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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
By early 1921, Adolf Hitler was becoming highly effective at speaking in front of ever larger crowds. In February, Hitler spoke before a crowd of nearly six thousand in Munich. To publicize the meeting, he sent out two truckloads of Party supporters to drive around with swastikas, cause a big commotion, and throw out leaflets, the first time this tactic was used by the Nazis. -
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World War II Timeline
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Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to power in the wake of World War I as a leading proponent of Facism. Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the paramilitary Fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. Mussolini’s military expenditures in Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Albania made Italy predominant in the Mediterranean region, though they exhausted his armed forces by the late 1930s. Mussolini allied himself with Hitler, relying on the German dictator. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign. Born into poverty, Stalin became involved in revolutionary politics, as well as criminal activities, as a young man. -
Japan seizes Manchiria, China
The army seized without the governments consent. the League of Nations responded by protesting against it, but didn't take any action about it. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
He is named Chancellor of Germany and later turned Germany into a totaliarian state. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
Congress passed Neutrality Acts to keep the United States at peace with itself. It outlawed selling arms, making loan and giving assistance with other countries. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The Italian army invades Ethopia, they fought back, but didn't win. Haile Selassie, the emperor of Ethiopia at the time, asked for the League of Nations for aid, however they didn't help a lot, again. This resulted in Italy taking Ethiopia. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Germany began to build armies against the Treaty of Versailles, a treaty to take care of Germany after World War 1. HItler later sent them to Rhineland. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
The Great Depression made Japan's democratic rule low, so the military took control. Japan needed to take control of other countries to expand their empire. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
After Japan stepped in with agrression against China, Japanese armies started to treat the Chinese brutally. This lead to a massacre for over six weeks. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
France and Britian protested after Hitler threatened to take Czechoslovakia. The European leaders met in Munich, Germany to discuss about territories. The Munich Pact made it so Germany had Sudentenland in return he doesn't seek more territories any longer. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Since the Nazis were against the Jews and many other races of people, they began to round them up to put in concentration camps,camps in which they put people through massive labor and lived in horrible conditions.. -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
They signed a nonaggression pact and became allies. Secretly, they decided to invade Poland and share the nation within themselves. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Germany invaded Poland which lead to France and Britian declaring war on Germany and the Soviet Union. This was the official start of World War II. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
To prepare for war, if it was needed, the United States passed a law for a peacetime draft. -
1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
The Nazi's invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg,Belgium and take control. -
1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Britian sent troops to help, but were quickly overrun. Germany then later accepted France's surrender. -
Battle of Britain - Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
Hitler started attacking by air and day after day, he started attacking British cities. These raids didn't make Britian lose confidence. This event lead to Germany invading Britian. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter outlined what would happen postwar in means of goals. They both agreed that their countries wouldn't gain any land or power made it so the people could chose their government and to build a new international organization because the League of Nations had failed. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
This lead the United States to war and for them to stop sending Japan iron and steel scraps, and oil along with other resources. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin's Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler broke his pact with Stalin, so he joined with England fighting against Germany. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and AIr forces
This surprise attack Japan, killed many people and made the US declare war on Japan. Then, Germany and Italy declared war on the US because they were allies with Japan. -
US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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Philippines fall to Japanese - Bataan Death March
The Japanese captured about 70,000 American and Filipino soliders and forced them to march 65 miles to a prison camp. The conditions were extremely horrible, they weren't able to stop, or drink any water, the weather was also extremely hot so many died from dehydration. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Since the US was scared of the Japanese, it issued the Executive Order 9066. It stated that Japanese Americans were to be temporarily imprisoned, or interned. The total number was around 110,00 Japanese Americans that were interned during the war. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of the war.
It was the US against the Japanese in this battle. The Japanese tried to take the US base island of Midway, but the US won. It was considered a turning point because Japan no longer ruled the Pacific Ocean, the US did. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
During the cold weather, the Germans attempted to take Moscow, but failed because they were not prepared to "fight" in cold weather, they lacked jackets, snow boots, etc. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
Since Germany was winning in Africa, the British and US deceided to bring their forces in together. The Allies won the battle in along with gaining some more territories. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
These were Latino men that were being discriminated so they starting rioting in suits which were known as "Zoot" Suits. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister
Since Italy surrendered, the King forced Mussolini from his position of Primse Minister. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
This was when American, British and Canadian troops marched into Normandy with a surprise attack on the Nazis. -
Paris retaken by Allied Forces
After D-Day, the Allies marched into Paris while the citizens rejoiced because Germany no longer ruled Paris, and they were free. -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
Germany had counterattacked in Belgium where the Allies were on ground because of the bad weather. Luckily, the Germans didn't break the American lines. The Allies won because Germany was running out of supplies and soliders due to the harsh weather. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines.
The US came to recapture the the Filipinos from the hoirrible Bataan Death March. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
Since Roosevelt died from a stroke, the vice president, Harry S. Truman, was bumped up to become president. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
As Germany began to colapse, Hitler hid in an underground bunker alone and commited suicide. After his death, the Germans surrendered which ended war in Europe. -
First atomic bombs dropped
The bombs were from the US to make Japan surrender and end the war. They dropped them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
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V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
After the atomic bombs, Japan finnally surrended to the Allied forces, which results in World War 2 ending. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan
The Allies attempted to and killed leaders from the Nazis and Japanese. It was all due to the death camps they had been using.
