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Hitler’s Control
Hitler's Control was when he was appointed German chancellor and his Nazi government soon came to control every aspect of German life. Under Nazi rule, all other political parties were banned. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the World War II genocide of the European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, across where Germany occupied Europe, Nazi Germany systematically murdered six million Jews, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. -
Japanese Invasion of China
Japan invading China began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 in which a dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops escalated into a battle. It was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. -
The Anschluss
This event was when Germany took over control of Austria. This led to Germany violating the Treaty of Versailles. -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
The Neutrality Act put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” It banned loans, and American ships were barred from transporting goods to belligerent ports. -
The Invasion of Poland
Adolf Hitler and the German army launched an invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War II. The Nazis reached victory in the battle for Poland after about a month. -
World War II
World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. From late 1939 to early 1941, Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe, and formed the Axis alliance with Italy and Japan. -
The Fall of France
The Fall of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during World War II. France had declared war on Germany, after the invasion of its ally, Poland. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of World War II. This was when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against attacks by Nazi Germany's air force. -
US Oil Embargo on Japan
The U.S. Oil Embargo on Japan was when President Roosevelt seizes all Japanese in the United States in retaliation for the Japanese occupation. Japan lost access to three-fourths of its overseas trade and 88 percent of its imported oil. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island in Hawaii. The attack caused the U.S. to enter WWII and climaxed a decade of worsening the relationship between the United States and Japan. -
The Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was when the Japanese forced 76,000 captured Allied soldiers to march 80 miles across the Bataan Peninsula. The march took place during World War II. -
Battle of Midway Island
Battle of Midway Island was a World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft. It was when the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II. This was when Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
D-Day was the codename for the Battle of Normandy. It was the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. -
The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the World War II meeting of the head government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. This meeting was to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
V-E Day
V-E Day was the victory in Europe Day. It's a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces on. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A blast the power of 15,000 tons of TNT four square miles of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The first atomic bomb that was used in war was dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki. This resulted in Japan’s unconditional surrender. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
This event was when the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague. The Soviet Union successfully stopped the pace of reform in Czechoslovakia, but it had consequences for the unity of the communists.
