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joseph stalin became the leader of the USSR
he was the leader of the Soviet Union from mid 20's until his death -
Bentio Mussolini became the leader of Italy
entral figure in the creation of Fascism -
Japan invaded China
Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria -
Japan invaded Manchuria
the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuriathe japanese published a puppet state -
Holocaust began
this was under Hitlers rule, mass murder, killed millions of jews -
Adolf Hitler became leader of Germany
he became leader of germany and nazis and wanted full power -
Congress passed the neutrality acts
response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II -
Italy invaded Ethiopia
crisis during the interwar period originating in the "Walwal incident." -
FDR began his Good Neighbor Policy
foreign policy of the administration toward the countries of Latin America -
European appeasement of Hitler began
Germany to grow too strong, to the judgement that he had no alternative and acted in Britain's best interests -
Kristallnacht
this was a violent act against jewish people -
Gernany and Russia signed a nonaggression pact
was signed a ferw days before the war ended, this divided eastern europe into german and soviet spheres of influence -
germany began the blitzkrieg into poland
this war is when nazi, germany invaded poland -
Battle of the Atlantic
longest continuos military campaign -
Cash and Carry
replaced the Neutrality Acts, revision allowed the sale of material to belligerents, as long as the recipients arranged for the transport using their own ships and paid immediately in cash -
Churchill became the Prime Minister of Great Britian
he refused to consider defeat, surrender, or a compromise peace helped inspire British resistance -
Battle of Britian
air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom -
The Tripartite Pact was signed
this pact established the Axis Powers of World War II -
Four Freedoms
these were goals that Roosevelt proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy -
Lend Lease Act
this is a program which the us supplied great britain the USSR, Republic of China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel -
Atlantic Charter
pivotal policy that defined the allies goals for the post war -
OPA created
Office of Price Administration,this was to control money and rents after the outbreak of WWII -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
suprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Double V
double victory for equality at home -
Tuskegee Airmen
name of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II -
Nazis developed the Final Solution
this was the nazis plan to systematically exterminate the Jewish people in Nazi-occupied Europe -
Bataan Death March
forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army -
Doolittle Raids
air rad strike by the US on the Japanese capital -
WAAC formed
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, branch of the united states army -
Battle of Midway
most important naval battles of WWII -
Manhattan Project
this was a research project that produced the first ever atomic bombs during the war -
Battle of Starlingrad
major battle in the war in which nazi germany andits allies fought the soviet union for control of stalingrad -
Operation Torch
this was an invasion during the north african campaign during the second world war -
Casablanca Conference
plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of the war -
Smith-Conally Anti strike act
this allowed the federal government to seize and operate industries threatened by or under strikes that would interfere with war production -
develpoment of Rosie the Riverter
cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II many which produced war supplies -
Navaho Code Talkers used
used obscure languages for secret communication during wartime -
Tehran conference
strategy meeting between Stalin, Rooselvelt, and Churchill.(all the allie leaders) -
D-Day
this is the day of normandy landings -
MacArthur "returned" to the Philippines
kept his promise he made to the philippine people, he returned with a large invasion force and naval vessels -
Battle of the Bugle
germany offensive suprise attack in Europe -
Japanese put in internment camps in the us
War Relocation Camps, internment of Japanese Americans was applied unequally as a geographic matter -
Yalta Conference
meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization -
Battle of Iwo Jima
major battle fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire -
Battle of Okinawa
82 day long battle, battle has been referred to as the "typhoon of steel" -
FDR died
after his passing he leaves Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power -
V-E day
public holiday celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
also a bomb dropped on Nagasaki, in japan during the final stages of the war -
V-J day
this is the day that japan surrendered -
Nuremberg trials
series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces
