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  • Mussolini Takes Over Italy

    Mussolini Takes Over Italy
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    Benito Mussolini marches into Rome with a Fascist army. He says if the leaders don't surrender he will kill them.
    References:
    Quazoo,. 'March On Rome'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.
    HISTORYLEARNINGSITE.CO.UK
    The March on Rome
    N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015.

  • The Beer- Hall Putsch

    The Beer- Hall Putsch
    Click here for more info This was Hitler's attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic, which many Germans thought had stabbed them in the back. References:
    Ushmm.org,. 'Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.
    HISTORYLEARNINGSITE.CO.UK
    The Beer Hall Putsch of 1923
    N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015.

  • Kellogg- Briand Pact

    Kellogg- Briand Pact
    More Info. The Kellogg- Briand Pact was the 1st pact that outlawed war to settle arguments. It did not stand very long, because only 15 years later, WWII started.
    References:

    Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Kellogg-Briand Pact | France-United States [1928]'. N.p., 2015. Web. 17 Feb. 2015.
    HISTORY.STATE.GOV
    The Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928 - 1921–1936 - Milestones - Office of the Historian N. p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015

  • US Stock Market Crash

    US Stock Market Crash
    Click here to pass History class The US stock market crashed in 1929 after millions of investors traded in all their money on Black Tuesday. The next day America dropped into the longest lasting depression in the Western Hemisphere. References:
    According to Sawyer,. 'SSUSH17: Great Depression'. N.p., 2015. Web. 17 Feb. 2015.
    Stock Market Crash of 1929 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com
    N.p., 2015. Web

  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria
    Click Here to Save Ferris Fearing that Japan was getting overcrowded, and that they would run out of space and food for its people, Japan invades Manchuria to create enough space for its people. References:
    Historynewsnetwork.org,. 'Why Do The Japanese And Chinese Still Need To Keep Talking?'. N.p., 2015. Web. 17 Feb. 2015.
    Mtholyoke.edu
    JAPANESE CONQUEST OF MANCHURIA 1931-1932

  • Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor

    Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
    Click Here Now Although the president was originally intimated by Hitler and didn;t make him chancellor, However, Hitler's rapid growth of popularity in 1932 and 1933 almost guaranteed Hitler's seat as chancellor. References:
    East-buc.k12.ia.us,. 2015. 'Hitler Named Chancellor Of Germany'. 18 Feb 2015

  • Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations

    Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
    Click Here After Japan's invasion of Manchuria, the League of Nation's said Japan would thrown out if they didn't give China their land back. So Japan left instead of being kicked out. References:
    Beyondbandofbrothers.com,. 2015. 'League Of Nations'. 13 Feb 2015
    Johndclare.net

  • First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany

    First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
    Click Here for more info The first anti-semitic law was that no German's could shop in Jewish shops.
    References:
    Ushmm.org,. 2015. 'Anti-Jewish Legislation In Prewar Germany'.
    N.p., 2015. Feb. 9.
    The Holocaust
    Anti-Jewish laws N.p.,2015 Feb. 13.

  • Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany

    Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
    Click here to be smarter On Jul 30th it was decided that more Germans would rather follow Hitler and the Nazis, than the currently standing Weimar Republic.
    References:
    Noël, Amber, and View profile. 2015. 'A.Day.In.My.Life: Berlin: A History, Part One'. Deutschevegan.Blogspot.Com.
    Holocaust-education.dk
    The Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

  • The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)

    The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
    Click here to not be dumb Adolf Hitler decides to massacre hundreds of his own Nazis becuase he considered them to be a potential threat in the future.
    References:
    www.alleycathistory.com,. 2015. 'Source Analysis - The Night Of Long Knives'. N.p., 2015. Feb. 9.
    Historyplace.com
    The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline: June 30,

  • Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles

    Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles
    Click here Hitler reveals at a private cabinet meeting that will start to re-build Germany's army
    References:
    Historyplace.com,. 2015. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'.
    stokes, P.
    Breaking the Versailles Treaty - 1934-1937

  • Creation of the Nuremberg Laws

    Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
    Click here or else These laws prohibited German citizens from having relationships, or marrying Jewish people
    References:
    Jewishvirtuallibrary.org,. 2015. 'Background & Overview Of The Nuremberg Laws | Jewish Virtual Library'.
    Ushmm.org
    The Nuremberg Race Laws N.p., 2015. Feb. 15.

