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o Great Depression begins
In 1929 what was known as black Tuesday, the stock market crashed and most people were bankrupt and lost their life savings. The land went dry and people lost jobs and homes.(not exact date) -
Japan conquers Manchuria in China
The Japanese empire wanted to be in control of all of eastern Asia, therefore conquering multiple east Asia countries. -
Roosevelt first elected president
In 1928, Roosevelt was the Governor of New York, and was elected president president in 1932 (not exact date) -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
On January 30th, 1933 Hitler became chancellor -
Nuremberg laws
August 20, 1935, Nuremberg laws were laws against Jews -
Hitler and Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin axis
November 1, 1936, Mussolini announced at the roman Cathedral that Germany and Italy had formed an axis -
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Britains apeasement of Germany
Britain avoids war with Germany with an appeasement 1937-1939 -
Japan invades China
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Japan Joins the axis powers
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Germany Invades Austria
March 12, 1938 German troops invade Austria -
Kristallnacht
Also known as night of broken glass, Anti-Jew programs of riots to remove Jews. November 9-10, 1938 -
o Germany invades Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and France (Vichy France)
March 1939 killing about 1 million people (not exact date) -
Germany & Soviet Union have a nonaggression pact
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Germany Invades Poland - Blitzkrieg
September 1, 1939, 1.5 million German troop along a 1,750 mile border, invaded Poland -
German air force (Luftwaffe) bombs London and other civilian targets in the Battle of Britain
Germany starts a campaign known as “The Blitz” and bombs London on September 7, 1940 killing 450 people. Houses were destroyed and burned and people suffered serious injuries and burns. -
Lend-lease act
March 11, 1941. Provide foreign nations with U.S. military aid nations during the War -
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Potsdam Confrence - July 17 - august 2 1945 - allies held potsdam confrence to plan the wars end - Decision was made to put nazi war criminals on trial Nuremberg Trials - November 20, 1945 - October 1, 1946 - 24 defendants, including some of hitlers top officials - Herman Gording - creator & head of gestapo (secret police) - Charged with crimes against humanity - 19 found guilty, 12 senteced to death - people are responsible for their actions, even in wartime -
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Formation of the United Nations - April 25, 1945 - 50 nations met in sanfrancisco to discus a new peacekeeping organization to eplace the weak and innefective League of Nations - June 26, 1945 - all 50 nations ratified the charter, creating a new internationa peacekeeping body known as the United Nations - President Roosevelt had urged Americans not to turn their backs on the world again - Unlike the league of nations, the united states is a member of the United Nat -
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Rosie the Riveter
A promotional fictional character to prove that women were just as good workers as men from 1941 to 1945 (not exact dates) -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
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Japanese-american incarceration
In 1941, 110,000 people with Japanese heritage were forced into “war relocation camps” after the Pearl Harbor bombing (not exact date) -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Navy Base December 7, 1941 -
The Nazi's implement the "Final Solution"
The final solution was fully implemented in 1942 and was to eliminate the entire Jewish race.(not exact date) -
Bataan Death March
April 9, 1942 72,000 american and fillipino soldiers surrender to the Japanese. They marched the POW’s (prisoners of war) 63 miles in harsh conditions and treatment. -
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Battle of Midway
June 4-7, 1942 battle at US mid-pacific at base Midway atoll -
British forces stop the German advance at El Alamein
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Tuskegee airmen
Group of African American pilots who fought in WWII in 1945 (not exact date)