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Japan takeover
Japan begins take over of Manchuria which is later renamed Manchuria -
Roosevelt
(FDR) is ekected for president -
Germanies
Hinnberg appionts Hitler chancellor of Germany -
VP became P
20th Amendent to the Constution -
New Deal
FDR implements the begining of the New Deal with the hundred days -
FDR
FDR makes his first fireside chat -
Dachau
The first concertation camp -
Business
In germany jew and non aryans werent allowed to practice services -
Jews died
Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized -
Conference of France
International conference in France that FDR initiated to discuss the Jewish refugees. 32 of the nations decide not to admit large numbers of Jews. Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic want money in return for admitting the displaced -
Nazi
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact announced in Moscow. -
Germanes invade
Germany invades Poland from the west -
France and Brtain enact
France and Britain enact a policy of appeasement, agreeing to the German annexation of Sudenten, Czechoslovakia. -
The night of broken glass
Kristallnacht- the Night of the Broken Glass. Nazis violently attack Jews and destroy Jewish property, 91 Jews are killed and others are beaten. -
FDR Congress
For the first time in his annual address to Congress, FDR proposes no domestic reforms but instead stresses the danger posed to democracy and international peace by the forces of aggression. Later in the month, the United States budget shows increased spending on national defense. -
The rest of Czechoslovakia
Germany annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia. British Government pledges to aid Poland "at once . . . with all the support in their power" in the event that Poland is attacked by Germany. -
Jews refugee
The Jewish refugee ship the St. Louis arrives in Belgium after being denied access to Cuba and the United States. Most of the passengers are eventually murdered by the Nazis. -
Brtains declares war
Britain declares war on Germany at 11 am, France declares war on Germany six hours later. -
Britain
Rationing is introduced in Britain. -
Germany
WW2 from germans point The deportations of German Gypsies to concentration camps in the east begins. -
German invades
German troops invade Denmark and Norway. -
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Holland
Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg are invaded by Germany. British troops enter Belgium. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns; Winston Churchill becomes new Prime Minister. -
Hollan quit
Holland surrenders to Germany -
Belguim quit
Belgium surrenders to Germany -
Soviet union
Soviet Union renews pact with German -
Lease bill
FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill. -
Germany invades Greece
Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia. -
Germany occupy Belgrade
Germans occupy Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Russo-Japanese neutrality pact signed -
Greece evacuate
Allied troops evacuate Greece -
Germany attacks the union
Germany attacks the Soviet Union -
14 Nazi leaders left
14 Nazi leaders attend a short meeting to discuss the elimination of the remaining European Jews. The genocidal plan is dubbed "The Final Solution." -
Japan lands on a island
Japanese land in Solomon Islands -
Price control
In the United States, the Emergency Price Control Act fixes price ceilings and controls rents in areas of defense production. -
Order of FDR
By order of FDR, Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast are transferred to internment camps in the interior of the country. -
Japan captures Bataan
Japan captures Bataan. By June, Japan also controls the Philippines. -
FDR and Churchill meet
FDR and Churchill meet at Casablanca and decide upon a policy of "Unconditional Surrender." -
17 German generals
17 German Generals surrender to the Soviets at Stalingrad -
Aliied offensive
Allied offensive in Northern Tunisia. -
Germans surrender
German surrender in Tunisia. -
African american Migration
Due to the migration of many African-Americans from the rural South to the defense centers of the North and the pressure of labor and civil rights groups, an Executive order strengthens the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) calling for mandatory inclusion of nondiscrimination clauses in war contracts and subcontracts. Between 1940 and 1970, 5 million African-Americans took part in this migration, known as the "Second Great Migration." -
Lands in south Rome
Allied landings south of Rome in Anzio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q42LZzKN1k -
Germans are against Anzio
German offensive against Anzio Beachhead. -
Japan invades
Japanese invade India. -
Soviet expeerienced sucess
Soviet troops experience success against the Germans in the Crimea. -
Ocupy Rome
Allies occupy Rome. -
America enters Manila
Americans enter Manila: Yalta Conference. -
135,500g Germans destroy city
Dresden raid. Allied firebombing kills 135,000 Germans, including civilians, and destroys 80% of the city. -
America land in Jima
Americans land on Iwo Jima. -
Germans surrender
Germany surrenders unconditionally to General Eisenhower at Rheims, France, and to the Soviets in Berlin. President Truman pronounces the following day, May 8, V-E Day. The U.S., Russia, England, and France agree to split occupied Germany into eastern and western halves. -
Americans intaci the bridge
Americans find intact bridge across Rhine at Remagen, set up bridgehead on east bank. -
Soviets final launch
The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin. -
Lake Como
At Lake Como, in Italy, Benito Mussolini and 12 of his former Cabinet officers are executed. German forces in Italy will surrender unconditionally on the 29th. -
Russian shells fall
With Russian shells falling on Berlin, Hitler marries his mistress Eva Braun in his bombproof Berlin bunker. He then poisons her and kills himself. His remains are never recovered.
Cartoon from the Providence Journal -
U.S air attack
U.S. air attacks on Tokyo continue, after planes have dropped leaflets threatening destruction from the air if the Japanese do not agree to unconditional surrender -
Pacific island of Okinawa
The Pacific island of Okinawa is captured by the Allies. Japan has lost 160,000 men in fighting on the island; more than 12,500 Americans have died on Okinawa as well. -
Torpedoes sink
Torpedoes sink the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the Indian Ocean. -
The Potsdam confrence
The Potsdam conference ends after more than two weeks of deliberations. Allied leaders have been discussing what should become of Germany. -
U.S B-29
The U.S B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese industrial city of Hiroshima. The city is leveled, and an estimated 100,000 people are killed immediately (another 100,000 will die later from radiation sickness and burns). On August 9, a second bomb will be dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
Japanese sue for peace
The Japanese sue for peace after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and U.S. President Truman declares that August 14th will be V-J (Victory over Japan) Day. To date, nearly 55 million people have died in the Second World War, including 25 million in the Soviet Union, nearly 8 million in China, and more than 6 million in Poland -
U.S rationing
In the U.S., rationing of gasoline and fuel oil comes to an end -
MacArthur accepts formal
General MacArthur accepts the formal, unconditional surrender of Japan in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay -
Butter Rationing
Butter rationing comes to an end, and sugar is the only item that continues to be rationed in the U.S. -
New election law
A new election law is passed in Japan, at the urgence of the occupying Allied forces, which gives Japanese women voting rights -
International Bank fot Reconstruction
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is created. Of the more than 7 billion dollars contributed by 21 countries, the U.S. has subscribed more than 3 billion dollars to the World Bank.