  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia
    Click here now Italy retakes Ethiopia, one of Africa's first independent countries, to re-claim land for Italy
    References:
    Rarenewspapers.com,. 1935. 'Italy Invades Ethiopia IN 1935... - Rarenewspapers.Com'.
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Italo-Ethiopian War | 1935-1936

  • Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland

    Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
    Click here for more information Hitler now officially breaks the Treaty of Versailles by sending his troops into the Demilitarized Rhineland.
    References:
    Versailles, The, Unemployment Rises, Dawes 1924, Young 1930, Lausanne Conference, Nazi Party, and Rearmament Germany et al. 1918. 'Limbo: Between The Wars Timeline | Preceden'. Preceden.Co
    History.com
    Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland — History.com This Day in History — 3/7/1936

  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking
    Click Here If You Want to Live After hundreds of fueding the Japanese finally snapped, and killed half the population of Nanking, China. Japan was power-hungry after their successful invasion of Manchuria and decided to go on a conquest of China
    References:
    Historyplace.com
    The History Place - Genocide in the 20th Century: Rape of Nanking 1937-38
    HISTORY.com
    Nanjing Massacre - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com

  • Germany Annexes Austria

    Germany Annexes Austria
    Click Here or be Annexed Austria, fearing Hitler and the Third Reich, give Germany their country in an attempt to re-unite the Austrian and German peoples
    References:
    Gloupe.com
    Germany's Annexation of Austria (Anschluss) 15 Feb 2015
    History.com
    Germany annexes Austria — History.com This Day in History — 3/12/1938

  • Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia

    Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
    Click Here, there's pie In another occupation to regain former German land, Hitler says that if isn't given the Sudetenland, he will take it by force.
    References:
    Bbc.co.uk
    BBC - GCSE Bitesize: The story of the Sudetenland
    Bbc.co.uk
    BBC - Higher Bitesize History - Munich : Revision

  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference
    Click Here or be sent to to a conference on how to click on links After Hitler threatens to take the sudetenland The League of Nations meets with Hitler in Munich, and ultimately gives it to him.
    References:
    Alternative History
    Munich Conference (Munich Goes Sour) N.p., 2015 Feb. 11.
    Historylearningsite.co.uk
    The Czech Crisis of 1938

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Click Here before stuff starts getting messed up Nazis storm Jewish stores, synogagues, and houses and break almost everything in them. References:
    Ushmm.org
    Online Exhibition — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    USHMM.ORG
    Kristallnacht: A Nationwide Pogrom, November 9–10, 1938. N.p., 2015. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.

  • Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”

    Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
    Click Here to read the Original Letter Noted physicist Albert Einstein writes a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the possible construction and use of nuclear weapons in Europe.
    References:
    Dannen.com
    Einstein's letter to Roosevelt, August 2, 1939
    KELLEY, P.
    Documents that Changed the World: Einstein’s letter to FDR, 1939 | UW Today.

  • Nazi invasion of Poland

    Nazi invasion of Poland
    Click Here or be invaded Despite threats of going to war against Britain and France, Hitler invaded Poland to regain more of Germany's territory that it lost after WWI
    References:
    Ushmm.org
    Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939
    HISTORY.COM
    Germans invade Poland — History.com This Day in History — 9/1/1939. N.p., 1864. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.

  • Evacuation of Dunkirk

    Evacuation of Dunkirk
    Click Here This is Hitler's first big mistake. He allows British troops to be evacuted from Dunkirk so that they would just fight against him another day.
    References:
    Rania.co.uk
    Rania - A Dunkirk little Ship
    EYEWITNESSTOHISTORY.COM
    The Evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940. N.p., 2015. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.

  • France Surrenders

    France Surrenders
    Click Here or surrender After Germany invades Paris, France signs an armistice and France remains in Axis occupation until it was liberated in 1944.
    References:
    FreckerWWIITeam15
    Jun 1940 France Surrenders; The Battle of Britain Begins
    HISTORY
    Fall of France
    N.p., 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    Click Here or be bombed Hitler tries to take out Britain with lots of air strikes and bomb raids.
    References:
    Rafmuseum.org.uk
    Introduction to the Phases of the Battle | History of the Battle of Britain | Exhibitions & Displays | Research | RAF Museum
    HISTORY.COM
    Battle of Britain - World War II - HISTORY.com
    N.p., 2015. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.

  • The Tripartite Pact

    The Tripartite Pact
    Click here for more infoGermany, Italy, and Japan formally become allies. References:
    Fold3.com, T.
    Tripartite Pact.jpg - Fold3.com N.p., 2015. Feb. 13.
    The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan — History.com This Day in History — 9/27/1940 N.p., 1779. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.

  • Lend Lease Act

    Lend Lease Act
    Click here to become president America signs a deal with its allies saying that they give them weapons if the countries pay them back
    Referecnes:
    Learnlearn.net
    Amerika Australia - Hisa.
    'Lend-Lease Act - World War II -
    HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Print.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Кликните Здесь (That's "click here" in Russian) Hitler's plan to take over Russia. Also Hitler's First failure
    References:
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Operation Barbarossa | European history
    The Atlantic,. 'World War II: Operation Barbarossa'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Discovery of Majdanek

    Discovery of Majdanek
    To Learn more click here The Allies discover the first of Hitler's Jewish concentration camps.
    References:
    Jewishvirtuallibrary.org
    Crematorium at Majdanek | Jewish Virtual Library
    Scrapbookpages.com,. 'The Liberation Of Majdanek Concentration Camp By Soviet Troops July 23, 1944'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    Click here America is pulled into the war, after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, a navy port in Hawaii
    References:
    Pearlharboroahu.com
    Pearl Harbor Tours, Memorials & Museums ~ Hawaii Tours, Visiting Pearl Harbor
    Americaslibrary.gov,. 'The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Creation of the United Nations

