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Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles ended World War I between Germany and the allied powers on June 28, 1919. It was a peace treaty for the end of World War I. -
Mussolini Assumes power in Italy
Benito Mussolini was the Facist prime minister of Italy.He was a dictator powers from 1922 to 1943. In 1938 Mussolini agreed to fight on the side of Hitler and support the Axis powers. -
Stalin Assumes power in the Soviet Union
When Lenin had dies Stalin was the next dictator in 1924. Stalin would then become the dictator of the Soviet Union and become their dictator. He was also an Allie of Hitler and Mussolini. -
Hitler Assumes power in Germany
Hitler became in power on January 30, 1933 and remained at this position for about 3 months. He started the Nazi party and was also a Facist with his dictatorship. This would end in March because he would end up being defeated during the war and would not be able to fulfill his plan of exterminate the Jews, -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg laws would lay down the official vote of exterminating the Jews. Not only did they take away their life but when they are living they would take away their natural rights. They would then be declared at a Nazi rally. -
Rape of Nanking
This horrible tragedy took place in Nanking, China in 1937 during the winter. What took place was that Japan decided to kill the men and rape the women and it was a wild and horrible massacre. At least 50,000-300,000 people were murdered. -
Munich Conference
This was an agreement signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany that would cede the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia into Germany. There then had been held a long series of negotiations between everyone. -
Kristallnacht
This event is also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass that would take place in 1938. Synagogues and Jewish shops were destroyed and Jews were also taken to concentration camp. Germany had did this vile action. -
Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggressive pact
This was the German-Soviet nonaggression act. This pact practically means that the two would not turn on each other but Germany would eventually break this pact. The Soviet Union will then also leave the pact and join the Allies and help defeat Germany. -
WWII Begins with the Invasion of Poland
On this day Germany would officially start the war and invade Poland destroying many things and taking Jews to concentration camps. The Polish army would be defeated within weeks. -
France surrendered to Germany
On June 22, 1940 France would surrender to Germany giving Hitler more territory and more power. This would take place in western Europe. This event may have happened but France will end up taking back their land after WWII. -
Battle of Britain
This is a main battle during WWII during 1940. Royal Air force will take attack on Germany also defending the UK. It was a significant turning point of the war when Great Britain won. Therefore this battle would turn the table on the Germans. -
Tripartite Pact
This pact was between Japan, Germany and Italy was signed in Berlin. This pact makes them become axis powers within each other and fight against the Allies. They would practically just help each other out during the war. -
Lend Lease Act
President Roosevelt will sign this act that would permit him to other governments of some sorts. He will bring defense towards the United States. Broke neutrality act -
Pearl Harbor Attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor was in Hawaii and the U.S. was attacked by Japan. Japan would come in with battle places and US thought it was their practice planes so they did nothing. Japan then bombed Pearl Harbor and all but one of their ships killing many of Americans. -
Executive Order #9066- Japanese Internment Camps
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal of any or all people from military areas “as deemed necessary or desirable.” The military in turn defined the entire West Coast, home to the majority of Americans of Japanese ancestry or citizenship, as a military area. -
Batan Death March
Filipinos and Americans soon were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to march some 65 miles from Mariveles, on the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula, to San Fernando. The exact figures are unknown, but it is believed that thousands of troops died because of the brutality of their captors, who starved and beat the marchers, and bayoneted those too weak to walk. -
Battle of Midway
Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
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. -
D-Day
The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Span of 3 Days October 23-26. It was the largest naval battle ever fought — ending in the eclipse of the Imperial Japanese Navy and its last sortie in force. Leyte Gulf also was the scene of the first organized use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese. The Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Australia was hit on October 21, and suicide attacks by the "Special Attack Force" began on October 25th. -
Battle of Bulge
Lasted from December 16 1944 to January 25 1945. Its objective was to split the Allied armies by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Lasted from February 19 1945 to March 26 1945. The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Despite the difficulty of the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting, and the battle earned a place in American lore. -
V-E Day
On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. -
Battle of Okinawa
Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign (April 1—June 22, 1945) involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Though the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II, many historians argue that it also ignited the Cold War. -
Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender. -
V-J Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” -
Nuremburg Trials
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers along with German industrialists, lawyers and doctors, were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.
