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Paris Peace Conference
Click here for more info The Allied Powers met at the Palace of Versaille to create the Treaty of Versailles ending WWI. The Treaty created the League of Nations that was supposed to keep peace after WWI. -
Nine Power Treaty
This was a treaty signed by China, the U.S., Great Britain,Japan,Italy,France,Belgium,Portugal, and the Netherlands that meant they agreed to respect the independance and territorial integrity of China -
Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
Click here for more info Mussolini was the leader a fascist party which believed in being loyal to their dictator or president. This group held a coup d'etat in which they successfully overthrew the government and because of that Mussolini became the dictator of Italy. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a faied takeover of the Bavarian government,which is a state in southern Europe. -
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement to outlaw war. Sometimes called the Pact of Paris for the city in which it was signed, the pact was one of many international efforts to prevent another World War, it didn't stop the rising militarism of the 1930s or preventing World War II. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
Click Here for Info On this day investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Billions of dollars were lost in what would be known as Black Tuesday. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Click Here for more Info In September of 1931 Japan in an attempt to gain more power and land attacked Manchuria, a province in China. This directly broke the Treaty of Versailles but the League of Nations didn't punish Japan anyway. -
Nazis Reach a Political Majority in Germany
Click Here for more Info In 1928, the Nazis had only 12 seats in the Reichstag(the German Parliament) In July 1932 they had 230 seats and were the largest party. -
Hitler is appointed Germany's Chancellor
Click Here for more Info President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler Chancellor(legal official) of Germany. He does this because he is the leader of the growing Nazi party and was very popular by the people. -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
Click Here for more Info Once the League of Nations told Japan we don't like what you're doing in Manchuria Japan simply dropped out of the League.The League truly didn't punish Japan for its actions. -
Rohm Purge
Click Here for more Info This was an event in which Nazi leaders started a purge and killed political enemies.This enabled Hitler full power and he became the Führer. -
Hitler openly defies Treaty of Versailles
click here for more info Hitler openly breaks the military restrictions put on him by the Treaty of Versailles. -
Nuremberg Laws
These were new German laws that excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and deprived Jews most of their rights -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Click here for more info Benito Mussolini sent troops to Ethiopia in an attempt to get more land. When Ethiopia asked the league of nations for help they didn't stop what was happening. -
Hitler militarizes the Rhineland
Click here for more Info Hitler sends troops into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone in Western Germany. -
Franco becomes dictator of Spain
Click here for more info A civil war breaks out in Spain and Francisco Franco leader of the nationalist party defeats the republicans and becomes the ruler of Spain -
Germany annexes Austria
Click here for more info German troops are sent to Austria so that Austria will become apart of Hitler's Third Reich -
Munich Conference
Click here for more Info At this conference the Munich Pact was signed and the Sudetenland was peacefully handed over to Germany. -
Rome Berlin Axis
Click here for more info Italy and Germany agree to an alliance, which will eventually include Japan -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Click here for more info This was a pact signed between Germany and Russia stating they will not fight eachother for the next ten years -
Nazi invasion of Poland
Click here for more info 1.5 million German troops invade Poland stating it was a defensive action. France and Britain declared war on Germany because of this. -
Battle of Britain
Click here for more info This was one of the largest bombing campaigns of all time, it involved Germany and Britain. -
Lend Lease Act
Click here for more info An act that meant the United States could through military aid help any country it found appropriate. -
Operation Barbarossa
click here for more info Hitler launches a massive invasion of Russia which eventually fails -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
click here for more info Japanes fighter planes attack an American Naval Bases and kill 2,000 people. The next day America would declare war on Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
click here for more info Nazi officials met and discussed the final solution to the Jewish problem. They decided gas chambers would be the fastest way to kill off the Jews. -
Doolittle Raid
click here for more info The United States sent an air raid on the Japanese mainland that did minimal damage. -
Battle of Midway
click here for more info The U.S. defeats the Japanese in a decisive naval battle which allowed the U.S. to move into an offensive position -
Battle of Stalingrad
click here for more info The Nazis bombed the Soviet city of Stalingrad but the Soviets defended it successfully. One of the bloodiest battles of all time two million people died total. -
D-Day and Operation Overlord
Click here for more info This was a massive invasion of Europe.156,000 people were sent by ship or plane to Normandy,France. This invasion was very successful for the Allies. -
Operation Valkyrie
Click here for info This was an assassination plot to kill Hitler in which a bomb was put in his briefcase but he was not near it when it went off. -
Battle of the Bulge
Click here for more info A major offensive attack by Germany in an attempt to split the Allies in the western front. -
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Click here for more info In a bunker in Berlin Hitler swallows a cyanide capsule and shoots himself in the head. After this Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. -
V-E Day
Click here for more info On this day the United States and Great Britain celebrate victory in Europe day. This celebration rejoiced in the defeat of the Nazis. -
Little Boy Dropped
Click here for more info America drops the worlds first atom bomb in Japan killing 80,000 people and injuring 35,000 more -
Fat Man Dropped
Click here for more info Again Japan is bombed by the United States in Nagasaki killing at least 60,000 people. After this event Japan surrendered unconditionally. -
V-J Day
Click here for more info Japan surrenders to the Allies officially ending WWII, V-J Day stands for victory over Japan Day. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Click here for more info Trials for committing crimes against humanity during WWII. 28 Japanese officials were found guilty.