    Creation of the United Nations
    Click here to learn information that will give you a sense fulness in your life President Franklin Roosevelt, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill create the United Nations to take the place of the faulty League of Nations References:
    Westminster Model United Nations
    History.state.gov,. 'The Formation Of The United Nations, 1945 - 1937–1945 - Milestones - Office Of The Historian'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • The Wannsee Conference and "The Final Solution"

    The Wannsee Conference and "The Final Solution"
    Click Here Hitler and other German officials meet to discuss how to get rid of the Jews References:
    Unc.edu
    Final Solution
    Ushmm.org,. 'Wannsee Conference And The "Final Solution"'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
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    Japan forces over 75,000 Allied POWs to walk over 50 miles in harsh terrain
    References:
    Nationalmuseum.af.mil
    Factsheets : Imperial Brutality: Bataan Death March
    Bataanmarch.com,. 'Bataan Memorial Death March - White Sands New Mexico - March 22, 2015'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid
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    America bombs Japanese cities by having bombers take off form aircraft carriers for the first time
    References:
    2worldwar2.com
    The Doolittle Raid
    Cv6.org,. 'The Doolittle Raid: April 18, 1942'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
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    America counter-attacks Japan thanks to breaking Japanese code machines
    References:
    Uss-hornet.org
    Battle of Midway - WORLD WAR II - Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum
    Eyewitnesstohistory.com,. 'The Battle Of Midway, 1942'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
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    Russian troops successfully stop German troops from taking over Russia.

    References:
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Battle of Stalingrad | World War II
    Stalingrad, Battle. 'Battle Of Stalingrad - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Island Hopping (Buna-Gona Campaign)

    Island Hopping (Buna-Gona Campaign)
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    America quickly takes over key Japanese islands one after another.
    References:
    Kokoda.commemoration.gov.au
    The Kokoda Track | Australians in World War II | The Pacific War | Into the Mountains | The stand at Isurava
    U-s-history.com,. 'Island Hopping'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2015.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
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    Operation Torch is the Allies invasion to take over Italy.
    References:
    Historylearningsite.co.uk
    Operation Torch
    Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Operation Torch'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • Operation Overlord and D-Day

    Operation Overlord and D-Day
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    D-Day is the Allied invasion of Normandy, France to capture Germany.
    References:
    Jaeger, R. and Plourde, C.
    Welcome To Operation Overlord...Wanna Join the Fight?
    HISTORY.com,. 'D-Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • Operation Valkyrie

    Operation Valkyrie
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    Operation Valkyrie was an assassination attempt on Hitler, set up by a german soldier. ¨Valkyrie¨ was actually Hitler's escape plan.
    Some info on an movie about it
    References:
    Beyondbandofbrothers.com
    Operation Valkyrie
    Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Operation Valkyrie'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
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    After the Allies have liberated France, Germany makes one final attempt to defend Germany.
    References:
    Angelfire.com
    Battle of the Bulge Pictures
    Bulge, Battle. 'Battle Of The Bulge - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • Hitler's Suicide

    Hitler's Suicide
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    Adolf Hitler commits suicide in an underground bunker.
    References:
    Barclay, S. and Barclay, S.
    Operation Myth: The Soviet Union's Investigation of Adolf Hilter's Death - Historic Mysteries
    Hitler, Death, and Adolf bunker. 'Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide In His Underground Bunker - Apr 30, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
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    This is the day that Germany announced an unconditional surrender, which means the Allies won.
    References:
    Bbc.co.uk
    BBC - History - VE Day (pictures, video, facts & news)
    Infoplease.com,. 'V-E Day: May 8, 1945'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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    To their end their war with Japan, the US bombs two Japanese cities and forces them to surrender.
    References:
    Newworldencyclopedia.org
    Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - New World Encyclopedia
    HISTORY.com,. 'Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
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    This is the day that Japan surrendered the war after America bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    References:
    Curbside Classic
    Automotive History: Celebrating V-J Day – When Cars Came Home From The War
    HISTORY.com,. 'V-J Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

  • Nuremburg Trials

    Nuremburg Trials
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    German soldiers are put on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
    References:
    Nuremberg.law.harvard.edu
    Nuremberg Trials Project -- Introduction
    N.p., 2015. Feb. 15. 2015.
    Ushmm.org,. 'The Nuremberg Trials'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.

  • Japanese War Crime Trials

    Japanese War Crime Trials
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    The Japanese are put on trial for war crimes, and crime against humanity.
    References:
    WW2DB
    [Photo] Accused Japanese war criminals on trial at the Supreme Court of Singapore, 21 Jan 1946, photo 3 of 3
    Pbs.org,. 'American Experience . Macarthur . People Events | The Tokyo War Crimes Trials (1946-1948) | PBS'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.

  • The Beginning of the Cold War

    The Beginning of the Cold War
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    The Cold War was a conflict between the US and USSR after WWII, where no country issued a declaration of war
    References:
    Unit8janellsophiev09.wikispaces.com,. 'Unit8janellsophiev09 - The Cold War'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.
    Today I Found Out,. 'How Did The Cold War Start And End?'. N.p., 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 20