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Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party . He was in ruling of the country as Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. -
End of WWI
The First World War (WWI) , or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
Stalin comes to power
This was the year that he became dictator of the soviet union, after Lenin died in 1924. -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, as chancellor of Germany. -
Holocaust
The Holocaust, was a genocide in which some six million European Jews were killed byHitler's Nazi Germany -
European Battles: Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Enemies- Germany, and the Soviet Union shocked the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Invasion of Poland and start of WWII
The Invasion of Poland, was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, the Free City of Danzig, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II. -
Phony War "Sitzkreig"
The Phony War was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there were no major military land operations on the Western Front. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a combat of the Second World War, it was when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks -
Lend-lease Act passed in US
The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II -
Hitler Invades Soviet Union
The German army invaded Yugoslavia and Greece in order to secure Germany's southern flank -
Pearl Harbor Attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, and brought a dramatic surprise -
America Declares War on Japan and Enters WWII
On this day, President Franklin Roosevelt requests, and receives, a declaration of war against Japan. -
War Production Board Created
Created by FDR. The purpose of the board was to regulate the production of materials and fuel during World War II in the United States of America -
Executive Order 9066
It is a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by FDR -
Pacific Battles ; Battle of coral Sea
Fought during May 4th-8th was a major battle in the pacific theatre of the World War II between imperial Japanese navy -
Battle of Midway
US Navy defeats an attacking fleet of the imperial Japanese -
European Battles: Operation Torch (North Africa)
The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942 -
European Battles: Battle of Stalingrad
This is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. -
Office of War Mobilization
The Office of War Mobilization was an independent agency of the US government formed during World War II to coordinate all government agencies involved in the war effort -
European Battles: Invasion of Sicily/ Italy
The Allied invasion of Sicily, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany). -
Battle of Iwo Jima
United States corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwoa Jima during World War II. After the heavy losses, the value of the island became controversial -
European Battles: D-Day
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. -
European Battles: Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II -
Battle Of Okinawa
Was a series of battles fought in the Japanese and included the largest amphibious assault in the pacific during world war II. This battle was 82 days long. To those Japanese who thought the war was winable, Okinawa was their last chance. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler, dictator of Germany, shoots himself with a pistol, on this day in 1945 -
V-E Day
On this day both Great Britain and the US 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. -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It immediately killed 80,000 people.
