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WWII TIMELINE
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Bolshevik Revolution
The people kicked Tsar Nicholas II from power by violet riots in the streets wich later led to the civil war. -
Paris Peace Conference
To establish peace after WWI -
Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy
Founded the Fascist Party and got support from many war veterans and later joined the coalition government. -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
Signed by allied powers on one hand and Germany on the other which lead to WWI -
Washington National Conference
An international conference called by the US to limit the naval arms race and to work out security agreements in the pacific area. -
Rapallo Treaty
An agreement between Germany and Italy and allowed Germany to set up USSR -
Enigma machine used in Britain
Transcribed coded information and they were able to read German messages -
England refuses to renew is alliance with Japan
Out of fear of Japan over throwing china and gaining to much power, they terminate the alliance. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitlers attempt to overthrow the Weima government of Ebert and establish right wing nationalistic one in its place. -
Stalin Comes To Power in Russia
Before Lenin died he warned the people to take Stalin out of power but his allies kept quiet leading to his reign. -
Dawes Act
Was passed to take weimar Germanys economy to some form of stability. -
Mein Kamph Published
Adolf Hitlers autobiography was published which was a clear exposition of what will come of Europe. -
Stock market crash
Brought in the great depression, there was a boom in the 1920's which led to peaks never seen before, and investors borrowed more then they had -
Hitler conquers the rest of Czecholovakia
Signed the Munich Pact that handed over the Czech to Germany. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japanese army attacked chinese troops trying to gain control of the whole providence -
Ukranian Famine
This was the result of Stalins policy of forced collectivization and in doing so, had a huge affect on the aggriculture of Ukraine, leaving them starving. -
First Concentration Camps
Used against political opponents of Nazi policy -
Hitler is Made Chancellor of Germany
Meteoric rise to prominence and make Germany a powerfuk and unified state. -
Night of long Knives
Hitler felt his power was in jeopardy and Himmlers army was stronger than Germanys. -
Hitler Declares himself vice chancellor and Fuher of Germany
Hindenburg lay on his death bed and Hitler took over and became the supreme leader. -
Manhattan Project Begins
Used to control the way bombs were made -
US Neutrality Acts
General embargo in trading in arms and war materials to all parties in the war -
Berlin Olympics
Hitler hid their racism to host the olympics and show that they are peaceful. It was there to bring Germany back into the world after WWI -
Stalin begins military purges and The great terror
A lot of officers were forced to admit to treason -
Rape of Naking
Japanese imperial army marched into the streets of chinas capital of Naking and killed 300,000 civilians and soldiers. -
Hitler Invades Austria
He marched into Austria by force to expand Nazi Germany. -
Munich Conference
Hitler met with representatives of the heads of state from France, the UK, and Italy. Hitler could take the Sudentnland as long as he didnt invade anywhere else. Hitler had it from Oct 1-10 by invading Czechoslovakia in March. -
Hitler invades the Sudetenland
Thia was a pivotal move towards the invasion on Czechoslovakia and WWII. -
Krystallnacht
A series of attacks against jews throughout Germany and Austria. -
Einstein writes a letter to FDR talking about the potential use of atomic weapons
Gained a lead over Germany and hopefully scare them into ending the war. -
Nazi-Soviet Anti Aggression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union signed a pact not to attack eachother. -
Hitler Invades poland
British and French told Czechoslovakia to yeild at Germanys demand for regions -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Athenia, a british ocean liner, was sunk by the Germans which pushed Britain over the edge. -
Winter War between Finland and Russia
The result of the non aggression pact and Finland wouldnt accept Russias demands. -
Defeat of the french army
The Germans poured into France forcing the government and people to flee and trapped the french troops. -
Nazi Ocupation of Norway
They took Norway after their ships were gettingdominated by British ships. -
Winston Churchill comes to power in England
He took power past priminister and refused to surrender to Germany -
Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin
Campaigns fought in Lybia and Egypts deserts by powers who had colonial interesets in Africa. -
The Battle of Britain
Churchill gave a speech to the public anouncing that the french surrendered and it is now Britains Battle. -
Scandinavian Wars
Wars fought in Sweden during WWII -
Hitler launches operation Barbarossa
Three million German troops invade Russia and they go to war -
Pearl Harbor
Japan tried talking over China so Japan allies with Germany. America supplied more military forces to china, Japan attempted to take out the US Naval base and flew planes over and started the war with a suprise attack. -
Battle of midway
A us mid-pacific base was attacked by japan for high water mark of Japans ocean war -
Nzi Final Solution Developed
Himmer designeda killing facility and killed one million jews -
FDR signs executive order 9066
Ordered the removal of resident enemy aliensfrom parts of the military areas. -
Nimitz and McArthur begin island hopping in the pacific
The idea was to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and concentrate on the limited allied resources on islands that werent defended well -
D-Day
Allied forces attacked Germany forces on the coasr of Normandy gained victory -
Operation Market Garden
This was the plan to seise bridges in Amhem but it fails -
Battle of the Bulge
A last attempt to split the allies in 2two and destroy their ability to supply themselves. -
French Begin Reconstructing the Maginot Line
French reconstructed the lines holding back Germany after the war was ove and therefore improved them -
US Victory at Iwo Jima
Won by stratigic planning and the fighting spirt of the US. -
Death of FDR
Passed away by a cerebral hemorage -
HItler Commits Suicide
Shot himself out of defeat -
Surrender of Germany
Alfred Jodl signs the surrender of German forces and ends WWII -
First Sucessful test of the atomic bomb
Dropped on Hiroshima and marked the end of WWII -
US Drops Atomic Bombs
This killed thousands of people and marked the end of WWII -
Surrender of japan
Navy and airforce were destroyed and intensive bombing left Japan with no other option.
