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Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
More InfoIn 1919 Benito Mussolini created a paramilitary Fascist movement. Three years later he lead the march on Rome, then became prime minister, then he seized dictorial power. Mussolini did all of this because he believed it was his destiny.
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Beer Hall Putsch
More infoAt around 8:30 hitler slipped into a beer hall, he then shot a bullet at the celling and interupted the Karhs rally, He then announced that the revolution has begun. Hitlers mistake was he and his supporters were not able to capture all of the key buildings. Hitler was to unorganized and he and the other leaders of the putsch stood on trial and were sent to a minimum security prison for 5 years. (lightest)
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
More InfoThe kellogg-Briand pact also known as the pact of Paris, was an agreement to outlaw war. This was an international effort to prevent another world war from happening. Although it had little effect on stopping countries from militarizing
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Inter-wars.weebly.com,. 'Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 - Inter-War Period: Causes Of WWII'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
In 1929 the Federal Reserve raised the intrest rates several times, causing people to "panik sell" the stocks they invested in and cause an inflation of money and a decrease in value. This stock market crash did not only affect the USA it affected Europe as well.
The Huffington Post,. 'The Key Lesson From The Crash Of 1929 That Still Rings True Today'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria, China and broke the laws of the L.O.N. because Japan never declared war China. Japan invaded China because of the natural resoures like rubber, lumber, and oil. China asked the league of nations for help but the League effectivly did absolutely nothing!
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Cline, Austin. Skepticism - Skeptical Notes on Politics, Culture, Religion. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
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Lend Lease Act
Franklin D. Rossevelt created the lend lease act because of the United States role of neutrality in the war at that time. It was created to aid Britain in the war while staying "neutral" at the same time. The USA gave Britain over 38 million dollars to Britain during this time. USA also funded many other countries in Europe!
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Iipdigital.usembassy.gov,. 'Lend-Lease: Facts And Numbers | IIP Digital'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
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Bataan Death March
75,000 Fillipino American troops surrendered to Japanese troops, and were forced to march 65 miles in harsh conditions and treatments, Thousands of troops died on the way to Mariveles. Once there prisoners were taken ny train to the prison camps where thousands more died of disease and bad treatment from the captors.
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Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
People were starting to worship the " fuhrer". Hitler was talking to 100,000 people at a time and he got 13,745,000 votes in the july elections, making nazi the majority.
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Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
In July 1932 the Reichstag elections took place, the Nazi party obtained 40 percent of the votes. Hitler being leader, should have been elected chancellor at that time, but Paul Von Hindenburg did mot feel it was the right thing to do. Franz Von Papen, Hindenburgs chancellor, decided to work with Hitler so hitler woukd be chancellor and he would become vice- chancellor. More Info
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Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
Defying the worlds oppinion, Japan chose to withdraw from the League of Nations, after the League of Nations blamed Japan for the events in Manchuria, China. The League sat stunned after Matsuoka left the room stating,"We are not coming back." More Info
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Japanfocus.org,. 'Japan's Pan-Asianism And The Legitimacy Of Imperial World Order, 1931-1945 | The Asia-Pacific Journal'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
The first major law that violated the rights of the Jews, was the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service. This law was put into effect, April 7, 1933. This law labeled Jewish citizens as being politically unreliable from civil services. More Info
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The night of the long knives
Hitler ordered the killing of his own Nazi Party. Anybody he thought could possibly challenge him in the future politically he had assasinated. The leaders of the Nazi Storm Troopers were targeted the most. More Info
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Totallyhistory.com,. 'Night Of The Long Knives (June 30 – July 2, 1934) Summary & Facts'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler convinced a cabinet meeting, he told the people attending at the meeting, including members of the armies general staff, that he was going to militarize again. No one in the meeting voiced a concern and they all went to work drafting laws and creating a proclimation to be read to the german people. More Info
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Historyplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
The government passed two laws in Nuremberg germany, The laws were made to protect german blood and honor, and preventing jewish people from marrying and mating with a non jewish person. These laws later became known as the Nuremberg laws. More info
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Jewishvirtuallibrary.org,. 'Background & Overview Of The Nuremberg Laws | Jewish Virtual Library'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini ordered his troops into ethiopia to invade the country. The Facsist leader embarked on a plan to expand Italy into Northeast Africa. More info
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Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Hitler militarized the "demiliterized zone" in the Rhineland, violating the Treaty of Versailles that was signed in 1919, and it also violated the Lacarno Pact. The Rhineland is an area that runs along the Rhine River. More Info
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Historyplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Rape of Nanking
The Japenese Imperial Army Marched into Nanking, China and murdered nearly half of the cities citizens and soldiers. It lasted six long weeks, but previous to taking over Nanking, the Imperial Army had to fight through the stiff resistance of the chinese military in Shangai, in the summer of 1937. More INfo
