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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party
In early 1921 Hitler was greatly appreciated from his speeches he would say in front of many large crowds. When appointed leader, Hitler over used his power and didn't do good things as a leader should. -
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Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini served as Italy’s 40th Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943. He is considered a central figure in the creation of Fascism and was both an influence on and close ally of Adolf Hitler during World War II. In 1943, Mussolini was replaced as Prime Minister and served as the head of the Italian Social Republic until his execution by Italian partisans in 1945. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Joseph Stalin was a powerful Communist leader in the early years of the Soviet Union. He was a dictator who terrorized the population and sent many people to prisons and labour camps. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Manchuria under Japanese ControlIn 1931, the Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event commonly known as the Manchurian Incident. Essentially, this was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia. This proved to be one of the causes of World War II -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed as the chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg. This appointment was made in an effort to keep Hitler and the Nazi Party “in check”; however, it would have disastrous results for Germany and the entire European continent. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
On this day in 1941, the United States Congress amends the Neutrality Act of 1935 to allow American merchant ships access to war zones, thereby putting U.S. vessels in the line of fire. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa in the nineteenth century. -
1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Military leaders pressured the civilian government to take control of nearby countries. By 1936, militarists were in complete control of the Japanese government. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
On 7 March 1936 German troops marched into the Rhineland. This action was directly against the Treaty of Versailles which had laid out the terms which the defeated Germany had accepted. It was Hitler's first illegal act as leader. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people
1937, Japanese troops captured the city of Nanjing, then the capital of the Chinese republic led by Chiang Kai-shek and went on a six-week campaign of carnage and slaughter that would be forever remembered as the “Rape of Nanjing.” -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Hitler sent Nazi's to round up Jews for the laber/concentration camps and was planning to work and kill most to all Jews in Germany. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Hitler met with Britian, France and Italy to sign over Sutenland to Germany. Czeechoslovakia needed it's allies (france, italy and britian) to help them from germany. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
August 23, 1939, representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight a two-front war in the soon-to-begin World War II; the Soviet Union was awarded land, including parts of Poland and the Baltic States. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced that unless Germany agreed to withdraw their recent agression agaisnt Poland, 'a state of war would exist between the two countries.’ To no one’s surprise, Germany carried on the invasion of their neighbour, and so the Second World War began. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
German tanks and infantry burst through the French defensive lines and advance to the coast, trapping the British and French armies in the north. Many allies evaluate their troops and Germany defeated France. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
Hitler's forces were on their way to Norway, and on April 9 his paratroops landed at six of Norway's ports, between Oslo and Narvik. And, that same day, the Germans moved to take control of that land directly between it and Norway: Denmark. A month later Hitler sent his troops without warning to Belgium and Netherlands. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
The lawmakers acted soon after the German and Soviet invasion of Poland prompted Britain and France to declare war against Nazi Germany. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 into law two days later. -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. The air force defeated Germany to protect their island. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Early in the war, Hitler needed to make sure that the Soviets wouldn't attack him while he invaded Western Europe. To this end, he signed a non-aggression pact with Stalin. Stalin needed this non-aggression pact to make sure that Hitler wouldn't attack him, giving Russia time to train and equip it's army. Some of these rules Hitler didn't agree with so he broke the pact and invaded Russia. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a policy statement issued in August 14, 1941 that, early in World War II, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia). -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March (Filipino: Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan, Japanese: which began on April 9, 1942, was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Japanese American internment was the World War II internment in "War Relocation Camps" of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast of the United States. The U.S. government ordered the internment in 1942, shortly after Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater of Operations was one of the most important naval battles of World War II. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
The russians stop Nazis in advance at Stalingrad and with that they ended up saving Moscow. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, between Anglo American sailors and Marines stationed in the city and Latino youths, who were recognizable by the zoot suits they favored. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min
Benito Mussolini is dismissed by King Victor Emmanuel in Italy and is arrested. He later attempts to escape to Switzerland with his mistress. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
D-Day was the day on which the Allied Forces, commanded by General Dwight Eisenhower, sealed the fate of Adolf Hitler's occupation of Europe in World War 2. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
With much of France now under allied control the Americans decided that the liberation of Paris by Christmas would be politically advantageous. -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
Operation Grief- Several German soldiers with good English language skills disguise themselves as American soldiers to cause confusion when the Americans would start fighting with the Germans, but they were eventually caught and executed. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
Recapture of the Philippines would allow the United States to cut Japanese access to oil from the Netherlands East Indies. It also would provide vital strategic bases for further Allied operations against Japanese forces to the north. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
On this day in 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
On this day in 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
There were 90,000 buildings in Hiroshima before the bomb was dropped; only 28,000 remained after the bombing. Of the city's 200 doctors before the explosion; only 20 were left alive or capable of working. There were 1,780 nurses before-only 150 remained who were able to tend to the sick and dying. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
It was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
A series of trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, from November 1945 to October 1946. They were held by the International Military Tribunal to indict and try twenty-four former Nazi leaders for committing and conspiring to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II.
