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Hitler was a extreme nationalist and said Germany was the "master race." he headed the national socialist party (nazi). He was a extremely racist person who falsly blamed jews and others for being traitors for WW1. This appealed to many germans because they looked for someone to blame.
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(acual date in 1922 uncertain) Benito promised to restore order with strong leadership. Mussolini threatened to overthrow Italys elected government so he was appointed prime minister as a result.
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(acual date uncertain, in 1929) Stalin turned the soviet union into a totalitarian state and took brutal measures to control and modernize industries and agriculture.
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(acual date in 1931 uncertain) The japanese army took action without the approval of japans elected government to seize Manchuria. The league of nations disapproved but did not take action.
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Hitler gained much popularity and his plan was to get rid of politics and mke Germany the most powerful country. Many germans also supported his plan. Hitler took action right away.
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(actual date in 1935 uncertain) Italy invaded Ethiopia and Ethiopia fought bravely but didn't have the modern equipment so lost the battle.Ethiopia's emperor asked the league of nations for help but the league of nations was scared of war so didn't intervene.
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The U.S. congress was concerned that a new world war was beginning to start so they created the neutrality act. It prevented the president from selling arms, making loans, or helping any nation involved in war in any way.
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(actual date in 1936 uncertain) In violation of the treaty of Versailles Hitler senttroops to the Rhineland region of west Germany.
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(actual date in 1936 uncertain) The Great Depression undermined faith in democratic rule in Japan. Militarist leaders pressured the civilians and soon they had complete control of the Japanese government.
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(actual date in 1937 uncertain) The japanese army seized Manchuria, China without approval of Japan's elected government. Japan then later stepped up it's aggression in China. The brutal japenese army pilaged the city of Nanjing China for six weeks, resulting in over a quarter of a million civilians and prisoners killed.
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(actual date in 1938 uncertain) The Munich Pact was a agreement between Britain, France and Germany. It stated that Hitler could occupy Sudetenland, a portion of Czechoslovakia largly populated by people who spoke German. In return Hitler promised to seek no further territories. He later broke that promise.
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(actual date in 1938 uncertain) Hitler passed anti- semitic laws. Jews were not allowed in many places and to do many things. Then in 1938, Hitler began rounding up jews and sending them to slave labor camps.
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(actual date in 1939 uncertain) the two enemies signed a non- aggression act promising not to act one another. secretly the promised to divide Poland. Later hitler broke the pact.
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Hitler and Stalin invade Poland. Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. WW2 had began.
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(acual date in 1940 uncertain) In 1940 Hitler and Stalin moved north seizing Denmark and Norway. In May they conquered the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.
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(actual date in 1940 uncertain) Britain tried to help France but was quickly overpowered. Germany invaded and moved to Paris, the French capital. On June 22 1940 Hitler eccepted Frances surrender.
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(actual date in 1940 uncertain) Many didn't beleive Britain stood a chance alone. Hitler ordered a air assault. It killed thousands of people yet Britains spirit never broke. Britain fought back and the battle continued through summer into fall and Hitler gave up on hs plans to get Britain.
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(actual date in september 1940 uncertain) In september congress passed a law for the first time peacetime draft.
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sometime in July Japan invaded Indochina. In response Roosevelt banned American exports of iron and steel scrap to Japan and also restricted the sale of oil to Japan. Japan, facing a shortage of fuel for their navy, decided on war.
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Sometime late August Hitler and Stalin signed a nonaggression agreement. The two agreed not to attack one anothers countries. They secretly agreed to divide Poland. The world was shocked.
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Sometime in August Churchill and FDR issued the Atlantic Charter, outlining their goals for the postwar world. They agreed that their nations would seek no land claims and would emphasize the right for all people to choose their own government.They also called for a new international organization.
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pearl harborJapan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. They bombed the island damaging 8 battleships and killing about 2400 people. It caught American military leaders by surprise and caused a lot of chaos and pain. Later that day the U.S. declared war on Japan and then Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.
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(acual date in 1942 uncertain) hours after Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the Philippines and destroyed most of the planes. As the Philippines fell the Japanese took nearly 70,000soldiers as prisoners.The prisoners were then forced to walk 65 miles to a prison camp. This is known as the Bataan death march. Many people died of starvartion, disease, and violence.
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Sometime in Febuary FDR issued the executive order 9066 interning some 110,000 Japanese Americans for the duration of the war. They had to sell their homes and most of their things and move to camps. The camp had gaurd towers, barbed wire fencing and many gaurds.
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(actual date in 1942 uncertain) The nazis had advanced far into Russia and Hitler expected them to fall but with the help of the bad winter stopped the Nazisjust outside Moscow. Months of bitter fighting ended in a Soviet victory.
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The 4th - 7th of june was the battle of midway. Japan planned to take the island of Midway, home of a key American military base. But the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers, destroyed 322 aircraft, and reduced Japans amount of highly trained pilots. After this Japans navy didn't rule the Pacific anymore.
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(Date in 1943 uncertain) Britain troops defeated German forces and drove them back to where the U.S. occupied. Trapped they surendered.
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(actual date in June, 1943 uncertain) As Mexicans moved to work in the U.S. they saw a lot of prejudice and violence. Young Mexican Americans in Los Angeles dressed in "Zoot Suits". Showy clothes that people saw as not good when they were rationing and conserving things for the army. In June many sailers attacked young Mexican Americans beating and clubbing them.This started many days of rioting.
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American and British troops took over The Italian island of Sicily. They then fought their way along the Italian Peninsula. The king of Italy then dismissed Mussolini from office. On september 8, 1943 the new government surrendered to the Allies. It still took time before the Allies finally controlled Italy.
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Over 155,000 American, British and Canadian troops crossed the English Channel landing on the 5 beaches of Normandy.troops at 4 of the locations overcame the Germans fast but on Omaha Beach they met a fierce German defense. At the end some 2,500 soldiers died but they succeeded and troops got in.
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The Allies entered Paris and after 4 years under nazi rule many French men, women and children greeted liberty with great joy.
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The Allies were pushing east but the Germans counterattacked and Hitler poured remaining reserves into the attack. The Germans created a "buldge" in the American lines. The Germans were close to breaking through but they were short on supplies, men and fuel. Americans won the Battle of the Buldge and Germany was open from both the East and West.
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By island hopping the Allies landed on Luzan, in the Philipines and then moved on to Manila.After about a month of urban warfare the Americans secured Manila. The Philipine campaign cost the lives of 14,000 Americans, 350,000 Japanese and 100,000 filipino citizens.
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President Franklin D. Rosevelt died of a stroke on April 12th. Many Americans were shattered and at a critical moment Vice President Harry S. Truman became president.
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With the Soviets surrounding Germany, Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945. A week later, Germany representatives surrendered. On May 8th they celebrated V-E day.
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President Truman decided that All the lives that would be lost in the continuing of war is worse than a bomb so on August 6th they dropped a atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The destruction and fire was terrible. Within minutes, it killed over 130,000 people.
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Because the Japanese still didn't surrender after the first bomb the U.S. dropped a second one on Nagasaki. About 35,000 people died instantly and other people died slower deaths from radiation poisoning.
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The emperor of Japan finally surrendered. That day became known as V-J day. On September 2nd, 1945 MacArthur formally accepted Japans surrender. WW2 was over.
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(many dates) For the first time in history, victors in a war prosecuted leaders of the other side for war crimes. (war crimes are wartime acts of cruelty and brutality that are judged to be beyond the acceptable rules of war and human behavior) Many Nazis faced prosecution for getting the world into war and the horrors of their death camps.
