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The Munich Pact was a meeting between Britain, France, and Hitler where they discussed letting Hitler take a part of Czechoslovakia, just not all of it. Hitler agrees to this and a few months later, breaks his promise when he takes the rest of Czechoslovakia. This showed that Hitler's word wasn't true and he couldn't be trusted even when something benefited him. He always wanted more than other countries were willing to give. Hitler was willing to do whatever it took to get what he wanted. -
This was an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union stating that Germany wouldn’t attack the Soviet Union if they didn’t attack Germany. With Germany not worrying when the Soviets will attack, it gave Hitler the time he needed to plan the rest of his world domination. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign a pact to join forces for 10 years. This strengthened the Axis Powers and helped them to fight the war. They aided each other and this helped them to fight the war longer than they would have if they had fought alone. -
FDR wins the election by a landslide, making it the first and only time someone was elected 3 times. FDR campaigned with the phrase "This country is NOT going to war." FDR made a lot of decisions during WWII that altered the outcome, and if someone else had been elected, the war may not have ended the way that it did. -
The lend-Lease Bill was passed so the US would lend military equipment to Britain to help them fight the war. The US wanted to stay neutral, but also wanted to find a way to help Britain. When the US helped Britain, Germany turned on the US and began attacking their supply ships to get them to join the war. This was the beginning of everything Germany did to get the US to join the war. -
Japanese attack the US Pacific Fleet, officially bringing the US into WWII. The US had been trying to stay out of the war, but this was the 'final straw.' Many US citizens wanted revenge on the people that took so many of their loved ones. FDR knew they would be brought into the war soon, but he didn't know when. -
10,000 marines stormed the island to keep the Japanese from finishing an airfield, a preparation to invade Australia. The battle lasted for 6 months because the Japanese were ordered to fight to the death. This showed that fighting the Japanese would be a challenging task, but it was possible to beat them. -
Hitler married his long-time mistress and joined her in suicide, shooting himself in his underground bunker after his "Thousand Year Reich" crumbled. Hitler knew his world domination plan was failing and coming to an end. He knew there would be consequences for his actions and he didn't want to face them. His suicide made the public realize his power had been coming to an end and Germany couldn't win the war without him. -
The Enola Gay, an American B-29, dropped a single atomic bomb code named ‘Little Boy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast killed 100,000 people instantly and 100,000 more later due to burns, radiation, and other wounds. This was the first time anyone had ever used an atomic bomb and it caused so much damage that the Japanese couldn't retaliate. -
The Soviet Union entered the war against Japan and they still refused to surrender, so the US dropped a second bomb on the city of Nagasaki. The bomb killed 40,000 more Japanese citizens and 5 days later, the Japanese government surrendered. This bomb and the first one caused so many deaths and so much damage, the Japanese had to surrender and this ended WWII for good.
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