WWII

Mussolini takes over Italy's Government

Oct 29, 1922

REFERENCES: Mussolini in Control of Italy. Digital image. History Rocket,
n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.HISTORY.com,. 'Benito Mussolini - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) rose to power in World War I as a leading proponent of Facism. Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the Fascist move. MORE INFO

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

REFERENCES:Beer Hall Putsch. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch). Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2015. The Germans and a coalition group had tried to seize the government of a Bavarian City called Munich. They would later "March into Berlin" and overthrow the German Government. Establishing a new government based on race Beginning the "Third Reich." MORE INFO

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Aug 27, 1928

REFERENCES:Kellog Briand Pact. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 - 1921–1936 - Milestones - Office of the Historian." The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 - 1921–1936 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2015 An agreement that would supposedly abolish war. Obviously that didn't last for long as WWII started soonly after. MORE INFO

U.S Stock Market Crash

Oct 29, 1929

REFERENCES:U.S. Stock Market Crash. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Stock Market Crash of 1929." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. MORE INFO Black Tuesday struck when as investors traded around 16 million shares of the New York Stock Echange in a one day span. As a result of this, "The Great Depression."

Japan Invades Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

REFERENCES:Japan Invades Manchuria. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2015. "Manchuria 1931." Manchuria 1931. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2015. Japan began to have population overflow and became a crowded country. Japan looked at Manchuria as an escape solution to this problem. Manchuria was also rich in minerals, farm land and forestry. MORE INFO

Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

REFERENCES:Hitler Germany's Chancellor. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Adolf Hitler Is Named Chancellor of Germany." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. Hitler was nominated as chancellor, but had bigger plans in the future. With his growing popularity in Germany, President Paul von Hindenburg was getting "insecure" in a way. MORE INFO

Japan Withdraws from The League of Nations

Feb 24, 1933

REFERENCES:Japanese Diplomats Leaving League of Nations. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2015. " Japan Leaves the League of Nations." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. Japan had been breaking the guidlines that the League had set. Japan didn't want to deal with the League anymore so they withdrew. MORE INFO

Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany

Mar 23, 1933

REFERENCES:Nazi Political Majority. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2015. "Nazi Rule." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2015. The Nazi Party had revolutionized all of Germany and was taking ontrol of the government. Therefore many people whether by choice or forced to, had joined the Nazi Party. MORE INFO

First Anti-Semitic Law is Passed in Germany

Apr 7, 1933

REFERENCES:Development of Anti-Jewish Laws. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Antisemitic Legislation 1933–1939." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 23 Feb. 2015. The first law had to do with the German-Jews. They would be segregated and their rights were significantly lessened. The ideal German had blonde hair and blue eyes. MORE INFO

The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)

Jun 30, 1934

REFERENCES:Ukraine: Night of the Long Knives. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Night of the Long Knives." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. Adolf Hitler ordered a massive purge(Rohm Purge) that kills hundreds of Nazi's who he believes has the potential great political enemies in the near future. MORE INFO

Hitler Openly anounces to cabinet he will defy Treaty of Versailles

Mar 15, 1935

REFERENCES:Versailles Treaty Violation. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "The History Place - Triumph of Hitler: Nazis March into the Rhineland." The History Place - Triumph of Hitler: Nazis March into the Rhineland. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's did not want to follow the stricted rules and limitations of warfare and imperialism that the League of Nations had implamented. So, on Mar. 15, 1935, Hitler held a Cabinet meeting announcing his decision. MORE INF

Creation of the Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

REFERENCES:Nuremberg Laws of 1935. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. Writer, Jennifer L. Goss Contributing. "The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 - Nazi Laws Against Jews." N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. These laws were targeting the Jews. All marriage and sex between Jews and Germans would not be allowed. The Jewish weren't based on religion, but on race. In order to be a "true German" you had to be loyal to Adolf Hitler. They couldn't even be citizens. MORE INFO

Italy invades Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

REFERENCES:Italy Invades Ethiopia. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Italo-Ethiopian War | 1935-1936." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Often viewed as one of the conflicts that led to WWII. A border conflict between the two countries gave Benito Mussolini a good excuse to invade Ethiopia. And they did even though Ethiopia made arbatration offers. MORE INFO

