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hitler becomes leader of the nazi party
in 1921 hitler became the leader of the nazi party -
benito mussolini appointend prime minister of italy
in 1922 benito mussolini became prime minister of italy -
josef stalin sole dictator of soviet union
in 1929 josef stalin overtook the soviet union -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
in 1931 japan took over part of china -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
hitler became the chancellor of germany in 1933 -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
neutrality act passed in 1935 -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
ethiopia invaded my italy in 1935 -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
japanese government take over my militarists in 1936 -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
hitler sent troops into Rhineland in 1936 -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
japan takes over najing in 1937 -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
jews started getting collected by nazis in 1938 -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
munich pact signed in 1938 -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
pact signed by hitler and stalin -
Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
nazis invade poland -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
nazis take control of a lot of countries in 1940 -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
germany forces france to surrender -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
the battle of britain happened in 1940 -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
first time peacetime draft in -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
the atlantic charter issued in 1941 -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
hitler breaks pact with stalin in 1941 -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
french indochina invaded by jaoanese in 1941 -
Dec. 7 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 -
June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
battle of midway -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
german and italian forces defeted in 1942 in north africa -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
japanese take over the philippines in 1942 -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
japanese americans were taken away and put into isolaion camps -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
riots in california -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
mussolini diemissed as prime minister -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
russians stop nazi advancement -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
d-day invasion -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
japan surrenderd because they feared we would drop more atomic bombs -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
paris is retaken -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
battle of the bulge -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
usa comes back but only to take back the phillipines -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
FDR dies of old age on april 16th 1945 -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
war ends in europe -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
