wwII

By kayleesodre

  • 1919

    placed an inordinate amount of financial burden upon Germany

  • 1921

    organized for disarmament and led to uneven proportions amongst the leading naval powers of Britain.

  • 1928

    62 nations signed this agreement.

  • 1931

    One of the axis powers set up a puppet state.

  • 1933

    beginning of a cultural revolution in Germany.

  • 1935

    Axis powers invaded a sovereign state in Africa.

  • 1936

    a referendum on the New Deal

  • 1937

    One of the Axis powers declares war on a major country in Asia.

  • 1938

    delegates of France, Britain, Germany, and Italy permitted territorial expansion.

  • 1938

    advancement of violence and oppression against people in specific religious, and social categories in Germany.

  • 1935-1939

    series of foreign policy decisions signed into law by FDR.

  • 1939

    the outbreak of total war in Europe.

  • 1940

    surrender of a major western power.

  • 1940

    The London air raids begin.

  • 1940

    FDR addressed the nation

  • 1941

    Signed by FDR, for the benefit of Britain

  • 1941

    the opening of the Eastern front in Europe.

  • 1941 august

    joint declaration of the US and Britain.

  • 1941 december

    marked official US entry into the war.

  • 1941-1942

    A. Philip Randolph commenced these Civil Rights protests.

  • 1942

    migration of laborers into the US.

  • 1942

    Edict limiting the freedom of citizens on the basis of ethnicity.

  • 1942 may

    battle of midway

  • 1942 june

    battle of midway

  • 1942 august

    battle of Tinian

  • 1943

    A team of engineers at the University of Pennsylvania began working to build a computing device.

  • 1943 may

    Operation Vulcan marked the closing of this major geographical theater of combat.

  • 1943 july

    The invasion of this Mediterranean island marked the opening of a new major offensive in Europe.

  • 1944 June

    Invasion of Normandy.

  • 1944 October

    The definitive defeat of the Japanese Navy.

  • 1944 december

    Germany’s last major offensive.

  • 1945 February

    the Allied representatives discussed the post-war world and the partitioning of Germany.

  • 1945 February

    “Uncommon Valor was a common virtue” - Adm. Chester Nimitz

  • 1945 April

    mourning FDR

  • 1945 May

    Germany surrendered.

  • 1945 June

    Battle of Okinawa

  • 1945

    A major Allied meeting in Germany.

  • 1945

    manhattan project

  • 1945 September

    Japan surrendered.