WWII-Lambert

By lambertmic98
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    WWII

  • Hitler becomes leader of nazi party

    Hitler becomes leader of nazi party

    He was a fromer WWI general for Germany.
  • Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    He will eventually become an ally to Hitler.
  • Joseph Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    Joseph Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

  • Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

  • Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler now has full control of Germany.
  • Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    These acts where to brevent America from being dragged into war
  • Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

    Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

  • Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    this would end up in one collasle battle in the future
  • Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    Their actions would eventually be their downfall
  • Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    this took about one week to occur
  • Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    This temporalily holds the peace
  • Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    This later became what is known as the Holocaust
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    This was apart of Hitler's master plan
  • Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    The begining of WWII
  • Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    If germany would have one, then wwii would have gone to the germans
  • Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    this increased germany's size dramitaly
  • First time Peacetime Draft in US

    First time Peacetime Draft in US

    America did this to prepare for war
  • Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    this criples the Allies
  • Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

    Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

    This forces two pitted enemies to work to geather
  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    This made attacking the Allied cargo ships much more difficult to sink
  • Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    This becomes one edge on the japanies sphere of influence
  • Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

    Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

    This is the begining of the american campain to the japanese heartland
  • Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    This was one of the most crule acts of war the japanese have convicted
  • Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    This was to make shure that the japanese in america whern't spies.
  • June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    This was somewhat of a key point for the american troops.
  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    this was the world's largest battle ever recorded
  • British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

    British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

  • Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    this was a true mochery to the us navy. shame on you. tsk tsk
  • Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

    Italy was one of Germany greatest alies.
  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    This was one of the most important battles to win for the Allies.
  • Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    This was a major problem for the germans because it marked that their days as an axis-power are drawing to an end.
  • Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    This was the last stand for gremany for the war.
  • US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    This was the begining go the return of the troops coming home.
  • FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    He died from of a massive cerebral hemorrhage.
  • V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    This is the first half of the world war over. now it is mainly America and Japan.
  • First Atomic Bombs dropped

    First Atomic Bombs dropped

    This left a scar on human history that we will never forget. The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Drop
  • V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    This is the end of the 2nd world war.
  • War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

    This was the killing of the remaning commanders of the axis powers that still lived.