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World War II
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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
This takes place in Nazi, Germany. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Forced King to appoint him prime minister after his fascist party "the black shirts" march on Rome to demand control of the government. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan had used an excuse a Chinese Attack on a Japanese Railway near the city of Mukden. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
They feared that the United States would end up getting pulled into the conflicts that were occurring in Europe, and the United States had a strong feeling of isolationism at that time. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
In 1935, the League of Nations was faced with another crucial test. Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories by acquiring all territories it considered German. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
The Japanese had no jobs, no money. Secondly, the Moderateshad not prove themselves that they can provide better life for the Japanese. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Germany ceased paying reparations altogether, though the original burden had been reduced twice in the1920s and special provision had been made for only very small payments during the Great Depresion. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Japan's army attacks the town of Nanjing, China. They massacre a quarter of a million people. Pictured: Japanese soldiers storm into Nanjing. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
The Munich Pact is signed by Adolf Hitler and the Prime Minister. This gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Pictured: The signing of the Munich Pact. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
The Nazis begin to round of Jews for labor camps, which eventually turn into execution camps. This will be later known as the Holocaust. Pictured: Jews surrender to Nazi soldiers. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The Nazis invade Poland; In response to this, Britain and France declared war on Germany. This was the official start of World War Two. Pictured: Invasion of Poland by Nazi soldiers. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
The Germans quickly drove into Northern France, dividing the French and British forces into two. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Germany invades France to get more power over them and to prove to others that they are on the move. -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
During July Hitler sent his Luftwaffe bombers to attack British ports. His aim was also to assess the speed and quality of response by the RAF. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
The first peacetime program of compulsory military service takes effect. Under the Selective Training and Service Act, all males between the ages of 21 to 35 are required to register for the draft. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler went to war against Poland within a few days after breaking the pact with Stalin’s Russia. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
President Roosevelt and Primeminister Churchill meet aboard the Prince of Wales on August 9-13, 1941 at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. The Prime Minister had arrived on the Prince of Wales. The President on the cruiser Augusta. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
the Japanese occupied Vichy French Indochina in order to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina along the Sino-Vietnamese Railway. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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. -
Philippines fall to Japanese
Although the Japanese invasion force was smaller than the Allied defense, the Japanese managed to land artillery and tanks. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
In 1988, Congress attempted to apologize for the action by awarding each surviving intern $20,000. While the American concentration camps never reached the levels of Nazi death camps as far as atrocities are concerned. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
During the battle, the U.S. Navy would decisively defeat the Imperial Navy and more importantly, inflict damage to the point the Japanese fleet would not recover from during the war. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
For a time, the entire Eastern Front had teetered on the verge of collapse as division upon division of well-equipped Russians materialized seemingly out of nowhere and attacked. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
British General Mountgomery and U.S general Patten were the two generals who endes up beating Germany. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Sailors would attack Mexicans that were wearing zoot suits because the extra material they were wearing could have been used to support the war. -
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-DayD-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
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
It was on this date that great celebrations took place across Europe and North America: in London over a million people celebrated the end of the European war. Crowds massed in Trafalgar Square and up the Mall to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by the Prime Minister Winston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the Palace to cheering crowds. -
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.
