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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated along with his wife, they were both shot. There was alot that went down that day. One of the people who was there to assassinate them, tried to kill himself. -
The Armenian Genocide
A mass murder and an ethnic cleansing. Around one million Armenians from Anatolia and adjoining regions, were killed. -
Hitler becomes German Leader
On January 30, 1933 Hitler became the German leader. -
Japan Invades China
World War 2 in Asia, Japan invades China, with a conflict that is known as the "Marco Polo Bridge." They were doing military training. -
Soviet Union Invades Poland
The Soviet Union invaded Poland just 16 days after Germany invaded Poland, giving them not much time to recover or even prepare. -
Warsaw was captured
The Warsaw soilders surrender to Germany. Soviet Union troops took the capture. -
UK wins their first sea battle
On December 13th, 1939, the UK wins their first sea battle. The British were battling a German Pocket battleship. -
Role of Women - Theme
The roll women had during the time of world war 2, as men started walking out on their jobs, they opened more up to women. This was a turning point, and mainly for women because things opened up for women, women got more jobs and could now go into war. -
Tuskegee airmen - Theme
One theme, Tuskegee airmen, were a group of Army Air Corp Pilots who was the first black combat unit in 1941 during World War 2. This was a turning point because it had not let a bombing plane go down, which met there was more of a chance of it happening. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
As the Pacific war started to heat up, Peral Harbor became a center for the United States. After the Pearl Harbor attack, Germany ends up declaring war on the United States. -
Second Battle of El Alamein
This battle took place near the Egyptian railway. This event had been the turning point of the North Africa campaign in World War 2 -
Allies invaded North Africa
The allies end up invading North Africa. It was known as "operation tourch." French colonies ended up forming with Germany. -
Japan gets bombed
Japan ends up getting a bomb dropped on them for the second time within just a couple days span within two towns, making each town and people in Japan devestated.