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The Begining of Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party. -
The Begining of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy.
(Dictator of Italy from 1930 to 1943.) -
The Begining of Stalin
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) -
Japan's Army Seizing Land
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China -
Hitler Taking Power
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality Acts
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress -
Italy Invades
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa -
Japanese Government Change
Militarists take control of Japanese Government -
Hitler Violates Treaty
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty -
Japan's Army Invades More
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Begining of the Holocaust
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin, to from an alliance. -
Nazis invade Poland
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Germany Invades France
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender. -
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. -
First Peacetime Draft
First Peacetime Draft in US -
Nazis Invade More
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans. -
The Atlantic Charter
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter, which set goals and limets of the War. -
Japanese Invade More
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan. -
War on the US
Germany and Italy declare war on the US -
Japanese Americans After Pearl Harbor
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Stalingrad Battle
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad, save Moscow. -
The Philippines Fall
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March -
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Battle of Midway
Turning point of war in the Pacific. -
North Africa in the War
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Zoot Suit Riots in, Los Angeles, CA, due to young latino's who didn't support the war and sailors who thought they should. -
Italy Surrenders
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister -
D-Day Invasion
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies -
Paris Retaken
Paris retaken by Allies Forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces -
Recapturing of the Philippines
US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
FDR Dies
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President. -
V-E Day
V-E Day, war ends in Europe. -
First Atomic Bombs Dropped
The first Atomic Bombs were dropped in the two Japanese cites of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs were dropped by the US, as a way to end the war with Japan. -
V-J Day
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
War Crimes Trials
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan. For World War ll.
