World War ll

  • Treaty of Versallies

    Treaty of Versallies

    Treaty that ended WWl accidentally started WWll; gave cause for the start of WWll
  • Hitler Appointed German Leader

    Hitler Appointed German Leader

    President Paul von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany
    People: Hitler; Paul von Hindenburg
  • Germany leaves the League of Nations

    Germany leaves the League of Nations

    Hitler withdrew Germany from the league when they refused Germany´s bid to build its military equal to that of other major powers
    People: Adolf Hitler
  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws

    Laws that deprived Jews of rights designed by Hitler
    People: Adolf Hitler
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    Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Italy invaded Ethiopia to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia´s defeat of Italian forced at the battle of Adowa which saved Ethiopia from Italian colonisation.
    People: Mussolini
  • Rome Berlin Axis Treaty

    Rome Berlin Axis Treaty

    Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany informally linking the two fascist countries
    People: Germany; Italy (later Japan)
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    Japan Invades China

    Military conflict primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan
  • Hitler Invades Sudetenland

    Hitler Invades Sudetenland

    Hitler wanted to unite all Germans in one nation
    People: Hitler
  • Hitler Invades Austria

    Hitler Invades Austria

    German troops marched into Austria to annex the German speaking country for the Third Reich
    People: Hitler
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    Hitler Invades Poland

    Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east
    People: Hitler
  • France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

    France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

    In response to Germany´s invasion of Poland, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany
    People: Albert Lebrun; Winston Churchill
  • Tripartite Pact

    Tripartite Pact

    Agreement between Germany, Japan, and Italy; it created a defense alliance and was largely intended to deter the US from entering the conflict
    People: Joachim von Ribbentrop; Galeazzo Ciano
  • Germany/Japan Pact

    Germany/Japan Pact

    Tripartite Pact
    People: Germany; Japan; Italy
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet
    People: Emperor Hirohito; Isoroku Yamamoto
  • D Day

    D Day

    UK, US, French, and Canadian troops attacked German forces on the coast of northern France; largest military naval, air, and land operation ever
    People: Eisenhower; Sir Arthur Tedder
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders

    German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west
    People: Alfred Jodl; Karl Donitz
  • VE Day

    VE Day

    Germany surrendered unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the allies
    People: Winston Churchill
  • Bomb on Hiroshima

    Bomb on Hiroshima

    The first ever atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the US
  • Bomb on Nagasaki

    Bomb on Nagasaki

    The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki by the US
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    Japan surrendered, ending WWll
    People: Mamora Shigemitsu; President Truman
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders

    The Japanese officially surrendered, finally bringing WWll to an end.
    People: Mamora Shigemitsu; Douglas MacArthur