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Benito Mussolini came to power in 1922, when he became the Prime minister of France. He ruled until 1943. Before become Prime Minister he was a politican, journalist and lead the Fascist party.
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Stalin came to power after the death of Lenin, taking control of the communist party and eventually the Soviet Union.
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Hitler ran for president in 1932 and received 36.8% of the vote, the votes declined and instead accepted the position of chancelor of Germany. Hitlers reign of power ended in 1945, when he died via suicide.
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Benito Mussolini, following the advice of Adolf Hitler, and his plan to expand Germany invaded Ethiopia. This attack also was undertaken to boost Italin prestige.
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A coalition between Italy and Germany, one that linked the two fascist countries.
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A civil war fought between the Republicans, those who were loyal to the Spanish Government, and the Nationalists, a rebel group .
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The annexing of Austria by Germany by a Nazi March .
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A joint invasion of Poland from Germany and the USSR. This was the beginning of WWII in Europe.
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An agreement in which Germany and the USSR vowed to take no action against one another.
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The battle of Britan was a battle in which France and Germany fought, it was the largest sustained bombing untill that point in time.
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In 1941, Hideki Tojo came to power as the 40th Prime Minister of Japan. His rule lasted until 1944 and he was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at pearl harbor. The Japanese destroyed 20 American naval vessels, and 200 airplanes. Over 2,000 Americans died, and another 1,000 were wounded.
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The battle of the midway was the largest naval battle fought at the time. It was a turing point in the war, because we broke their codes.
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A battle in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad.
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D-Day, also know as the Battle of Normandy, it lasted from June 1944-August 1994. American,Canadian and British forces landed on a 50 mile strech of France's Normandy region. It was one of the largest amphibious military assaults ever conducted.
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Hitlers attempt to divide the Allied armies includede the battle of the bulge. He launched an offensive attack agaist the allies in the Ardennes Mountian region.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt died on april 12 1945 from a cerebral hemorrage.
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The day that that Germany surrendered its armed forces, marking the end of WWII.
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In 1945 an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing 80,000 people and many more from radation poisioning. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people. This radical move caused Japan to surrender.
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The day on which Japans surrender was made. Marking the end of WWII.
