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Japan invades Manchuria in order to get access to more natural resources.
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League of Nations and U.S were unwilling to take formal steps to punish Mussolini.
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Thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues were damaged. 100 Jews killed, 26,000 sent to concentration camps. Jews fined 1 billion marks, blamed for the damage. German Jews tried to leave the country, but it was difficult.
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Hitler dressed up a German criminal as a Polish soldier and placed him at the border. He had him shot and accused Poland of invading Germany. Then, Germany invaded Poland.
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Britain and France had allies that supported their decision to declare war on Germany. America sent goods to Britain in order to help them.
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FDR runs for an unprecedented third term. He declares the U.S as "arsenal of democracy."
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Attacked through the Ardennes Forest in Northern France. By the end of June, France surrenders to Germany.
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Gained vital information about Germany U-Boat formations. "Iron coffins" - 70% serving on U-Boats were dead by war's end.
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Japan launches a surprise attack on America. 20 warships, 200 aircraft destroyed, and 2,400 Americans killed.
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Days after loss in Philippines, 16 American bombers attacked Tokyo, Japan. Although they didn't do major damage, it gave Americans something to celebrate. It did cause Japan's leaders to worry and make future blunders.
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The Allies invaded Sicily, Italy. Germany rushed to stop the allies. Mussolini was shot by Italian rebels. In the end, 300,000 Allied troops were kiled or wounded while fighting in Italy.
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This was an unprecedented fourth term for him.
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Invaded Rome after invading Sicily. Rome was the first Axis capital to fall. Mussolini was shot by Italian rebels. In the end, 300,000 Allied troops were killed or wounded fighting in Italy.
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101th Airborne parachuted behind enemy lines. 150,000 Allied troops carried across the English Channel (led by Omar Bradley.) Hitler refused to send reinforcements for precious days because he feared the invasion was a trick. 10,000 Allies died, but they were sucessful!
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Douglas MacArthur was ready to fulfill his promise and return by July 1944. After a fight with Japan, the Allies eventually enter Manila in Feb. 1945.
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Meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Divide and occupy Germany, divide Berlin. Stalin promised to hold elections in Eastern European countries after the war. Soviets will join war on Japan 3 months after German surrender. Friction between the Allies.
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After FDR died, Vice President Harry Truman took over.
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After Germany lost the war, Hitler went into hiding and eventually killed himself.
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VE Day marked the formal end of the war in Europe.
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The U.S bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Japan's response? Surrender!
