WWII Timeline

Mussolini takes over Italy's Government

Oct 30, 1922

Italy's government was falling apart so Mussolini and his Fascist Party went to Rome. Mussolini said he was the only person that could restore Italy's government. By 1925 Mussolini had taken over and made himself dictator.
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Gettyimages.com,. 'Getty Images'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

Hitler and the Nazi's tried to take over the government in Barvaria, Germany. After the failed attempt Hitler was sentenced to 5 years in prison. In prison he wrote the Mein Kampf. Which were his plans with Germany after he got out.
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Putsch, Nazis. 'Nazis March Into Munich Following The Hitler Putsch Or Beer-Hall Putsch Photographic Print At Allposters.Com'. allposters.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015

Kellogg Briand Pact

Aug 27, 1928

Kellogg Briand Pact was a fail agreement to outlaw the use of war. It was meant to prevent another war. The U.S, France and Germany were among the first to sign the pact.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Kellogg-Briand Pact | France-United States [1928]'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.

U.S Stock market crashes

Oct 29, 1929

Also known as "Black Tuesday" Investors traded $16 million in one day which caused a lose of billions of dollars. This later led into the Great Depression 10 years later.
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Thebubblebubble.com,. 'The Stock Market Crash Of 1929 |'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.

Japan invades Manchuria

Aug 8, 1931

Japan was running out of room from the population growing. Manchuria offered 200,000 sq. km of land, rich minerals, and good farming land, that would help with the troubles of the Great Depression that they were going through. Japan had total control by the end of 1931.
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Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Manchuria'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.

Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany

Jul 31, 1932

The citizen's of Germany voted and made the Nazi's the most powerful and largest political party in Germany.
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Redicecreations.com,. 'The Nazi Origins Of The Olympic Torch Relay'. N.p., 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2015.

Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler was made chancellor by Paul Von Hindenberg, who beat Hitler in becoming president. Hitler wanted to make Germany powerful and politics free.
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History in an Hour,. 'Hitler Becomes Chancellor - History In An Hour'. N.p., 2010. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

Japan withdraws from League of Nations

Feb 24, 1933

Japan withdrew from the League of Nations after being told they need to withdraw their troops from Manchuria. Also the L.O.N told them they weren't following the rules of the pacts that they had signed. So they withdrew.
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Iconic Photos,. 'Japan Withdraws From The League Of Nations'. N.p., 2009. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.

First Anti-Semitic law is passed in Germany

Apr 17, 1933

These laws put a lot of restrictions on the Jews. Limited number of Jews in German schools, and limited Jewish jobs in the medical and political fields.
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Theholocaustexplained.org,. 'Antisemitic Laws - Key Stage 3 - The Holocaust Explained'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Night of the Long Knives (Rohm Purge)

Jun 30, 1934

Night Hitler killed anyone in the SA (one of Hitler's police forces) that he thought was a threat to his government.
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Spartacus Educational,. 'Night Of The Long Knives'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Hitler announces he will defy the Treaty of Versailles

Mar 15, 1935

Hitler first listed the ways he was going to defy the Treaty of Versaille in his Mein Kampf that he wrote while he was in prison.
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Creation of the Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

The Nuremberg Laws set restrictions for the Jews. Jews were no longer considered German citizens, and were not allowed to marry non-jews.
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Jewishvirtuallibrary.org,. 'Background & Overview Of The Nuremberg Laws | Jewish Virtual Library'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Italy invades Ethiopia

Oct 2, 1935

Mussolini invaded Ethiopia to regain land that they lost in an earlier battle. Also to gain mineral rich land to help them in the Great Depression.
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Www2.needham.k12.ma.us,. 'Ethiopia'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Hitler militarizes the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Hitler defied the Treaty of Versaille once again by sending over 32,000 German troops into the Rhineland (bufferzone between France and Germany) so he could expand his power even further. The League of Nations does nothing about it because they didn't want to start another war.
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Historyplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Rape of Nanking

Dec 30, 1937

Over a span of 6 weeks Japanese Army forces invaded China's capital murdering, between 20,000 and 80,000 people. This is known as the Sino-Japanese War.
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Historytoday.com,. 'The Munich Conference | History Today'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015.