Hitler militarizes the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

REFERENCES:BBC: Rhineland Invasion. Digital image. BBC, n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Hitler Reoccupies the Rhineland." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. Hitler sends German Soldiers into the Rhineland and breaks the Treaty of Versailles. The Rhineland was meant to serve as a "buffer zone" between France and Germany. Essentially trying to prevent as much conflict as possible. MORE INFO

Rape of Nanking

Dec 13, 1937

REFERENCES:Revisionist: History & the Rape of Nanking. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. The Rape of Nanking, 1937." The Rape of Nanking, 1937. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2015. Japanese soldiers fled into the city of Nanking, China. Chinese citizens who attempted to flee the city were shot down or bayoneted. People who weren't able to escape were killed in a variety of gruesome ways. MORE INFO

Germany annexes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

REFERENCES:Germany: Development of a Nation. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Germany Annexes Austria." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. German troops go into Austria and basically and seize the Austrian Government. Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg tried to gain his countries independence back but essentially gave up more to Adolf Hitler by naming his best Austian-Nazis' into Hitler's cabinet, MORE INFO

Munich Conference

Sep 29, 1938

REFERENCES:Munich, 1938. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Munich Agreement | Europe [1938]." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.
Germany, France, Italy, and Britain made an agreement that would allow German annexation of the Sudetland and parts of western Czechoslovakia. Later on, the German's wanted to take over Czechoslovakia. The Czech's would have to rely on French defense. Hitler gave many speeches demanding for Czech land. MORE INFO

Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia

Sep 30, 1938

REFERENCES:The Story of the Sudetland. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. With Germany annexing Austria, they wouldn't slow down. Now, Adolf Hitler wanted assistence from Sudetan-Germans to help invade and cause trouble in Czechoslovakia. Hitler didn't just want a small portion either, he wanted the whole nation. MORE INFO

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

REFERENCES:Greenfield, Daniel, and Daniel Greenfield. 2015. 'Muslims Torch Synagogue, German Judge Says It’S Not Anti-Semitism | Frontpage Magazine'. Frontpage Magazine. "Kristallnacht: A Nationwide Pogrom, November 9–10, 1938." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
An outrage of German citizens erupted as a German Embassy diplomat was assassinated. The Germans used this as a reason to attack the Jews. MORE INFO

Einstein's letter to FDR "The Manhattan Project"

Jul 16, 1939

REFERENCES:Einstien's Letter. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Ushistory.org,. 2015 'The Manhatten Project {Ushistory.Org}'.
Einstein wrote a letter to the U.S. President FDR after he fled from Germany and came to the U.S. He warned him of the advances of the Axis Powers. Then the US created "The Manhatten Project," which was the code name for the creation of an atomic bomb. MORE INFO

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Aug 23, 1939

REFERENCES:Never Again-The Signing of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Digital image. Embassy of the US, n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Estonia.usembassy.gov, 'Speeches and Articles -Embassy of the United Ustates Tallinn Estonia'. N.p. 2015 Web. 11 Feb.2015
A two part agreement between Germany and the Soviets. One where Germany would give manufactured goods for the Soviets' raw materials; the other was non aggressive saying that for the next decade, there would be no invasion between the two. MORE INFO

Nazi invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

REFERENCES:People and Places: Nazi Invasion of Poland. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2015.
Historylearningsite.co.uk,.2015 Ushmm.org.'Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
Germany is constantly building their military forces to prepare for takeovers. They want to expand East and Poland didn't have a powerful or large military. Hitler plans a short, quick takeover and gets it, though not as easily as he'd planned. MORE INFO

Evacuation of Dunkirk

Jun 4, 1940

REFERENCES:Dunkirk Evacuation. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 2015. 'Dunkirk'.
This was basically a rescue mission. The British and French armies were trapped by the Germans. They were easy targets on the beaches. They used small boats and bigger boats to eventually take them to port in Britian under Operation Dynamo. MORE INFO

