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Leading Up to WWII
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Adolf Hitler Comes to Power
Adolf Hitler begins to rise to power in Germany, making his way up through the government. -
Benito Mussolini Becomes Prime Minister of Italy
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Josef Stalin is Dictator of Soviet Union (USSR)
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Japan Takes Manchuria, China
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Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
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Italy Invades Ethiopia, Africa
This was one of the first acts of war in World War II. I involved the Italian army attempting to take over the African country of Ethiopia. -
Neutrality Act Passed by US Congress
The neutrality act stated that the U.S. would stay neutral to any wars overseas. -
Militarirst take control of Japanese Government
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Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany
This was a violation of the Versailles Treaty. -
Japan's army attacks China
This was a point in the very beginning of the war in which Japan pillaged Nanjing, China, and killed a quarter of a million citizens. -
Munich Pact Signed
The Munich Pact stated that the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia would be given over to Germany. -
Nazis begin putting Jews into labor camps
This was one of the first steps of the Holocaust in Germany. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
This pact was made to ensure an alliance between Hitler and Stalin during the beginning of WWII. This was strange because the two countries were bitter enemies. -
Nazis Invade Poland
This deliberate act of agression by Hitler and Nazi Germany caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and begin WWII. -
Nazis Invade Other European Countries
These included Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Germany took contrl of each. -
Germany Invades France
This invasion by the Nazis forced France to surrender. -
Battle of Britain
This was a turning point in the war because the Royal Air Force was able to beat the surperior German Air Force, and prevented invasion of their island. -
Peacetime Draft-U.S.
This was the first ever Peacetime Draft, created by the United States in preparation for WWII -
Hitler Breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact
This invasion of Stalin's USSR caused them to join England in fighting the Germans. -
Churchill and FDR Issue the Atlantic Charter
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Japanese Invade French Indochina
This attack was one of the main reasons the US joined in the war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Air and Naval forces brought in an attack on Pearl Harbor, HI, catching the US completely off guard. This act of agression caused the US to declare war on Japan, and in turn have Italy and Germany declare war on the United States. -
Japanese-Americans Interned
Many Japanese-Americans were sent away to internment camps to keep from 'spying' for the enemy. -
Battle of Midway
This battle between the US and Japan was a turning point in the war in the Pacific, because it allowed the US a useful military base capable of letting them win the war on Japan. -
Phillipines Fall to Japan
This caused the Bataan Death March, in which many died. -
Russians Stop Nazi Advance
At the Battle of Stalingrad, the Red Army was able to defeat the Nazis and keep them from reaching Moscow. -
Victory in North Africa
The British and US forces defeated the German and Italian armies in North Africa. -
Zoot Suit Riots
These Mexican-American racial riots began in Los Angeles, CA. -
D-Day
The Allies invaded the French beaches at Normandy. The victory was earned through the loss of thousands of lives on bot sides. -
Italy Surrenders
Mussolini is now dismissed from Prime Minister. -
Paris Retaken By Allies
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Battle of the Bulge
This battle was the last offensive attack by Hitler's Nazi forces, and helped the Allies to defeat Germany. -
Phillipines Recaptured by US Forces
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FDR Dies
After his sudden death, Harry S. Truman becomes President. People wonder what type of leader he will be. -
V-E Day
Victory In Europe, the war ends in the East. -
First Atomic Bombs Dropped
These bombs, named Little Boy and Fat Man, were dropped on the two major cities of Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ultimately warning Japan of what the US was capable of. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders to the Allies, WWII is over. -
War Crime Trials
These trials were held in Nuremburg, Germany, Manila, Phillipines, and Tokyo, Japan.