Germany annexes Austria

Mar 13, 1938

Hitler and his troops went to Austria on March 12. When he got there he established a Nazi government, and by March 13 he had completed the job of annexing Austria.
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WW2DB,. 'Annexation Of Austria'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czech

Sep 28, 1938

Hitler demanded the Sudetenland from Czech. He said if they didn't give it to him it would end up in war. This led to the Munich Conference.
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Historyhome.co.uk,. 'Hitler’S Foreign Policy'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Munich Conference

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Conference was the conference where France and Britain discussed giving Hitler the Sudetenland. They didn't want to start another war so they let him have it. Czech was not happy with this desition.
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Inter-wars.weebly.com,. 'Munich Conference 1938 - Inter-War Period: Causes Of WWII'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Nazi's destroyed everything that belonged to the Jews also killing 100 Jews. There were also 30,000 Jews captured and sent to consentration camps.
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Cline, Austin. 'Today In History: 9 November 1938: Nazi Pogrom Kristallnacht Launched Over Shooting Of German Diplomat Ernst Vom Rath'. Skepticism - Skeptical Notes on Politics, Culture, Religion. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Einstein's letter to FDR "Manhattan Project"

Aug 2, 1939

The letter warned Roosevelet about Germany making bombs. In the letter he urged Roosevelt to start making his own bombs.
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Genius,. 'Genius Annotation:'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Molotov-Ribbenrop Pact

Aug 23, 1939

This pact made it official that Stalin and Hitler would not go to war with each other. Also it divided Poland at the Curzon Line between Germany and the Soviet Union. Hitler will later break this bact with operation barbarossa.
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UpNorth,. 'Midnight In The New Century: 75 Years After The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - Upnorth'. N.p., 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Nazi invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

The invasion of Poland was the beginning of WW2. Hitler claimed that Poland had invaded him first. This was the first time Hitler used his "Blitzkreig" strategy.
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Network, The. 'Sept. 1, 1939 | Nazi Germany Invades Poland, Starting World War II'. The Learning Network. N.p., 2011. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

Evacuation of Dunkirk

May 26, 1940

The German forces trapped 330,000+ Allied forces on the beaches of Dunkirk. Great Britain took boats throught the English Channel to save them from the beaches. This was also known as Operation Dynamo.
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Paterson, James. 'World War 2 The Dunkirk Evacuation WW II'. HubPages. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.

France surrenders

Jun 22, 1940

On June 5 Hitler and the Nazi's marched into the capital of Italy. There were no forces in the capital. Throughout June they made there way south until France surrendered on June 22. An armistice was signed in a railroad car.
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Fold3.com, France. 'France Surrenders To Germany.Jpg - Fold3.Com'. Fold3.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Great Britain was the last Major country that Hitler needed to take control of. Hitler started by attacking the Royal Air Force for many nights. This became known as the Blitz. Then moved to attacking major cities like London.
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Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - The Battle Of Britain (Pictures, Video, Facts & News)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

The Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

Formed the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Promised they would help if anyone not involved in the war attacked. This made the U.S think twice about attacking.
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Pacificwar.org.au,. 'Increasing Tensions Between The United States And Japan'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Lend-Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

Gave Roosevelt the power to lend any weapons to any other country that would help out the U.S. This was so he could help other countries defeat Hitler without being in the war.
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History.house.gov,. 'The Lend-Lease Act Of 1941 | US House Of Representatives: History, Art & Archives'. N.p., 1941. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler's plan to invade the Soviet Union. Hitler thought it would take 10 weeks so they only had summer clothes. Because of this they were hit hard with winter and weren't able to make in to the capital of Russia. This broke the treaty he had with Stalin.
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Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Operation Barbarossa'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan set a surprise attack on the U.S. Roosevelt asked congress if he could declare war on Japan. The next day the U.S officially became apart of the war. Three days later Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.
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USNI Blog,. '��Air Raid Pearl Harbor. This Is Not A Drill�*'. N.p., 2009. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Creation of the United Nations

Jan 1, 1942

All people that became apart of the United Nations had to agree to the policies of the Atlantic Charter. Also created the "Big Four" (Britain, U.S, Soviet Union and China)
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History.state.gov,. 'The Formation Of The United Nations, 1945 - 1937–1945 - Milestones - Office Of The Historian'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution"

Jan 20, 1942

The Jews weren't able to immegrate to other countries so Hitler had to figure out what he was going to do with them. The Wannsee Conference is where they would dicuss this problem.
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Yadvashem.org,. 'Holocaust History - The Wannsee Conference - Yad Vashem'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Bataan Death March

Apr 9, 1942

After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor they went to bomb the Bataan Penisula. The U.S went to help but soon surrendered. The 75,000 troops that were apart of the battle had to march 65 miles in horrible conditions to prison camps.
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Noble, Zach. 'Read How This Veteran Survived The Bataan Death March — And What He Thinks Of The Japanese 70 Years Later'. The Blaze. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Doolittle Raid

