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Benito's speeches were about the pride of Italy
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A book writen by Adolf Hitler which created the standards of Nazism and was the plan of the Nazi party.
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A surprise attack by Japan that gave them control of the entire providence.
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In the following years after World War 1, Hitler was a jobless soldier who was drifting around Germany. In 1919 hejoined a struggling group called the National Socialist German Workers Party, more known as the Nazi party. Hitler would become the most powerful speaker in the group and would be the leader of the party.
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Also known as brown shirts, they joined Hitler's secret army after being unemployed.
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"German Empire"; Hitler said that this would last a thousand years.
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Started a military buildup in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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The League of Nations called for an ineffective economic boycott following the invasion of Ethiopia.
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German region demilitarized as the result of Treaty of Versailles; Hitler wanted it back.
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He lead a group of the Spanish Army officers against the Spanish republic.
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A formal agreement between Hitler and Mussolini to back Franco's forces with troops.
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means Hitler's Union. A majority of Austria favored unifacation with Germany. Germany took Austria unopposed.
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Daladier, Chamberlain and Hitler met with France and England. They both gave in to Hitler's demand to annex the Sudetenland.
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After the death of V. I. Lenin in 1924, Joseph Stalin comes to power in the country. Stalin wanted to focus on making a model communist state. As a result, he created goals for both agriculture and industry. In 1939, Stalin finally established a totalitarian government in which he had complete control over the citizens of the country.
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Stalin and Hitler signed a secret pact vowing to never attack each other.
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The German Luftwaffe used their newest military strategy also called lightning war. To bomb the enemy's homeland directly.
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Both countries declare war on Germany after they invade Poland.
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also called the Sitzkrig (sitting war), French, British, and German troops lined up on the Maginof Line
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Hitler launched a surprise attack to "protect their freedom and independence"
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Netherland's proclaimed neutraility but Hitler invaded anyway.
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Italy enters the war on the German side and declares war on France.
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Hitler created a Nazi-controlled puppet government in northern France headed by Petain.
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The biggest, longest surpise air battle. Britain was attacked by German airplanes, but Britain did not surrender.
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Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack, bring the US into the war.
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Groups of ships traveled together for protection just as they did in WWI now airplanes and destroyers were the escorts.
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Germany was in control until the winter set in and the Soviet army trapped the Germans and cut off the supply line
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An invasion of Axis controlled North Africa commanded by Eisenhower
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Longest military battle- Germans were winning, but when the tide turned, the allies won
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Axis Powers would have to accept whatever terms the allies dictated.
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Lasted 4 months ended May 1944; lead to 55,000 casualties
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Also known as Operation Overload. allies invade Normandy.
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The push into the allies line in Germany amoung the 85 mile front in the Ardennes. Nazis end up retreating.
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Hitler shot himself, his wife swallowed poison- their bodies were burned
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President Roosevelt died and that night Truman became the 33rd president
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Victory in Europe Day- the war in Europe ends
