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WWII
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Japan Invades Manchuria
Bomb explodes at the South Manchuria Railway and japanese military pushes Chinese. Then invade Manchuria. (Pacific) -
New Chancellor
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (holocaust) -
First Concentration Camp
First concentration camp has opend in Dachau, Germany for political prisoners. (Holocaust) -
Boycott Jewish Shops
Germans were not allowed to buy from the Jewish shops/ buisness.(holocaust) -
Burnings of Books
Books that did have Germany ideas were burned in Berlin and most of Germany. Some books by Freud, Einsten, Thomas Mann, Jack London, and many other had been destroyed. (Holocaust) -
Japan's Changes
Japan withdraws from the League of Nations and continues to expand their territory in China. (pacific) -
Persecution
an order was issued to take away health insurance from the Jews.(holocaust) -
Another Persecution
Jews are now banned from seving in the military.(holocaust) -
Hindenburg's Death
The Germsn President von Hindenburg dies; Hitler becomes Fuhrer(holocaust) -
Another Persectuion
Jews are now banned from serving in the military(holocaust) -
Persecution against women
a law was passed that gave the government the right to force women to have abortions in order to prevent hereditary disease.(holocaust) -
Conquer and Annex
October 2, 1935- May 1936: Fascist Italy invades, conquers, andannexes Ethiopia. (Pacific) -
More Changes in Japan
Japan withdraws from naval limitation agreement. Japan could own 3 ships to every 5 ships the US owned.(pacific) -
Berlin Olympics
The Olympics began hitler seeked to gain legitmacy through favorable public opinion and refrain from actions against Jews.(holocaust) -
More Persecution
Nazis make an Office for combatting homosexuality and abortions; by healthy women(holocaust) -
Anti-Cominterm Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Cominterm Pact, directed towards the Soviet Union and international Communist movement.(pacific) -
Jewish Persecution
Jews are no longer allowed to enter proffessional occupatonal places, accountants or dentists.(holocaust) -
Japan Declares War on China
this war continues until the end of World War II. (pacific) -
Japan invades Nanking
December 1, 1937- February 1938: Civilians wre tortured for military combat deaths. Chinese civilians are brutalized by Japanese military. (pacific) -
Panay Attack
USS Panay and three Standard oil tankers were attacked by Japanese pilots while they were anchored. (Pacific) -
Anschluss
May 11-13, 1938: Germany includes Austria in the Aschluss. (Pacific) -
Unify all German-speaking people
Hitler planned to unify all of the German-speaking people. (Europe) -
Synangogue destroyed
The Jewsih synangogue was destroyed with others following(holocaust) -
Docters Targeted
Jewsih docters can no longer practice medicine(holocaust) -
Munich Agreement
Germany, Itlay, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement. this forces Czechoslovak Republlic to cede the Sudentenland to Nazi, Germany. (Pacific) -
Treaty of Munich
Hitler and others met in Munich and agreed that hitler should have the Sudentanland. (Europe) -
Persecution of the jews
17000 Jews arrested, then expelled to Poland but refused them, and were left in No Man's Land for months (holocaust) -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
no matter what hitler agreed to in Munich he still marched into Czechoslovakia. (Europe) -
Britain reassured Polland
March-April 1939: Polland was being threatened by the Fuhrer so they had to to reassuer Polland and they started to rearm themselves. (Europe) -
St. Louis
The St. Louis had 930 jewish reugees ere taken to Cuba but refused and returned to Europe.(holocaust) -
Nonagression Agreement
Germany and the union sign a nonagression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into influences. (Pacific) -
Russia and Germany sign the pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a nonagression pact. (Europe) -
Poland is invaded by Hitler
Adolf Hitler invades Poland. (Europe) -
Restriction
In Germany, Jews are not allowed outside after 8 p.m. (winter) and 9 p.m. ( summer) (holocaust) -
Britain and France declare war
Britain and France declare war on Germany. Chamberlain announces the country is at war. (Europe) -
Invades Poland
the Union invade poland from the east. (Pacific) -
Forced Labor
Polish Jews ages 14-60 are now forced labor(holocaust) -
Yellow Star
Jews werer forced to put a yellow star on their clothes so they could be easily seen(holocaust) -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
April-May 1940: he does this to establish a Norwegian bade and to safeguard supply routes of Swedish. (Europe) -
Lodz Ghetto
Holding 230000 Jews from the outside world (holocaust) -
Lightening War
Hitler launched his lightening war against Holland and Belgium. (Europe) -
Auschwitz
The new concentration camp has opened(holocaust) -
Operation Dynamo
troops waited to be taken off the beaches. more than 338,000 men were rescued. (Europe) -
Italy enters war
italy enters war on the Axis power side because italy wanted the hope of rish pickings form spoiling the war. (Europe) -
France signs armistice
French signed an armistice with Germany. (Europe) -
Battle of Britain
this battle is made of four phrases:
1. Hitler sent his Luftwaffe bombers to attack British ports
2.attacks on shipping continued but bombing raids wre concentrated on RAF airfields.