Battle of Britain

Jun 17, 1940

REFERENCES:Battle For Britain. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
2Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Battle Of Britain'. N.p. 2015. Print
In Luftwaffe, Germans were trying to take over the Straight of Dover to gain control of Britain. This was unsuccessful as Britian's radar showed the planes attacking, so their Royal Air takes them out. MORE INFO

France Surrenders

Jun 22, 1940

France Had Surrendered. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 2015 'The French Resistance'.
The French and the government surrender to Hitler and Germany.Of course, they did this against their will and they did not like the control. A new resistance was formed to fight against this German reign. MORE INFO

The Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

REFERENCES:Tripartite Pact. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 'Anti-Comintern Pact'. N.p., 2013 Print
Italy and Japan create a pact with Hitler, the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was later renamed the Tripartite Pact and it was an alleigiance to protect and help each other economically and in other ways too. MORE INFO

Lend Lease Act

Mar 10, 1941

REFERENCES:Lend Lease Act Document. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
HISTORY.com,. 'Lend-Lease Act-World War II- HISTORY Com'. N.p., 2015 Print
This act stated that the U.S. could aid other countries if it wanted to help the Allies from the outside. We gave help like supplies to the Soviet Union, Britain, and china for example. MORE INFO

Operation Barbarossa-

Jun 22, 1941

REFERENCES:Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact/Operation Barbarossa/StalingradHistory 12<br />,. 2015. 'Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact/Operation Barbarossa/Stalingrad'.
Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Operation Barbarossa'. N.p., 2015 Print
This was when Hitler decided to defy the pact he'd signed with the Soviet Union on non-agression. Hitler attacks and this is a big deal, the Battle of Stalingrad. The Soviets defeated the Germans in the end. MORE INFO

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

REFERENCES:Pearl Harbor Attack. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Historylearningsite.co.uk., 'Pearl Harbor 1941'. N.p., 2015. Print.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor early in the morning and this made the U.S. get involved in the war. This was an unexpected catastrophe and a lot of damage and destruction occured to our naval fleets. MORE INFO

Creation of the United Nations

Jan 1, 1942

REFERENCES:Japanese War Crime Trials. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.Historylearningsite.co.uk,.'The United Nations'.N.p., 2015 Print U.S. President FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met and decided to declare an international postwar peacekeeping treaty. Twenty-six other countries signed it. This would make democracy possible for many countries. MORE INFO

The Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution"

Jan 20, 1942

REFERENCES:Picture of the Wannsee Conference 'The Wannsee Conference. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
Holocaust Encyclopedia. "Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution"" United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 01 Mar. 2015.
SS General Reinhard Heydrich and 15 other high ranking German officials and Nazis met to plan out the extermination of European Jews. The code name was the "final solution". MORE INFO

Bataan Death March

Apr 9, 1942

REFERENCES:Tragedy of Bataan. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. HISTORY.com,. 'Bataan Death March - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N. p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. Filipino and American soldiers on the Bataan Peninsula were forced to make a dreadful march approximately 65 miles from Mariveles to San Fernando. The men were split one-hundred troops per group. Many perished. MORE INFO

Doolittle Raid

Apr 18, 1942

REFERENCES:Air Attack on Japan, April 18, 1942. DOOLITTLE RAID. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
"Factsheets : Doolittle Raid." Factsheets : Doolittle Raid. National Museum of the U.S. Airforce, 18 Feb. 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.
This is when Lt. Col.James Dolittle, leader of the U.S. Army Air Force, led a military raid on Japanese targets.This raid on major cities caused the Japanese to recall combat forces for home. It also boosted American spirits. MORE INFO

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

REFERENCES:The Battlefield. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. HISTORY.com,. 'Battle Of Midway - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N. p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. The United States was able to fend off Japan in their planned ambush using the last aircraft carriers they had. This put substantial damage on Japan's ability to attack and allowed the Allies to be more aggressive and attack more. MORE INFO

