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Hitler becomes leader of nazi party
Adolf Hitler was an extreme nationalist of Germany angry at the allies over the extreme payments for reparations. By 1921 Hitler had become the leader of a group known as the National Socialist, aka the Nazi Party. Racism was essentially the core of Nazi beliefs. Hitler was convinced that the Germans were the "master race", destined to rule over slavs, Gypsies, and others considered inferior. Hitler's strongest hatred was towards Jews. -
Benito Mussolini appointed prime minister
Mussolini promised to restore order through strong leader ship he was then appointed prime minister -
joseph stalin sole dictator of Soviet Union
Stalin turned the soviet union into a totalitarian state. Totalitarian state: A nation in which a single party controls the government and every aspect of peoples lives -
Japan seized Mancuria Chia
Acting without approval of elected gov. The japan army seized Mancuria. The league of nations protested but took no action. -
Hitler named chancellor of germany
The great depression increased Hitler's popularity. Once impowered Hitler immediately created a totalitarean state -
US congress passes neutrality act
First of several laws to keep the united states at peace.
stopped the president from selling arms, making loans, or giving any assistance to any nation involved in the war -
italy invades ethiopia
Italy invaded
ethiopia was no match
emporer appealed to league of nations but they replied weakly -
militarist takes control of japanese government
japanese citizens no longer trusting in democracy after Great depression
militarism grasped japan preaching racism
military insisted they needed more land along with space for booming industries -
hitler invades rhineland
hitler wanted to create an empire of german speaking people. -
japan army pillages Nanjing, China: massacre quarter of a million people
people massacred were prisoners of war -
Nazis rounding up jews for labor camps
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Munich Pact signed giving Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
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nazi-soviet pact signed by hitler and stalin
they could benefit each other and just ignore each other so they dont attack each other -
Nazis invade numerous places taking control
in 1940 the Nazis invaded Denmark, Norway, the Ntherlands, Luxemborg, and Belgium. Taking control -
battle of britian
royal air force defeats german air force to prevent invasion of their island -
Germany invades france
germany invaded france on may 10 1940 and forced them to surrender -
first peacetime draft in US
men between 21 & 35 required to register to be drafted -
hitler breaks pact w. stalin's russia and invades
USSR joins england and fights germans -
churchill and FDR issue atlantic charter
stated that the us could help british -
japanese invade french indochina
to prevent the republic of china from transporting goods -
pearl harbor
japanese attacked pearl harbor in hawaii , US declares war on japan, germany and italy declare war on US -
US begins taking japenese americans into custody
japanese americans were forced into isolated camps where they had no connections to the outside world -
bataan death march
japanese forcs 76k prisoners of war to go on a 60 mile trek as punishment/torture -
battle of midway
turning point in war, good -
battle of stalingrad
battle between russians and nazis .
nazis defeated
this saved moscow -
operation torch
brits and US fight italy and germany and win takes place in north africa -
zoot suit riots
fighting between latino youth in zoot suits and marines stationed in LA cali -
italy surrenders
mussolini dismissed from his position of prime minister -
D-Day
allies invade france @ normandy in highly important mission !! -
liberation of paris
germans surrender and allies retake it -
battle of the bulge
last offensive of german forces -
US forces return tp philippines
to recapture it -
FDR dies
harry s truman takes his place as president -
VE Day
war ends in europe -
first atomic bomb dropped
hiroshima was victim of first atomic bomb dropping -
vj day
japan surrenders to US forces -
war crime trials
punishments decided in nuremburg, germany,
tokyo, japan
manila philippines
