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World War II Project

By ryancornett
  • Josef Stalin becomes the dictator of the USSR

    Josef Stalin becomes the dictator of the USSR

    He becomes the sole dictator of the soviet union
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    World War 2

  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria

    Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident.
  • Hitler takes power

    Hitler takes power

    Hitler used the treaty of Versailles to rally the german people and to take power
  • Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

    Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

    Italy takes Ethipoia for their own good.
  • Japan Invades China

    Japan Invades China

    Japan invaded China, which initiated World War 2.
  • Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.

    Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.

    Germany annexes Austria in the Anschluss
  • Jew Camps

    Jew Camps

    Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps
  • German invasion of Czechoslovakia

    German invasion of Czechoslovakia

    British and French gave into Hitlers demands. Hitler said it would be his last territorial gain.
  • The Slovaks declare their independence

    The Slovaks declare their independence

    They did this after being under pressure from the Germans. They formed a Slovak Republic
  • Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

    Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

    It was a short military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom.
  • Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign a non agression agreement

    Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign a non agression agreement

    They signed this to avoid war and resolve their disputes through a peaceful negotiation.
  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland

    This was the first test of Blitzkrieg. The day after Britain and France declared war on Germany.
  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact

    This pact established the Axis powers of World War 2.
  • Bulgaria joins the Axis powers

    Bulgaria joins the Axis powers

    Bulgaria did this because their king wanted to expand their territory.
  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers.
  • Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States

    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States

    After the US had declared war on Japan, the Germans decided to protect the other axis powers
  • Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies

    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies

    This ended the North African campaign in World War 2
  • Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.

    Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.

    They did this when they were invading Italy
  • Germany surrenders to the Soviets.

    Germany surrenders to the Soviets.

    Germany lost to the soviets and had to surrender in 1945.
  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

    They do this in an effort to try to win the war