of Nanjing China.
  • Munich pact signed

    Munich pact signed

    Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
  • Nazis round up jews for labor camps

    Nazis round up jews for labor camps

    Nazis gathered jews for their infamous concentration camps.
  • Nazi-Soviet pact signed

    Nazi-Soviet pact signed

    Guaranteed they would not attack each other.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    The nazis invaded Poland which brought France and Britain into war with Germany.
  • Germany invades france

    Germany invades france

    Germany invaded France which led to the fall of France.
  • Germany invades surrounding coutries

    Germany invades surrounding coutries

    Germany invades Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Germany hoped to get air supieriority of the RAF.

  • First Peacetime draft in the US

    Abled young men were inducted into the military for the first time.
  • Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

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

    Hitler invaded russia which turns out to be a big mistake.
  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    this set goals for the post war world
  • Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    The japanese invaded french indochina to prevent china from importing troops and oil
  • Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

    Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

    video
  • Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    Phillipino and american men had to walk 60 miles to prison camps.
  • Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese americans were interned because of the US going to war with japan
  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    The nazis lose the battle of stalingrad which leads to the nazis retreating.
  • June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    This battle led to the US taking over the war of the pacific
  • British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

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

    US and Britain defeat the Germans and italians
  • Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Mexican americans were attacked in the zoot suit riots
  • July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

    July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister

    Italy surrenders and then Musollini dies
  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    Dday invasion pushes germany back
  • Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Allies take back paris
  • Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Germanys last try
  • US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    US recaptures the Phillipines
  • FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    Harry Truman becomes president after FDR dies
  • V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    We win in Europe!
  • First Atomic Bombs dropped

    First Atomic Bombs dropped

    We drop atomic bomb on japan in hope of their surrender
  • V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    we win in japan!
  • War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

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

    germany and other enemies punished after war