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He wanted to take over Italy’s government and establish the Fascist Party as the most prominent party.
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Germany tried to seize control of Bavaria, but they failed. They planned to march into Berlin to overthrow the Weimar Republic. Hitler was then sentenced to five years in jail but only served about one and a half
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It was signed to not have war between Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, the Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, and the United States.
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This crash led to the one of the greatest challenges ever in history, The Great Depression. Not only was America affected, but so was the whole world.
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Japan invades them to extend their lands farther. Plus Manchuria is very rich in minerals so it is Japan’s obvious choice to expand their territory.
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It was a very big turning point for Germany and the world. It brought more fully to power, the nazis.
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This marks a break in the League and a major national power.
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It marks a time of Germany changing to a democracy to a dictatorship. It also means the Nazis have basically all the political power in Germany.
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The Nazi SS killed Stormtroopers in Munich and all around the country. It was an act meant to unify Hitler with the current German army leader.
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It was announced in Hitler’s Mein Kampf. He then continued later to militarize the Rhineland which ultimately defied it.
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These laws ideologized many of the Nazi beliefs. It also alienated Jewish people and excluded them from many things in Germany.
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It was a law for the restoration of the professional civil service. Which means, Jewish people were excluded from having jobs in civil services. This also excluded them from Organizations and professions. It was the beginning of the Nuremburg laws.
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It was an event that led to WWII. It also demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations.
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The Rhineland was origianlly an area where army troops were not allowed. Hitler did this as an act to defy the Treaty of Versailles.
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The act was perfomed to break the spirit of Chinese resistance. Over 200,000 men were killed and about 20,000 women were raped, which most died in the process.
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Hitler wanted to unify the German-speaking people of Austria with Germany. This also expanded the country of Germany even farther.
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This was part of the Munich Conference. It also expanded Germany's territories.
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It played an essential role in Hitler gaining the Sudetenland.
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This was a "wave" of violence against the Jewish people in Geramny and its gained territories.
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Albert Einstein told FDR that if they did nt make an atomic bomb before Germany did, that the world would be in big trouble. It was also a big secret.
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It was an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to not attack each other. It also gave Soviets German manufactured goods in exchange for raw materials.
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The Germans originally had a pact with Poland, which was signed in 1934. But after signing the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, they were able to invade Poland without intervention from Soviets. It enabled them to annex Poland then.
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This was an evacuation of allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk. They were there fighting the Germans there and were trapped in the city. There was also civilian help.
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France is forced to sign an armstice after most of its country was already destroyed.
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This was a successful defense of the RAF (British Royal Air Force) from the Luftwaffe (the German air force). This played a big role in Germany's eventual defeat.
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It unified the Axis powers or Italy, Germany, and Japan.
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The U.S. agreed to give other countries military aid if they thought it wasw important. It brought them closer to joining the war.
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This was Germany's attempt to invade Soviet territory. They failed miserably.
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Japan bombed a major seaport in Hawaii. They did this to knock out one of U.S.'s major oil plants and to get rid of their aircraft carriers. Japan failed and it made U.S. enter the war.
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This was a plan to get rid of all Jewish people in Germany conducted by Adolf Hitler.
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76,000 POWs (Prisoners of War) were forced to walk about 66 miles by the Japanese. The POWs were Americans and Filipinos. Some were shot, beaten, and some even beheaded.
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It was a mission to fly into Japan and drop air bombs. It wasn't materially destructive as much as it was psychologically. The American morale went up and the Japanese's went down.
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This was a turning point in the war in the Pacific theater. Japan attacked America at Midway island and America defeated them.
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Germany was advancing into the Soviet Union and were defeated in this battle. It stopped their advance into Soviet territory and was a turning point in the war.
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It was a military campaign to enter into Northern Africa by the U.S. It was also succesful.
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This was the tactic used by the U.S. to defeat Japan in the Pacific Theater. They would tka eover smaller islands and control them rather than going straight at Japan's major islands.
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It was a plan to invade into Normandy and liberate France and Germany.
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It was a failed attempt to assasinate Adolf Hitler by other German military leaders. They did this to take his spot.
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It was a death camp for Jewish people. It was much like Auschwitz but it wasn't as well known.
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It was the last German offensive that failed. It was a major turning point.
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Adolf Hitler committed suicide in an underground bunker along with his wife. He knew the Germans were going to be defeated and did this to not suffer through the punishmentsand be tried in court.
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Also known as Victory in Europe Day, V-E day marked the allied defeat of Germany in Europe.
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America sent down two atomic bombs on the Japan cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They did this because of Japan's unwillingness to cooperate with them.
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This was the day that Japan surrendered to Allied powers.
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This was created after realizing the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations. It was made up of the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China.
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These were trials to bring Nazi officals to justice. It was also a milestone in establishing a worldwide court system.
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It was much like the Nuremberg trials. 28 Japanese military were accused and of them 25 were found guilty.
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This begun because of the tension between U.S. and the Soviet Union.
