World War II

  • Hitler becomes leador of the Nazi party

    Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party, later on making him the chancellor og germany
  • Benito Mussolini becomes prime minister of italy

    Benito Mussolini led the Facist Party and turned Italy into a Facist country
  • Joseph Stalin becomes dictator of the Soviet Union

    Joseph Stalin commanded the Soviet Union during this time as a dictatorship.
  • Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

    Under Japanese control, Manchuria was one of the most brutal regions in the world.
  • Hitler becomes the chancelor of Germany

    Germany soon starts World War II with the invasion of Poland and would start rounding up Jews for what we now know as the Holocaust.
  • US becomes neutral

    The Neutrality Act was passed to prevent the United States from aiding anyone in the war. This is to ensure that no harm is done to the U.S.
  • Militarists take control of Japanese Government

    Japanese became obsesed with power and militariatism and Japans MIlitary became more powerful.
  • Munich Pact signed

    he Munich Pact is signed by Adolf Hitler and the Prime Minister. This gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany.
  • Nazis begin rounding up Jews

    The Nazis begin to round of Jews for labor camps, which eventually turn into execution camps. This will be later known as the Holocaust.
  • The Start of World War 2

    On September 1st, 1939, the Nazis invade Poland; In response to this, Britain and France declared war on Germany. This was the official start of World War Two.
  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Germany blockaded America’s merchant ships to control the Atlantic. Then America sent naval ships to block Germany’s trade routes.
  • U.S. and Britain Join Forces

    The U.S. and Britain join forces against Germany to stop Hitler from continuing his invasions.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Japanese bombers and pilots attack U.S. navy fleet in the Hawaiian Islands.
  • The Manhattan Project

    United States raced to create a nuclear weapon of mass destruction to use during the war.
  • War Plans

    Roosevelt and Churchill plan on what effective action they should strike against Hitler.
  • Invasion of France

    The Invasion of all northern France beaches under control of all the Germans. Largest military engagement ever in history.
  • Liberation of Death Camps

    Allies helped all Jewish people after they are gradually pushing through Europe against the Nazis
  • Roosevelt's Death

    Roosevelt slumped over in his chair and had a severe stroke killing him.
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Trials against the defeated Nazi Germany after World War 2
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The U.S. drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima