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Rise of Fascism and Nazism
Fascism believed that power must rest with a single strong leader and a small group of devoted party members. For nazism, it's the German brand of fascism. The impact that this had on WWll was that different countries like Italy and Germany were taking on these views. -
Neutrality Act
To avoid future war for the United States, Congress passes the Neutraity Acts. It eventually broke down, and it was hard to stay neutral after Japan's bombing. -
Germany’s expansion and annexation of Austria
German troops entered Austria. The union was called Anschluss. -
Signing of the Non-Aggression Pact (Germany and U.S.S.R.)
Shortly before World War II broke out in Europe, enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. The pact, however, was broken when Nazis invaded the Soviet Union. -
Blitzkrieg attack on Poland
The attack on Poland started when blitzkrieg tore through the Polish military and by the end of the month Poland had surrendered to the Germans and the country was occupied. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany was involved in air warfare in order to targeted British planes in hopes to gain control over the skies. -
Lend-Lease Act
This Act provided U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money to “the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States. -
Transition of the US home front to War production
Americans were issued books of stamps for key items such as gasoline, sugar, meat, butter, canned foods, fuel oil, shoes, and rubber in order to ration what they had. This saved money to help out in the war effort -
Bombing at Pearl Harbor
The bombing at Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The following day, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on Decmeber 11th, Italy and Germany declared was on the U.S., bringing the U.S. into World War ll. -
Battle of Midway
Japan targeted Midway, but the Allies stopped the Japanese causing them to lose many air crafts, cruisers, and planes. The Allies began "island hopping" and winning back territories from Japan "avenging" Pearl Harbor. This battle was a turning point in the Pacific War. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler wanted to capture soviet oil fields and wipe out Salingrad, a major industrial center. This was a huge turning point in the war. -
Invasion of Africa by Eisenhower
107,000 troops landed in North Africa. They spread eastward chasing the Afrika Corps, and after several months, the last of the Afrika Corps surrendered. This was a axis-controlled invasion. -
D-Day
D-Day was the first day of invasion. The Allied invasion was both by air and by sea. The German retaliation, however, was massively brutal. -
Liberation of Madjdanek (concentration camp)
Majdanek was the first major concentration camp to be liberated. Soviet officials invited journalists to inspect the camp and evidence of the horrors that had occurred there. Soviet troops first arrived at Majdanek during the night of July 22–23. -
The Battle of Bulge
Eight German tank divisions broke through weak American defenses in hopes to split American and British forces and allied supply lines. The tanks drove 60 miles onto allied territory, creating a bulge, giving th battle it's name. The Germans lost many tanks, men, and weapons, and the Nazis could do little but retreat from that point on. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was critical to the United States as a base from which heavily loaded bombers might reach Japan. 20,700 Japanese troops defended it making it perhaps the most defended spot on earth. More then 2,000 marines died and only 200 Japanese survived. -
Battle of Okinawa
U.S. invaded Okinawa. 7,600 Americans died and 110,000 Janpanese died. This battle was believed to be a chilling foretaste of what the Allies thought the invasion of of Japan's home islands would be. -
V-E Day
This is also called Victory in Europe Day. The war in Europe had finally ended. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An atomic bomb was released over Hiroshima, an important military center. Within seconds, everything was destroyed. A mere three days later, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Half the city was destroyed and an estimated 200,000 people were killed in total. -
V-J Day
This day is also know as "Victory over Japan Day". It is the day that was announced as the day Japan surrendered from the war. This officially ends World War ll.