3. London was heavily bombed- the Blitz
4. daylight bombing was a fail so they tried night bombing. (Europe) -
Tripartite pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the pact of mutual alliance. (Pacific) (Europe) -
Krakow/ Warsaw Ghetto
They were sealed off
Krakow 70000 Jew
Warsaw 400000 Jews(holocaust) -
Italians were routed by the British
Italians were routed by the British led by General Wavell (Europe) -
Himmler
He makes a visit to Auschwitz, telling them to expand with a compound built nearby holding 100000 prisoners. (holocaust) -
Attack on Yugoslavia
Early 1941 the Germans and Italians atacked Yugoslavia, then the Germans led the axis power back to North Africa. (Europe) -
Operation Barbarossa
hitler send 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia (Europe) -
Capture of French Indochina
Japanese capture French Indochina and they continue the japanese expansion in Asia. (Pacific) -
Zyklon-B
First test of Zyklon-B gas at Auschwitz(holocaust) -
Can't Leave
Nazi's forbid the Jews to emigrate from the Reich (holocaust) -
Pearl Harbor
8 battleships damaged, 5 sunk. Japanese lose 27 plans and 5 midget submarines. 2,335 servicemen and 68 civillians with 1,178 wounded. (Pacific) -
US and Britain Declare war on Japan
they declare war on Japan because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Pacific) -
Air Raids on Japanese
USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise conduct air raids on Japanese air bases. (Pacific) -
US Mainland attacked by Japanese
Japan attack US Mainland using submarine shells on oil refinery. (Pacific) -
Attack on Bataan
April 5-9, 1942: Japanese attack US and Fillipino soldiers at Bataan, soldiers hold out for 3 days then surrender to the Japanese. (Pacific) -
Death March at Bataan
12,000 Americans were forced to walk 60 miles without food or water. in the end 5,000 US soldiers die. (Pacific) -
"The New York Times"
In their article, they mentioned Nazi's have machine-gunned over 100000 Jews in Baltic States, 100000 in Poland, and twice as many in western Russia (Holocaust) -
More Yellow Stars
More Jews are ordered to wear the yellow star in France, Holland, Belgium, Croatia, Slovakiea, and Romania (Holocaust) -
Battle of Midway
June 4-5, 1942: US victory against Japanese. American forces broke Japanese code and forced Japanese into an early battle but they were not prepared. (Pacific) -
Mobile Gas Vans
Gas vans were used in Riga with SS reporting 97000 people who have been "processed" in mobile gas vans. (Holocaust) -
Experiments for Medical Purposes
Himmler gives permission for sterilization experiments at Auschwitz. (Holocaust) -
Treblinka Extemination Camp Opens
This camp has two buildings with ten gass chambers, each holding 200 people and bodies are burned in open pits. (Holocaust) -
Battle of Guadalcanal
August 7,1942- February 9, 1943: US won another victory after fighting for five months. US casualties:7,100 dead, 4 captured, 29 ships lost, 615 aircraft lost. Japanese casualties:31,000 dead, 1,000 captured, 38 ships lost, and 683-800 aircraft lost. (Pacific) -
1st Marine Division invades
The first marine division invades Tulagi and Guadalcanal. the US Marines were carried there by boat then invaded on foot. they were long battles that were drug out. (Pacific) -
Battle of El Alamain
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army with a massice bombardment then and armoured attack. (Europe) -
Battle of Stalingrad
Russians won their first victory against Germany during the Battle of Stalingrad. (Europe) -
Axis Surrender
British and American forces defeated the Axis in North Africa. (Europe) -
Gypsies
Order was sent for gypsies to be sent to the concentration camps. (Holocaust) -
Marianas Battle
February-July 1943: US victory again. Marine landings and army airplanes they defeated the Japanese in the end. (Pacific) -
Yamamoto is Found
He was found flying a Japanese bomber then 18 P-38 fighters locate and shoot him down. (Pacific) -
Warsaw Ghetto
