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Josef Stalin's Totalitarian Government
In 1922 Josef Stalin took over the Soviet Union after Vladimir Lenin -
Benito Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy
Benito Mussolini and the Fascist Party take over the Italian Government. -
Mein Kampf is published
In 1925 Hitler publishes Mein Kampf which is a manifesto that explains the ideas of Nazism. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria for resources. -
Adolf Hitler's rise to power
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor and after Hindenburg's death in 1934 he declares himself Fuhrer in Germany. -
Third Reich forms
The Third Reich was Germany under Nazi rule -
Hitler announces he will rearm Germany
Hitler builds up German Military despite going against Treaty of Versailles -
Mussolini invades Ethiopia
Mussolini invades Ethiopia to gain more territory for Italy -
Francisco Franco rises to power in Spain
Francisco Franco establishes totalitarianism in Spain -
Hitler invades The Rhineland
Hitler takes Rhineland with force which is against Treaty of Versailles -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Italy and Germany form an alliance which later becomes the Axis powers -
Blitzkrieg
Germany uses Blitzkrieg techniques to conquer quickly -
Anschluss
Hitler declares Austria part of Germany -
Munich Agreement
Neville Chamberlain agrees to give Sudetenland to Germany as long as Germany will stop invading other countries. -
Phony War
Period of time where nothing happened during war -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France declare war after Nazis invade Poland -
Battle of the Atlantic
Naval combat in Europe -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler presses into Denmark and then into Norway -
Hitler invades Netherlands
Hitler invades neutral Netherlands -
Germany and Italy invade France
Germany and Italy invade France -
Philippe Petain signs Armistice with Germany
Petain allows Germany to move into France -
Battle of Britain
Hitler's failed invasion of Britain -
FDR signs Lend-Lease Act
U.S. states they will loan supplies to countries that are necessary to the defense of U.S. -
Office of Price Administration
Helped control money during the war -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and bring U.S. into the war -
Battle of Stalingrad
Stopped German advance into Russia -
War Production Board
Allowed government to supervise production for the war -
Women's Army Corps
Women help by making uniforms, food, etc. -
Operation Torch
Americans help liberate North Africa from Italy -
Korematsu v. United States
Stated that internment of Japanese citizens during war was justified -
Bloody Anzio
Allies press toward Germany and Italy -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy -
Battle of the Bulge
Last major German offensive in WW2 -
Manhattan Project
Research project helped develop nuclear weapons -
Death of Hitler
Hitler killed himself when Allies invaded Berlin -
V-E Day
Allies win the war in Europe