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Rees, Jasper. 'City Of Life And Death | Film Reviews, News & Interviews | The Arts Desk'. Theartsdesk.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Germany Annexes Austria
Hitler led German troops into austria, Hitler set a new Nazi government, and on March 13 an Anschuluss was announced. More Info
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Gloupe.com,. 'Germany's Annexation Of Austria (Anschluss)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
A pact between Germany and the U.S.S.R. stating that they will be "Allies" in the war, creating the biggest land army in the world. More Info
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Estonia.usembassy.gov,. 'Speeches And Articles | Embassy Of The United States Tallinn, Estonia'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
The Sudeten Germans wanted Hitker to take over the Sudetenland so they could be under thr rule of the reich. The Czechoslavakian government did not agree because they felt it would then bring Czech nationalism, Czechoslavakian army was strong and well prepared for a battle, the terrain was very steep and hilly, renduring the germans blitzkeig useless. More Info
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Sudetenland, Hitler. 'Hitler Demanded The Sudetenland'. AwesomeStories.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Munich Conference
Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Chamberland, And Prime minister Daladier met in Munich Germany and held their own little meeting. They talked all day and into the night and agreed to give Hitler Czechoslavakia in agreement to stop his imperial expansion. Instead of starting war then, they used appeasment to prolong the start of the war. More Info
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Alternative History,. 'Munich Conference (Munich Goes Sour)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Kristallnacht
Know as "the Night of Broken Glass", it was a large attack on jews. This came after a 17 year old Jewish boy shot and killed a German man who worked for the government. The boy shot him because of the poor treatment him and his family endured. More Info
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Aptowitzer, Elana, and Elana Aptowitzer. 'INJUSTICE: 75 Years Since Kristallnacht, Nazis Still Roam Free'. Landmark Report. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Einstein’s letter to FDR
Known as the “The Manhattan Project”, Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi warned the president about the atomic technology that the axis powers had created. They insisted that Roosevet start a research program to develop their own atomic technology. The goal was to create the atomic bomb. More Info
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Dannen.com,. 'Einstein's Letter To Roosevelt, August 2, 1939'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Nazi invasion of Poland
At 4:45 a.m. 1.5 million german troops invaded Poland along its border, while the Luftwaffe bombed polish air fields. German ships and U boats attacked the polish navy in the Baltic sea. Hitler believed that taking over Poland would give the Germans more "living space". More Info
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Ushmm.org,. 'Invasion Of Poland, Fall 1939'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
The Evacuation of Dunkirk lasted a long nine days. It was surprisingly successful, it saved 338,000 allied troops from being captured by the German Nazi's. The British did not have enough ships to evacuate all the troops, so civilians lended their personal watercraft for the British to use. More Info
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Rania.co.uk,. 'Rania - A Dunkirk Little Ship'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
France Surrenders
Marshal Henri Petain becomes the new prime minister of france, and with the Nazi's have already taken over Paris, he signs an armistice. Next day Charles De Gaulle told Mr. Petain to urge his people to continue fighting the Nazi's. More Info
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Google.com,. 'France Surrenders - Google Search'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was a major turning pont in WW2, the Royal Airforce defeated the German luftwaffe. The German luftwaffe targeted british airbases, military posts, and civilians. The Royal Airforce beating the luftwaffe is ultimatly what stopped a land invasion. More Info
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Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - Dogfight (Pictures, Video, Facts & News)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
The tripartite Pact
The formal name of the Axis Powers, it was signed in Berlin. This allice was formed directly to the USA making them think twice before becoming part of the Allies. More Info
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Pacificwar.org.au,. 'Increasing Tensions Between The United States And Japan'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler launched a massive attack on the Soviet Union, including over 3 million troops and 3 thousand tanks. The soldiers and tanks were spread out over an area of 2,000 miles along the USSR's boreder. The failure of the German army forced the to fight a two front war against the coalition. This was a turning point in the war. More Info
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1941, Operation. 'Operation Barbarossa - June 10Th 1941 - WAR HISTORY ONLINE'. WAR HISTORY ONLINE. N.p., 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Around 8 a.m. Japanese fighter planes flew over Honolulu, Hawaii, and destroyed the Pearl Harbor naval base. The massive attack lasted only 2 hours but the Japanese did a devistating amount of damage. Destroying over 20 Navalships, 200 fighter planes, and 2,000 American soldiers. This is what made the USA join the war. 3 days later Germany and Italy declared war on the USA. More Info
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Pearlharboroahu.com,. 'The Attack, Attacked Facts And Information'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
High ranking Nazi officials met in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss the final solution of the European Jews. Hitler basically wanted to commit a genocide to annihalate the jewish people in Europe. Most of the representatives at the confrence already new about the mass murdering of the jews previous to the confrence. More Info
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"The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution | Folio Illustrated Book." The Folio Society | Beautiful Books | Books. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Doolittle Raid
16 B52 bombers were launched off of the USS Hornet, the planes were heading to Japan, the mission was lead by James H. Doolittle. The raid did very little real damage to Japan other than their governments prestige. Japan thought the attack was launched from midway Island. This raid was given the Congressional Medal of Honor. More Info