Apr 18, 1942

16 American bombers launched from an aircraft and attacked the Japanese mainland as revenge for the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but did little damage.
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Defense.gov,. 'Defense.Gov News Article: Doolittle Raids: Beginning Of End For Imperial Japan'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Code Breakers found out that Japan was planning to attack the U.S. Because of this the U.S was able to counter attack and defeat Japan.
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Www2.needham.k12.ma.us,. 'The Battle Of Midway'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Battle of Stalingrad

Sep 13, 1942

Battle between the U.S.S.R and Germany.This was Hitler's last attempt to take over the Soviet Union.Germany fought till they couldn't hold on any longer because of the cold and starvation.
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Parfitt, Tom. 'Stalingrad Anniversary: 70 Years On, Russian City Still Gives Up Its WWII Dead - Telegraph'. Telegraph.co.uk. N.p., 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

A plan to take over parts of Africa then go through Italy (Soft underbelly) to get to Germany to attack.
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WW2DB,. '[Photo] American Troops Aboard A Landing Craft En Route To The Beaches Near Oran, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Island Hopping (Buna-Gona Campaign)

Nov 19, 1942

The U.S plan to take over islands so they could get close to Japan and attack.
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Kokoda.commemoration.gov.au,. 'The Kokoda Track | Australians In World War II | The Pacific War | The Japanese Besieged - The Battle Of The Beachheads: Buna, Gona, Sanananda'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Operation Overlord and D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

American, British and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along France's Normandy region using boats. Delayed because of the weather and lasted till Ausust 1944.
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Historylink101.com,. 'Pictures Of D-Day, Operation Overlord'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Operation Valkyrie

Jul 20, 1944

The assassination plot of Adolf Hitler. Claus von Staufenberg placed a brief case under the table during a meeting while he went to "make a phone call."
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(www.dw.de), Deutsche. 'Germany Remembers The Plot To Kill Hitler | German History | DW.DE | 20.07.2014'. DW.DE. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Discovery of Majdanek

Jul 24, 1944

Majdanek was the first of the consetration camps to be liberated. Majdanek was found by the Soviets.By the time Soviet Union troops could get there Nazi soliers had already moved most of the prisoners elsewhere.
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Scrapbookpages.com,. 'The Liberation Of Majdanek Concentration Camp By Soviet Troops July 23, 1944'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allies. He tried to split the Allies into 2 and make it so the Allies couldn't supply themselves.
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Angelfire.com,. 'Battle Of The Bulge Pictures'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Hitler's Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commited suicide in his undergroud bunker by taking cyanide capsules and shooting himself. He did this because he knew he was going to lose the war.
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Barclay, Shelly, and Shelly Barclay. 'Operation Myth: The Soviet Union's Investigation Of Adolf Hilter's Death - Historic Mysteries'. Historic Mysteries. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

Great Britain and the U.S celebrated V-E day. Also known as victory in Europe day.
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Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - VE Day (Pictures, Video, Facts & News)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

Americans dropped the world's first atomic bomb created with the help of Einstein on Hiroshima. Japan wouldn't surrender so three days later they dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, causing Japan to finally surrender.
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Presidentialtimeline.org,. 'Presidential Timeline'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

V-J Day

Sep 15, 1945

Even though Japan was bombed in August they didn't surrender until September 15 when Japan officially signed a surrender on a the U.S Missouri navy battleship.
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Rememberthedeadeyes.com,. 'VJ Day 96Th Infantry Division Deadeyes'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Nuremberg Trials

Nov 20, 1945

The Nuremberg Trials were held to bring Nazi War Crimes to justice. It was a series of 13 trials that convicted 24 people and 6 Nazi organizations of war crimes. Most were sentenced to death or put behind bars.
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Jewishvirtuallibrary.org,. 'The Nuremberg Trials | Jewish Virtual Library'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Japanese War Crime Trials

May 3, 1946

28 Japanese military and government officials are tried for commiting war crimes. 24 were found guilty because 2 died and 1 was found insane.
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WW2DB,. '[Photo] Accused Japanese War Criminals On Trial At The Supreme Court Of Singapore, 21 Jan 1946, Photo 3 Of 3'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.

Beginning of the Cold War

Mar 12, 1947

After WW2 the alliance between the U.S and the U.S.S.R began to fade. The Soviets wanted Europe to follow a communist government while the U.S wanted Europe to follow a capitalism government. This led to the Cold War.
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The World Order - a collection of political writings,. 'The World Order - A Collection Of Political Writings'. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.