April 19- May 16, 1943: 750 mainly young people decided they had nothing to lose by not deporting. they used weapons that were smuggled into the Ghetto and fired on the German troops who tried to deport them. (Holocaust) -
Submarine warfare
US begin a submarine warfare against Japanese shipping. (Pacific) -
Allies invade Sicily
Sicily is invaded by the British ans US forces. (Europe) -
Sicily is taken
allied troops won the island of Sicily (Europe) -
Italy Surrenders
there was a new government in Italy and they surrendered to British and US, then agreed to join the allies. (Europe) -
Japanese execute
Japanese execute almost 100 American POWs on Wake Island. (Pacific) -
Allies meet in Tehran
Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill met to co-ordinate plans on Germany. (Europe) -
Camps Close
Russians were advancing east so many Death Camps closed and the evidence was destroyed. (Holocaust) -
Diary Entry
Hans Frank diary entry talks about the fate of 2.5 million Jews originally under jurisdiction. "At the present time we still have in the General Government perhaps 100,000 Jews" (Holocaust) -
Leningrad relieved
the Soviet army lifted the siege of Leningrad. (Europe) -
Japanese Last Offensive
japanese start their last offensive in China, attacking US airbases. (Pacific) -
First B-29 Mission
77 planes bomb Japanese railway facilities. (Pacific) -
Allies Launch an Attack
Allies launch an attack on Germany's forces (Europe) -
Red Cross
A Red Cross visitsThereslendtadt after the Nazi's prepared the camp and Jewish inmates, got a favorable report. (Holocaust) -
Rome Liberated
the allies were able to liberate rome when itlay surrendered. (Europe) -
Paris is Liberated
Paris is liberated from the Germans by the French capital. (Europe) -
V2 Flying Bomb
thee first V3 flying bomb was dropped in London and killed three people. (Europe) -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
October 23-26, 1944: US naval victory, on the 25th the first suicide air attack occur on US warships. (Pacific) -
Gas Chambers
This was the last time that the gas chambers were used at Auschwitz. (Holocaust) -
March Forced
Nazi's forced 25,000 Jews to walk over 100 miles in rain and snow then there was another forced march of 50,000 people. (Holocaust) -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched their final defensive and they were beaten back by the allies. (Europe) -
Battle of Iwo Jima
February- March 1945: US victory again, Japanese would not surrender it was not a choice. (Pacific) -
Rhine crossings
the allies cross the Rhine while soviets approach Berlin (Europe) -
Battle of Okinawa
Victory for the US, The final amphibious assalt of the war. (Pacific) -
Mussolini
italian partisans captured and executed Mussolini. (Europe) -
Roosevelt's Death
President Roosevelt died and president Truman stepped in. (Europe) -
Russians Reach Berlin
Russians reached Berlin right before the US did (Europe) -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler committed suicide after being faced with impending defeat. (Holocaust) (Europe) -
German Forces Surrender
in Italy the German Forces surrender (Europe) -
Germans Surrender
Donitz tried to reach agreement to surrender to the Western allies but to continue to fight the Russians (Europe) -
Germans Surrender
Germsny surrenders and then the war in Europe is over. (Holocaust) -
Donitz
Admiral Donitz offered and unconditional surrender to the allies (Europe) -
V.E. Day
Europe's victory was celebrated (Europe) -
Nuremburg War Trial
all of the surviving Nazi's are put on trial at Nuremburg. (Holocaust) -
Atomic Bomb
the first atomic bomb was tested in the US. (Pacific) -
USS Indianapolis
USS Indianapolis is torpedoed after unloading an atomic bomb. (Pacific) -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was hit with the first atomic bomb. (Pacific) -
Negasaki
now the second atomic bomb is dropped on Negasaki. (Pacific) -
Japanese Finally Surrender
Japanese accept the unconditional surrender. (Pacific) -
Surrender Ceremony
They have the formal Japanese Surrender Ceremony and sign the recommended documents. (Pacific)
