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WWII

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  • The Treaty Of Versailles is written and signed

    The Treaty Of Versailles is written and signed

    At the end of WWI Germany is unfairly blamed and is forced to pay for the war. This leads to WWII.
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    World War II

  • 1936: Hitler and Mussolini form the "Axis"

    1936: Hitler and Mussolini form the "Axis"

    This is seen as an agressive more for the Fascist parties.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    Thousands of synagogues and jewish buisinesses are burned and destroyed.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    Poland put up a fight, but really didn't stand a chance.
  • Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa declare war on Germany

    Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa declare war on Germany

    the Allies of poland mobilize against Germany.
  • The USA Congress passes a neutrality act

    The USA Congress passes a neutrality act

    The US did not want to be involved in Europe's problems.
  • The Soviet Union invades Poland

    The Soviet Union invades Poland

    The Soviet Union rises to claim what they think is rightfully theirs.
  • Canada declares war on Germany

    Canada declares war on Germany

    Canada Joins the fight
  • Japan bombs the Chinese city of Ningbo with fleas carrying the bubonic plague

    Japan bombs the Chinese city of Ningbo with fleas carrying the bubonic plague

    **the actual date is unknown
  • Germany invades Belgium and Holland

    Germany invades Belgium and Holland

    Germany moves to claim more land as their own.
  • British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and is replaced by Winston Churchill

    British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and is replaced by Winston Churchill

  • Britain bombs the region of Westphalia in Germany

    Britain bombs the region of Westphalia in Germany

    Britain mobilizes against germany.
  • Germany invades France

    Germany invades France

    Continuing their conquest
  • Holland surrenders

    Holland surrenders

    there was very little resistance.
  • Belgium surrenders

    Belgium surrenders

  • Norway surrenders

    Norway surrenders

  • Italy enters the war on Germany's side and invades France

    Italy enters the war on Germany's side and invades France

    The Axis powers mobilize for world domination.
  • Germany sets up a concentration camp at Auschwitz in Poland

    Germany sets up a concentration camp at Auschwitz in Poland

    Thousands will die within it's walls.
  • The Soviet Union invades Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    The Soviet Union invades Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    None of them hold out for very long.
  • Germany bombs London

    Germany bombs London

    striking back at the british
  • Britain bombs Berlin

    Britain bombs Berlin

  • 7/9/1940: the German Luftwaffe launches 652 bombers on London (the "blitz")

    7/9/1940: the German Luftwaffe launches 652 bombers on London (the "blitz")

    dropping one million bombs in two months and killing By November 13, 150-200 tons of bombs were being dropped on London each day; the total came to approximately 1 million bombs and killing abount 40,000 British civilians in six months
  • Germany, Italy and Japan sign a tripartite treaty (the "Axis")

    Germany, Italy and Japan sign a tripartite treaty (the "Axis")

  • Germany invades Romania

    Germany invades Romania

  • Italy invades Greece

    Italy invades Greece

  • 14/11/1940: Greece repels the Italian invasion and invades Albania, an Italian colony

    14/11/1940: Greece repels the Italian invasion and invades Albania, an Italian colony

  • Rasch Ali Gailani seizes power in Iraq and enters the war on Germany's side

    Rasch Ali Gailani seizes power in Iraq and enters the war on Germany's side

  • 6/4/1941: Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

    6/4/1941: Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

  • Croatia declares its independence from Yugoslavia and enters the war on Germany's side

    Croatia declares its independence from Yugoslavia and enters the war on Germany's side

  • The Soviet Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact

    The Soviet Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact

  • The Germans launch a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union ("Operation Barbarossa") that includes killing all Jews

    The Germans launch a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union ("Operation Barbarossa") that includes killing all Jews

  • Italy and Romania declare war on the Soviet Union

    Italy and Romania declare war on the Soviet Union

  • general Hideki Tojo is appointed prime minister of Japan

    general Hideki Tojo is appointed prime minister of Japan

  • The USA declares an oil embargo against Japan

    The USA declares an oil embargo against Japan

  • Germany lays siege to Moscow

    Germany lays siege to Moscow

  • The Japanese navy attacks the USA fleet at Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese navy attacks the USA fleet at Pearl Harbor