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

REFERENCES:The Battle of Stalingrad. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. Stalingrad, Battle. 'Battle Of Stalingrad - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N. p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. Was a successful battle for the Soviet Union. They defended the city of Stalingrad and stopped the Germans from farther taking land. Considered one of the most bloodiest battles of WWII. Combined casualties were about 2 million. MORE INFO

Operation Torch

Nov 1, 1942

REFERENCES: Kids.britannica.com,. (2015). "Torch, Operation: American troops land near Algiers".12 February 2015.
"Operation Torch". HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2014. Web.
This was the name of the allied invasion of French North Africa in Feb of 1942. This was the 1st time Britian and America worked together to pressure Germany. MORE INFO

Island Hopping (Buna-Gona Campaign)

Nov 16, 1942

REFERENCES:The Kokoda Track | Australians in World War II | The Pacific War | The Japanese Besieged
"Island Hopping." Island Hopping. U.S. History, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2015. Print.
This is when the U.S.launched a counter-offensive strike after the Battle of Midway. The idea was to conquer smaller islands with bases leading up to ultimately getting at Japan.MacArthur was in command.
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Operation Overlord and D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

REFERENCES:Www1.topfoto.co.uk,. (2015). TopFoto Gallery - History of Germany 1939-1945 by ullstein bild. Retrieved 13 February 2015
"Operation Overlord". HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2014. Web.
This was the code name given to the Allied invasion of France led by Eisenhower mostly.The plan was to have a lot of men and equipment by the end of D-Day. MORE INFO

Operation Valkyrie

Jul 20, 1944

REFERENCES:Hitler's Conference Room after an Explosion. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Operation Valkyrie." Operation Valkyrie. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2015. The attempted plan to assassinate Hitler. MORE INFO

Discovery of Majdanek

Jul 23, 1944

Majdanek Discovered. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust." WW2DB RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. The Soviet union continued their campaign westward when they marched by "Majdenak." This was the first concentration camp discovered. It confirmed the rumors of such camps. MORE INFO

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

REFERENCES:MAP-Battle of the Bulge. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Battle of the Bulge." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2015. Hitler's attempt to split the Allied forces by way of blitzkrieg through the Ardennes to Antwerp. The Germans wanted to secure vital bridgheads. The Allied lines took on the appearance of a bulge...hints the name. MORE INFO

Hitler's Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

REFERENCES:Hitler Dead. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide in His Underground Bunker." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. Knowing that Germany was going down hill fast, Adolf Hitler lost hope and likely didn't want to live and deal with the fact that he lost. He consumed a cyanide capsule, and shot himself with a pistol. MORE INFO

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

REFERENCES:Face of Victory. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. Germany surrenders after Western Allies after overran West Germany. They had a meeting in the Torgau in Saxony. MORE INFO

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

REFERENCES:The Bombing of Nagasaki. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. U.S bombers fly over the city of Hiroshima and drop an atomic bomb killing many instantly. More deaths would come from radiation exposure. Three days later the U.S dropped another bomb on Nagasaki wiping out about 40,000. Japan surrenders. MORE INFO

V-J Day

Aug 14, 1945

REFERENCES:V-J Day. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015.
History Channel. "V-J Day." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
This is the day the Japanese surrendered to the Allies, which ended WWII. Sept. 2nd was the formal surrender date.
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The Nuremberg Trials

Nov 20, 1945

REFERENCES:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials High ranking Nazi officials were sent to Nuremberg to compete trials for various crimes. MORE INFO

The Japenese war crime trials

May 3, 1946

REFERENCES:www.warbooks.com.au. begins, Japanese. 'Japanese War Crimes Trial Begins - May 03, 1946 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N. p., 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015 Revenge on the Japanese war leaders for commiting war crimes during WWII. 25 of 28 Leaders were found guilty. For the three that weren't guilty, two died from how lenghty the trials were and the other was pronounced insane. MORE INFO

Beginning of the Cold War

Jan 1, 1947

REFERENCES:Were Cold War Hostiles Invitable. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2015. "Cold War Begins." Cold War Begins. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. No battles were ever in the Cold War. Basically, just a mental battle for several years between the U.S and Russia. MORE INFO