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WWII
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Rise to Power of Hitler
Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party in 1921, and in 1933, he took control of the German government. His power consisted of establishing concentraton camps that lead to more than 6 million deaths. His reign to power ended in 1945, when he shot himself before Germany's defeat. -
Rise to power of Stalin
Stalin became the General Secretary of the Central Commitee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Stalin took over the power from Vladimir Lenin when he died.It wasn't until 1929, Stalin became a true dictator. -
Rise to power of Mussolini
Mussolini became the 27th Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. He allied with Hitler, depending on him to make Mussolini a leader. Mussolini was killed in 1945. -
The Holocaust
1933-1939 was the Nazi Revolution(Holocaust). The mass murder of 6 million European Jews. -
Italy's conquest of Ethiopia
The italian army killed thousands of Ethipians with poison gas.In 1936, the conquest was complete. Emperor Haile Selassie was Ethipia's leader at the time and was sent to exhile. He returned in 1941 when British and Ethipian troops liberated the country. -
Spanish Civil War
A revolt by Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco lead by Genera Francisco Franco to overthrow Spain's government. The rebels captured Morocco in three days. Both sides, the rebels and people with the government, started to execute suspected political opponents. -
Rome-Berlin Axis formed
"Pact of Steel". Binding Rome and Berlin. Germany and Italy signed a alliance. The alliance contained rules for Germany and Italy to follow a certain policy. -
Annexing of Austria
Germans take over Austria. Annexation caused a political union to form between Austria and Germany. Annexation was also caused from Adolf Hitler. At first, Austria sided with Germany, but after the war the Austrians accused themselves as victims. -
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
The Soviet Union and Germany signed a pact declaring that they will take no miltary action against each other for the next 10 years.Stalin thought it was great to keep peace but at the same time, build up his army. Germany thought they could attack Poland unopposed. The pact also had a secret between the two countries, planning on dividing up Eastern Europe in he futrure. The pact failed when Nazis invaded the Soviet Uninon in 1941 -
Poland Attacked
Germany invading Poland was to expand Germany's nation and provide their people a "living space." Native people were turned into slaves and force to work. -
Churchill on the Battle of France
In may(no exact date), Winston Churchill speaks on national radio for the first time as prime minister and calls for a struggle to the last breath against Nazi conquest and oppression. -
Battle of Britain
A battle took place in the skies with Germany and Britain. Great Britain won, saving an attack on the ground and expansion from the Germans. Also, the British showed superiority in the sky and first all air-battle in history. -
Rise to power of Tojo
Tojo first became the Minister of war in 1940. In 1941, Tojo bcame the Prime Minister of Japan and Leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. He gave the approval to attack the U.S for th Pearl Harbour Event. Tojo attempted to commit suicide when he was going to be arrested. As a war criminal, Tojo was hanged December 23,1948. -
Lend-Lease Act
This act let the U.S provide miltary aid to foreign countries during WW2. Also they were able to transfer goods and supplies to countries that defended the U.S -
Operation Barbarossa
Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in World War II, for its failure forced Nazi Germany to fight a two-front war against a coalition possessing immensely superior resources. -
Atlantic Charter
August 9-12 Roosevelt and Churchill hill met and eventually became good friends.On the 14 the Atlantic Charter was made, stating their 8 principles that were both set for their contries desires. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the U.S because of our "laziness" or just our way of staying out of things. They attacked our Naval Base by Honolulu, Hawaii. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan and its allies Germany and Italy. We entered WWII becuase of this event. -
Bataan Death March
The U.S and Flipino troops surrendered to the Japanese this day on the Bataan Peninsula and were forced to walk 65 miles to prison camps.Many perished from the intense heat and harsh treatment from the Japanese guards. -
Battle of Midway
The Japanese launched a number of fighter planes and bombers from their aircraft carriers to attack the island of Midway. Meanwhile, three United States aircraft carriers (Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown) were closing in on the Japanese force. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union's greatest Patriotic War.Greatest battle of the conflict.It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with combined military and civilian casualties of nearly 2 million. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprisings
April 19, 1943- May 16, 1943. Jewish residents staged a revolt in Poland against the Nazis for deportation to extermination camps. -
D-Day
Allied troops faced off the German Nazi's on the beaches of Normandy, France. The allied troops were the victors. Although the population dramactically decreased, in the long run the allied troops ere able to advance in Europe and defeat Hitler. -
Battle of Saipan
U.S. launches a critical attack on Saipan in the Mariana Islands. -
Battle of the Bulge
Ardennes Offensive, was the largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe during World War II; it is also the largest battle ever fought by the United States Army. It was a German offensive intended to drive a wedge between the American and British armies in France and the Low Countries and recapture the port of Antwerp in The Netherlands to deny the Allies use of the port facilities. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima. -
Yalta Conference
Meting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the conference, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany’s unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world. -
Death of Roosevelt
American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. He died from cerebral hemorrhage. -
V-E Day
Europe and The U.S celebrate the victory over the German Nazis. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The Attack was ordered by U.S Preseident Harry Truman on two cities in Japan-Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first bomb on Hiroshima killed 80,000 people instantly and the second bomb on Nagasaki killed 40,000. More than 100,000 people died slowly of radiation poisoning. -
V-J Day
Japan surrendered to the U.S.
