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The rise of militarism in japan
Japanesse people started to gain more power, even though the emperor was still in charge people could now vote and have an opinion about things. SInce there was a depression the Japanesse military took over -
testing the league of nations
The league of nations was like international law. Japan and Germany withdrew from it and Germany also broke the treaty of Versailles. Germany also tested the league of nations by sending troops to Rhineland which the treaty of Versailles had taken away from them. -
Germany reduces the soviet threat
Hitles and Joseph Stalin the dictator of the soviet union singed a nonagression treaty. HIttler stratigecly does this so he won't have war in two fronts. -
The war begins
German invaded Poland, and two days later France and Britain declared war on Germany. This introduced a new kind of warfare-blitz-krei "lightning war" which is massive highly coordinated attack by waves of tanks, aircraft. Poland was now under soviet and British commands. -
The United states prepares for war
The Unied States was going to lend weaponds to Britain and give them suport. Roosevelt and Churchill did the atlantis charer, which later influenced the unitd nations. They would both not seek territory or make peace with the axis powers separately. -
Nazis invade the soviet union and north africa
The axis powers had control of alot of Europe in the start of 1942. Nazis invaded he soviet union. And Hittler wanted the oil rich part of the soviet union so he could cut off enemy oil resource. Hittler secured north africa by taking out Britain. Erwin Rommel was sent to North Africa. -
Nazis begin to persecute Jews
Russians, Poles and Slavs were worked to death. Especialy Slavs since Hittler thought they were an inferior race. Nazis got people into Ghettos and killed them. 112000 Jews were killed in two years. They also persecuted gypsies, women, disabled, and kids. -
Allied gains in North Africa and Italy
Allied forces went to Morroco and Algeria, they were led by general Dwight D. Eisenhower. Rommels troops were forced out of Egypt. So they went to Tunisia. Italy surrendered to the allies. Germans didn't let the allies 60 miles South of Rome -
Developing the first nuclear weapond
Albert Einstein wrote to Roosevelt that there could be energy made by splitting an atom. Germany might be doing it too said Einstein. They dried a smaller version of the bomb in texas. -
Two A-bombs end the war in the pacific
FIrst the United States dropped a bomb in Hiroshima and three days later dropped another one in Nawasaki. With this Japan surrendered, but with the condition that they could keep their emperor for ceremonial purposes.
