World War ll Era from 1921 to 1946 by Emma VanderMeulen

world war II

Period: Jan 1, 1921 to Jan 1, 1946

Leader of Nazi Party

Jan 30, 1921

Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party. Hitler claimed Germans were the superior race. He promised to fix the broken coutry and get them out of debt from war.

Prime Minister of Italy

Oct 1, 1922

Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy. He promised to restore Order after the deprresion of war.

Leader of USSR

Dec 7, 1929

Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR). Stalin turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarianism. He took high measures to have complete control of industry and agfriculture.

Japan Invasion

Oct 10, 1931

Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China. The Leauge of Nations, which was suposed to help these situations, protested this but did nothing really to help.

German Chancellor

Mar 21, 1933

Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany. The great deppression had icreased Hitler's popularity and once he was in office his power grew greatly.

Neutrality Act

Aug 31, 1935

Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress. This act promised that US wouldn't get involved in this war.

Invasion of Ethiopoia

Oct 12, 1935

Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa. Aftter it was invaded by Italy, Ethipoia was annexed into the colony of Italian East Africa.

Military in Government

Dec 12, 1936

Militarist take control of Japanese Government. Japan can no longer decide for themselves the military is in control.

Violation of the Versailles Treaty

Dec 12, 1936

Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty.

Japan’s army pillages Nanjing

Jan 8, 1937

Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. This is also known as the "Rape on Nanking". Hunderds of thousands of Chinese and disarmed soldiers were killed, raped, and looted by the Japenese.

The Giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia

Jan 8, 1938

Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. This was in hopes to appease Germany before it took the violence to far.

Attack on Jews

Jan 11, 1938

Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps. Labor camps were brutal places with little food and water with continuous work. About 20,000 camps were made to contain the many prisinors.

Nazi-Soviet Pact

Jan 9, 1939

Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin. Hitler planned this to avoid splitting Germany's forces again. He hoped this would help with the taking of Poland.

Nazis invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany. Germany by this time had an enormous army and Poland didn't stand a chance.

Battle of Britain

Jan 9, 1940

Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island.

First time Peacetime Draft in US

Jan 9, 1940

Nazi's invade More Countries

Apr 9, 1940

Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control. Germany truly shows it's war aggression.

Germany Invades France

May 10, 1940

Germany invades France and forces it to surrender. Germany had a swift organized plan to cut off all surrounding help and take France.

Hitler Breaks Pack With Satlin

Jan 9, 1941

Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans.

Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter.

Apr 9, 1941

Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

Aug 9, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US.

Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

Jan 9, 1942

Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

Mar 9, 1942

Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

Jun 6, 1942

Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

Oct 9, 1942

British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

Jan 9, 1943

Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

Apr 9, 1943

Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

Jul 9, 1943

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies. This battle was considered the most decisive in World War II. It was an amazing moment.

Paris retaken by Allies Forces

Aug 9, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 9, 1944

Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces.

US forces return to recapture the Philippines

Jan 10, 1945

FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

Apr 16, 1945

V-E Day, war ends in Europe

May 8, 1945

First Atomic Bombs dropped

Aug 10, 1945

V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

Aug 14, 1945

War Crimes

Jan 10, 1946

War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.