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Rise of Fascism and Nazism
In a fascist government system, total power is given to a dictator. Individual rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press are denied. Nazism is a form of fasiscm. -
Neutrality Act
U.S. President FDr signed a neutrality act. The first neutrality act Congress passed prohibiting the export of “arms, ammunition, and implements of war” from the United States to foreign nations at war and requiring arms manufacturers in the United States to apply for an export license. -
Germany’s expansion and annexation of Austria
Austria was merged into Nazi Germany. During this time Germany had put much pressure on Austria to perform Anschluss as well as many inside supporters for the “Heim ins Reich” movement both Nazi’s and non-Nazi’s. -
Signing of the Non-Aggression Pact (Germany and U.S.S.R.)
Shortly before World War II broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Blitzkrieg attack on Poland
Poland was attacked by Germany, the attack was code-named Operation White by Germany. The attack on Poland started at 04.45 hours when blitzkrieg tore through the Polish military and by the end of the month Poland had surrendered to the Germans and the country was occupied. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was passed by Congress on March 11, 1941. It provided that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose struggle against the Axis assisted U.S. defense. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter pilots bomb U.S. Naval base in Pearl Haber, Hawaii. 1500 are left dead and congress declares war. -
Transition of the US home front to War production
The U.S had not officially enter the war but the had begu to ration and star victory gardens. So when the the U.S enter the war the were ready. Their military was ready and primed. They were not surprised when they were stacked. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. U.S. We're able to sink a fleet of Japanese naval ships -
Invasion of Africa by Eisenhower
Following his arrival in London, Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower takes command of U.S. forces in Europe. He made the decision to land U.S. And British troops in Africa. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle for Stalingrad was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. A major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the south-western Soviet Union. -
D-day
The Allies invade Normandy. This is very significant day. This freed Western Europe from the Nazies. This was very important to history. -
Liberation of Majdanek (concentration camp)
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The Battle of the Bulge
The Germans tried to go through dense forest to reach France. This was heavy casualties and there was a slight victory in the Allies favor. The Allies knew the forest and the Germans had a lack fuel. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa started in April 1945. The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb. This is historic because of the fact that this was a step in modern warfare. This caused Japan to surrender. -
V-J Day
News of the surrender was announced to the world our victory over Japan. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II.
