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Treaty of Versailles
Accidentally started WWll; gave cause for the start of WWll
People - President Woodrow Wilson and French Premier Georges Clemenceau. -
Hitler appointed German Leader
President Paul von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany
People - Hitler and Paul von Hindenburg -
Germany Leaves the League of Nation
Hitler withdrew Germany from the league when they refused Germany´s bid to build its military equal to that of other major powers
People - Adolf Hitler -
Nuremberg Laws
Laws that deprived Jews of rights designed by Hitler
People - Adolf Hitler -
Italy Invade Ethiopia (Oct 3, 1935 - May 5, 1936)
Italy invaded Ethiopia to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia´s defeat of Italian forced at the battle of Adowa which saved Ethiopia from Italian colonisation.
People - Mussolini -
Rome Berlin Axis Treaty
Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany informally linking the two fascist countries
People/Nations - Germany, Italy, and later Japan -
Japan Invades China (July 7, 1937 - September 9, 1945)
Military conflict primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan
People/ Nations - Japan and China. -
Hitler Invades Austria
German troops marched into Austria to annex the German speaking country for the Third Reich
People - Hitler -
Hitler Invades Sudetenland
Hitler wanted to unite all Germans in one nation
People - Hitler -
Hitler Invades Poland (Sep 1, 1939 - Oct 6, 1939)
Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east
People - Hitler -
France/Great Britain declares war on Germany
n response to Germany´s invasion of Poland, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany
People - Albert Lebrun and Winston Churchill -
Tripartite Pact
Agreement between Germany, Japan, and Italy; it created a defense alliance and was largely intended to deter the US from entering the conflict
People - Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano -
Germany/ Japan Pact
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet
People - Emperor Hirohito and Isoroku Yamamoto -
D-Day
UK, US, French, and Canadian troops attacked German forces on the coast of northern France; largest military naval, air, and land operation ever
People - Eisenhower and Sir Arthur Tedder -
Germany Surrenders
German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west
People - Alfred Jodl and Karl Donitz -
VE Day
Germany surrendered unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the allies
People - Winston Churchill -
Bomb on Hiroshima
The first ever atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the US
People - President Truman -
Bomb on Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki by the US
People - President Truman -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered, ending WWll
People - Mamora Shigemitsu and President Truman -
Japan Surrenders
The Japanese officially surrendered, finally bringing WWll to an end.
People - Mamora Shigemitsu and Douglas MacArthur