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WWII

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  • Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Hitler came to power as chancellor and after the death of Hindenburg.
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    Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, leader of the fascists, gained power during his March on Rome in 1922.
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    Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a poor society into an industrial and military power.
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    Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

    In 1931, the Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event commonly known as the Manchurian Incident. An attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province. Also in attempt to soon take over all of East Asia. This is one of the causes of WWII.
  • Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler walked into the presidential office of Paul von Hindenburg to become chancellor.
  • Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    In the 1930s, the United States Government enacted a series of laws designed to prevent the United States from being embroiled in a foreign war by clearly stating the terms of U.S. neutrality.
  • Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarist take control of Japanese Government

  • Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

  • Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

  • Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

  • Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

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    War Began

    Britain and France declare war on Germany following Germany's invasion of Poland.
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

  • Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

  • Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

  • Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

  • First time Peacetime Draft in US

    First time Peacetime Draft in US

  • Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

  • Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

    Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

  • Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

  • Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

    Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

  • Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

  • Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

  • June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

  • 1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

    1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

  • Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

  • July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

  • June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

  • Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces

  • Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

  • May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe

  • Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines

  • April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

  • Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped

    Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped

  • Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

  • War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan

    War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan