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World War II Timeline

  • 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of nazi party

    1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of nazi party
    Adolf Hitler was an extreme nationalist and a huge supporter of anti-semitism. he told the germans that they were the "master race".
  • 1922 Benito Mussolini apointed prime minister of Italy

    1922 Benito Mussolini apointed prime minister of Italy
    Benito Mussoilni promised to solve the poverty issue via strong leadership mussolini and his followers threatened the italian govt that they would overthrow them
  • Joeseph Stalin becomes soul dictator of soviet union

    Joeseph Stalin becomes soul dictator of soviet union
    joeseph stalin turned the soviet union into a totalitarian state. he controlled and modernized industry and agriculture
  • Japan's army seizes Manchuria, China

    Japan's army seizes Manchuria, China
    japan attacked Manchuria without aproval of japans elected govt.
    the league complained but took no action.
  • Hitler, leader of the nazi party, becomes the chancellor of germany

    Hitler, leader of the nazi party, becomes the chancellor of germany
    he illegalized all of the rest of the parties and was made chancellor because the previous guy was forced to.
  • nuetrality acts passed by us congress

    nuetrality acts passed by us congress
    the us nutrality act makes them act peaceful while the act stands
  • italy invades ethipoia in africa

    italy invades ethipoia in africa
    italy invaded ethiopia to expand their tiny, weak country
  • militarists take control of japanese govt

    militarists take control of japanese govt
    soon leads up to pearl harbor
  • hitler orders Rhinelands invasion and get what he wants

    hitler orders Rhinelands invasion and get what he wants
    violated the versilles treaty and made europe mad
  • japan destroys yet another town

    japan destroys yet another town
    the militarists were being themselves while they were destroying nanjing, china.
  • germany signs a treaty with czechoslovakia giving studenland to germany

    germany signs a treaty with czechoslovakia giving studenland to germany
    czechoslovakia is now the czech republic and slovakia
  • nazis begin rounding jews up for labor camps

    nazis begin rounding jews up for labor camps
    millions of jewish people died because of hitler's beliefs
  • nazi soviet pact signed by hitler and stalin.

    nazi soviet pact signed by hitler and stalin.
    stalin doesnt realize that hitler is a dirty rotten crook
  • poland is invaded by hitler

    poland is invaded by hitler
    declared war on britian, and france
  • nazis take over amny countries including denmark

    nazis take over amny countries including denmark
    also including the netherlands and belgium.
  • Germany Invades france, forcing it to surrender

    Germany Invades france, forcing it to surrender
    germany shouldve been put down at the begining
  • the battle of britian

    the battle of britian
    brits beat germs
  • first peacetime draft i n the us

    first peacetime draft i n the us
    this is kind of like a break time for the breadboys
  • hitler invades russia

    hitler invades russia
    breaks pact, stalin joins the eglishmen
  • the us and the english make the atlantic charter

    the us and the english make the atlantic charter
    fdr and churchill made theese decicions
  • japanese guys invade a part of france

    japanese guys invade a part of france
    its called indo china
  • attack of pearl harbor

    attack of pearl harbor
    hawaii got devastated by the bombing of pearl harbor, hawaii and the americans would soon get revenge
  • philipines fall to the japs

    philipines fall to the japs
    bataan death march killed a ton of americans
  • russians save moscow

    russians save moscow
    at stalingrad
  • battle of midway

    battle of midway
    turning point of war in the pacific
  • americans and englishmen defeat nazis and italians

    americans and englishmen defeat nazis and italians
    clean of north africa
  • zoot suit riots

    zoot suit riots
    in LA
  • italy surrenders

    italy surrenders
    mussolini is taken down from power
  • d-day

    d-day
    invasion of captured normandy france
  • paris taken by allied forces

    paris taken by allied forces
    was captured by nazis
  • battle of the bulge

    battle of the bulge
    against germans. germans lose
  • us forces return to reclaim the philipines

    us forces return to reclaim the philipines
    the americsans used island hopping to go to the philipines and fought 6 grueling months until they controlled te island
  • v j day

    v j day
    victory against japan day
  • death of fdr

    death of fdr
    dies of polio
  • v e day

    v e day
    victory in europe day
  • first atomic bombs dropped

    first atomic bombs dropped
    first on hiroshima then on nagasaki
  • first war crimes and crimes against humanity pressed against germany and japan and russia and italy

    first war crimes and crimes against humanity pressed against germany and japan and russia and italy
    mostly germany