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Mussolini assumes power in Italy
he advocated the emergence of a dictator “a man who is ruthless and energetic enough to make a clean sweep”. His attacks were frequently malicious and misdirected; but his words were so dramatic, -
Treaty of Versailes
This treaty laid a huge debt on Germany they did not want to pay and so the economy went into inflation and Germans lost confidence and patience with the government. the germans voted for Hitler as a way to solve the various crises such as communist and other protests about events. People were looking for simple answers and blaming the treaty as unfair was easy. -
Stalin assumes power in the Soviet Union
Lenin in exile in Switzerland, appointed Joseph Stalin to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party. Three years later, in November 1917, the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia. The Soviet Union was founded in 1922, with Lenin as its first leader. -
Hitler Assumes Power in Germany
hitler belived that he would be able to refurbish germany. he belived that the aryian race was superior. The german race put him in power because he gave them hope. -
Nuremberg Laws
Institutionalized many of the racial theories prevalent in Nazi ideology. The laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or related blood." -
Rape of Nanking
After constant rising tension between China and Japan, Japan decided to take action. They viewed the Chinese as an inferior race and invaded Nanking, killing and raping over 100,000 people. The rest of the world was left terrified and China and Japan still have tension to this day. -
Munich Conference
a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation Sudetenland was coined. -
Kristallnacht
"the night of the broken glass". All Jewish Business were burned and ransacked by Nazis. After that date Jews escaped but not a lot of people took them in. -
Hitler and Stalin sign non-aggression pact
h the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. With Europe on the brink of another major war, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) viewed the pact as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany, while giving him time to build up the Soviet military. -
WWII begins with the invasion of Poland
with Russia gone Hitler invades Poland on September 1, 1939. Britain and France had an alliance with poland, declared war with Germany on September 3, 1939. -
France surrendered to Germany
France is completely overrun by Germany. the south of France is "Vichy France". People in france were forced west to Dunkirk, France. There was a 9 day evacuation over english channel. -
Battle of Britain
Next target for Hitler was Britain. August 1940 Germany bombed Britain and killed citizens. The royal air force helped keep them in war. Winston Churchill urged the English people to stay strong. The British intelligence perfected the radar and broke German codes. -
Tripartite Pact
This pact was between Japan, Italy and Germany signed in Berlin. Japan agreed to join their alliance, becoming an Axis power in 1940. It was an agreement for assistance if any of these countries were attacked by any nation that was not already involved in the war. -
Lend Lease Act
American president, Franklin Roosevelt, signed the Lend-Lease Act which officially ended the Neutrality Acts. These harshly limited the United States' international involvement with other countries during the war. This brought the country one step closer to the war because they were no longer trying to stay neutral. -
Pearl Harbor attack
This event was the last straw for the U.S. before officially joining the war. Japan wanted to cripple the U.S. Navy to finish business in Asia. Pearl Harbor held half of the U.S. Navy and after the attack 2400 were left dead, 1200 wounded, 18 warships were sunk, 8 out of the 9 battleships were sunk, and 200 American warplanes were damaged or destroyed. -
Manhattan Project
This was a research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons. The Manhattan Project was led by the United States and was supported by the United Kingdom and Canada. This top-secret event produced nuclear facilities and a main assembly plant in Los Alamos, New Mexico. -
Executive order #9066- Japanese Internment Camps
Executive Order 9066 is a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, authorizing the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones. clearing the way for the internment of Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian Americans to concentration camps in the United States. -
Bataan Death March
Approximately 75,000 American and Filipino troops were forced to trek a 65-mile march to Bataan prison camps. A total of 10,000 men died on the extreme march. They were all marching to their death, but the march weakened their strength to decline possible resistance. -
Battle of Midway
This battle was a result of Japan's attack on the U.S.'s territory of Pearl Harbor. It was one of the most decisive navy battles of the entire world war. The United States was very successful due to decoding and predicting Japan's attacks. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was the turning point of the war for the Nazis as it was the first battle that Germany lost. The Soviet winter stopped Germans from advancing until the summer and Germany was trapped in the city for the winter with no supplies. Although Hitler told them they were not allowed to retreat, more than 90,000 Germans surrendered, losing the battle for Germany. -
D-Day
The point of D-Day was to liberate France. Britain massively attacked Franch across the English Channel. Many Allies suffered death at Omaha Beach but 500,000 men came ashore. The Allies finally liberated France and Charles De Gaulle entered Paris after 4 years. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
This battle is possibly the biggest naval battle in history, let alone the second world war. This navy and air battle crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet. The U.S. forces maritime forces reclaimed a beachhead in the Far East. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle fought by the United States. It was also the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. The name comes from the German offensive positioning in a bulge form on the German front lines. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was an attack by the United States on the Japanese army and navy. The Japanese fought from an elaborate layout of caves, dugouts, tunnels, and underground installations. After an intense month-long battle, the United States came out victorious. -
battle of okinawa
Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign 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. By the end of the 82-day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties including 14,000 dead. -
V-E Day
V-E Day was a celebration for the victory of Europe. After Hitler committed suicide by poison and gunshot, Germany officially surrendered. Europe was left victorious and the second world war was over. -
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 dropped on Nagasaki
a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender. The devastation wrought at Hiroshima was not sufficient to convince the Japanese War Council to accept the Potsdam Conference's demand for unconditional surrender. -
V-J Day
V-J Day stands for "Victory Over Japan Day," meaning the day in history that Japan surrendered in WWII. Japan's formal surrender's effect was essentially ending the war. The Allies had officially won the second war and the Japanese had lost. -
Nuremburg Trials
The Nuremburg Trials occurred after the Nazi's had officially lost World War II. The Nazi leaders were arrested and put on trial to decide their punishment. 12 out of the 24 defendants got the death sentence as many claimed that they were just following orders.
