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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler became chancellor on January 30, 1933
This marked a crucial turning point for Germany and, ultimately, for the world.
His plan, embraced by much of the German population, was to do away with politics. -
Adolf Hitler violated the Versailles Treaty 1933-1937
He was more responsible than the Treaty of Versailles was in creating the Second World War. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles created conditions that allowed a man like Adolf Hitler to come to power. -
Munich Conference, Appeasement
This was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Everybody realised that Hitler's next target was Poland, so Chamberlain promised to defend Poland. -
World War II Begins
World War II known as the Second World War, was a global war. It lasted from 1939 to 1945. -
Battle of Britain
This name was given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the Gernan Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. -
Lend-Lease
This was a program under which the United States supplied Great Britian, the USSR, Free France, the Republic of China, and other Allied nations with material between 1941 and August 1945. -
Island Hopping
The crossing of an ocean by a series of shorter journeys between Islands, as opposed to a single journey. -
Operation Barbarossa
This was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Four million soldiers of the Axis Powers incaded the USSR. -
Atlantic Charter
This was a pivotal policy statement. This defined the Allied goals for post-war world. It was drafted by the leaders of Britain and the U.S. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii west of Honolulu. This attack brought the U.S. into World War II -
Blitzkrieg
This describes warfare whereby an attacking force spearheaded. -
D-Day
This resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. This battle has 156,600 American, British, Canadian forces that landed on five beaches. -
Fall of Berlin (German Surrender)
This is also known as the Battle of Berlin. This designated the Berlin Strategic offensive opperation by the Soviet Union. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This happened in Japan, they were conducted by the U.S during the final stages of World War II in August. The Two bombings were the first and remain only use of nuclear weapons in wartime -
United Nations
This was to promote the international co-opertation. A replacement of the ineffective League of Nations, the orginzation was created following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict. -
French Surrendered
The Battle of France was also known as the Fall of France. It was a successful German invasin of France and the Low countries -
Big Three
Was used in relation to the automotive industry, it refers to the three major automotive companies of a geographic area.