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HistoricWings.com :: A Magazine for Aviators, Pilots and Adventurers. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Battle of Midway
This battle was won by the USA because of the advancements in code breaking. America intercepted and decoded a message sent by the Japanese about an ambush. The American forces used this knowledge to attack the Japanese aircraft carriers before the Japanese were able to ambush the Allied troops. More Info
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"Battle of Midway 70th Anniversary." Circle Cinema. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Battle of Stalingrad
A successful defence of Staligrad by the Soviet Army defeating the Germans. Tnis battle was one of the bloodiest battles ever, close to 2 million people died in the battle. (including civilians) This defeat of the Nazi's marked a change of the tide favoring the Allies. More Info
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Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) Home Page. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Operation Torch
Commanded by Dwight D Eisenhower, Three task forces of US and British troops landed on beaches near Casablanca. The landing triggered the germans to occupy the unoccupied zone and Tunsinia. French forces in North Africa joined the allies aswell! More Info
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"Operation Torch." Military Information HQ. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Island Hopping
The United States found a line of Islands that they could hop from one to another by planes. The goal was to take over 1 island after another until Japan could be reached. The USA did this so they could control the Air and to be able to get B52 bombers over Japan. More Info
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Operation Overlord and D-Day
Operation Overlord was the first attack of its kind, The Allied forces sent paratroopers behind enemylines then hours later, had thousands of boats drop off soldiers on designated beaches, but because of weather, the landing craft were landing off target, leaving men vulnerable to the german gunners. Juno and Omaha beaches were the worst for casualties. More Info
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Ww2today.com,. '31 January 1944: Operation Overlord Is Put Back By A Month'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015. -
Discovery of Majdanek
The first major concentration camp discovered by Allied Armies. Therre had been rumors around that the germn=ans had these camps, but was never really a fact until this discovery by the Soviet Army. It was burned by the germans to "mask its presence". Gas chambers were still recognizable. More Info
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"3st July 1940: Bloody Wednesday in Olkusz, Poland." World War II Today — Follow the War As It Happened …. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Operation Valkyrie
The attempted assasination of Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler. operation Valkyrie was actually the name of the plan for the Nazi government if communication was lost with hitler and the high command in the nazi Army, ironically. The assasination attempt was a failure. A man put a bomb in a breifcase and set it under the table, the blast went the wrong way... More Info
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Battle of the Bulge
Adolf hitler and his army tried to split the allied armies with his blitzkrieg method of warfare. The allied armies fought the germans in seperate battles, creating a bulge shape. Patton successfully drove his army to Bastogne proved to be a major part of the successful defence of the allied froops. More Info
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"Battle of the Bulge Pictures." Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Hitler’s Suicide
Hitler took his life in a shelter burried 50 feet below the surface of the Earth. It was a raid shelter, it was totally self sufficient with its own water and electrical suppy. Hitler ingested a cyanide pill then continued to shoot himself. More Info
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"Hitler Commits Suicide 1945 | 1940-1949." Pinterest. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
V-E Day
VE stabding for Victory in Europe, was the day Germany formally surrendured to the Allied armies. They surrendured unconditionally after the suicide of the German leader, Adolf Hitler. more info
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"The National WWII Museum | New Orleans: Learn: For Students: WWII at a Glance: Remembering V-E Day." The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, instantly killing 80,000 people, and later killing more of radiation poisoning, 3 days later dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people.soon after japans emporer surrendered over a radio broadcast saying the new bomb was "Most cruel". More Info
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V-J Day
The day that Japan surrendured unconditionally to the Allies. VJ day stands for Victory over Japan day. The surrendering took place on the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay. More INfo
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Creation of the United Nations
Representatives of 26 nations who were against the Axis of Evil/ Axis Powers, met to sign a declaration endorsing the Atlantic Charter. The meeting was held in Washington. More Info
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"The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel, by Jeremy R. Hammond." Voltaire Network. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
The Nuremberg Trials
A series of 13 trials, for the purpose of bring the Nazi war criminals to justice. People who were put on trial were high ranking officials in the Nazi party, Indusrtialists, doctors, millitary officers, and lawyers, on charges anywhere from crimes against peace to crimes against humanity. This was a major milestone to establishing an international court. More Info
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"Were The Nuremberg Tribunals Only Victors’ Justice?" PopularResistance.Org. Accessed February 16, 2015. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
Held in Tokyo Japan, the war crime trials prosecuted 28 government officials for committing war crimes agains humanity. 25 of the 28 defendants were ultimately found guilty. More Info
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"Chapter 11: Justice for the Unspeakable? The Enduring Legacy of the War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo Michael Bess Vanderbilt University." Accessed February 16, 2015. -
The beginning of the Cold War
After the end of the second world war, tensions were high between the USSR and the USA, caused by the coflicts occuring during the decolonization of in Europe which killed millions. They disagreed on how to run a government, and because of different policies they had in germany. More Info
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"NOT YOUR FATHER'S COLD WAR." Index. Accessed February 16, 2015.
