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Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party.
It started with only several people and by the end of WWII had several million members. -
Benito Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy
In 1922 Benito Mussolini was put in power in the position of Prime Minister. -
Josef Stalin became sole dictator of the Soviet Union
Josef Stalin became a dictator through brutality and killing his opposers. -
Japanese army seizes Manchuria China.
In 1931 the Japanese army seized Manchuria China without permission from the Japanese government. -
Hitler takes power.
In 1933 Hitler was put in power as Chancellor of Germany and after the leader of Germany died he became the sole leader of Germany. -
Congress passes the neutrality act.
The United states passed the neutrality act to avoid going into WWII and anything related to the war. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia.
Under the leadership of Mussolini the Italian army invaded ethiopia. -
Japanese militarists have complete control of Japan.
By 1936 all of Japan was under complete control of Japanese militarists. -
Hitler sends troops into the Rhineland.
In 1936, defying the Treaty Of Versailles Hitler began to rebuild the German armed forces. Hitler also sent German troops into the Rhineland. -
Japanese army pillages Nanjing China.
This was the massacre of 250000 innocent Chinese people. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for concentration camps
This was the beginning of the Holocaust, which was Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews. -
Munich Pact signed
This gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Hitler and Stalin sign nonaggression agreement.
The world was shocked to learn that Hitler and Stalin who were sworn enemies signed a nonaggression agreement. -
Nazi troops invade poland
Under order from Hitler Nazi troops seized Poland. Also this was when Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
Under Order from Hitler Nazi troops marched in and took control of all These countries. -
Battle of Britain begins.
A battle between the Royal Air Force and the German Air Force,where the Royal air force defeated the German air force. -
Germany invades France and forces them to surrender.
For 8 days the Germans attacked France and they surrendered, which Hitler happily accepted. -
First time peace drafts in the US.
The first time men were drafted into the military during a time of peace in the US. -
Japanese invade French indochina
The Japanese invaded French Indochina to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through the area. -
FDR and Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter.
The Atlantic Charter was a joint Declaration stating the British and US war aims. -
Hitler breaks pact with Stalins Russia.
After Hitler broke his pact with Russia, Stalin decided to take side with the British and fight against the Nazis -
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor the US declared war on the Japanese, and Germany and Italy declared war on the US. -
Russians stop Nazi advance.
The Russians were able to start pushing the Germans back at Stalingrad, saving Moscow from the Nazis. -
Philippines fall to the Japanese.
After months of fighting the american and Filipino armies surrendered to the Japanese which resulted in the Bataan Death March. -
Battle of Midway takes place.
The battle of Midway was a turning point in the war in the Pacific because many Japanese ships were sunk or damaged while few American ships were wrecked or sunk. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps.
To prevent spies from revealing information to the Japanese Government the Americans rounded up as as many Japanese as they could and put them in intern camps. -
Zoot Suit Riots Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots occurred when Several Naval men on a break attacked some Mexican men, and the fighting went on for several days. -
Italy surrenders.
With the surrendering of Italy came the dismissal of Benito Mussolini as prime minister. He was later killed and hung from the roof of a gas station. -
British and US defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa.
The German and Italian armies were destroyed by the American and British soldiers during the North African Campaign. -
D-Day Invasion.
The US, the British, and the Canadians stormed the beaches of Normandy to take back France from the Nazis. -
Allies take back Paris.
In August of 1944 the Allies were able to push the Germans out of Paris and take it back. -
Battle Of The Bulge takes place.
The Battle Of The Bulge was the last offensive battle of the Germans in WWII. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines.
In January of 1945 the US forces returned to the Philippines to recapture the islands from the Japanese. -
FDR dies.
After FDR died Harry S. Truman becomes president of the United states. -
V-E Day.
May 8th 1945 (V-E day) the Nazis surrender and the war ends in Europe. -
First Atomic bombs dropped on Japan.
The Atomic bombs were dropped on Japan to get them to surrender, because they had held out longer than the Nazis and refused to give up. -
Japan surrenders
On August 14th Japan surrendered to the Allied forces this later became known as V-J day. -
War crime trials begin.
In 1946 War Crime trials began in Nuremberg Germany, Manilla Philippines, and Tokyo Japan.
