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The beginning of Japan's territorial conquests.
Japan withdrew from League of Nations after they were condemned for invading Manchuria. -
Began the persecution of Jews and other people he didn't like.
Became the dictator of Germany. -
Stopped the sale of arms and war material to warring nations.
U.S. companies still secretly sold supplies to the Allies. -
Ended with the defeat of democracy in Spain and the rise of fascism.
German military trained with new technology while on the side of the Fascists. -
Gave Japan access to many resources that could be used for further domination.
United China, which was in a civil war. -
Let Germany take over the area of Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetenland.
Showed Hitler how lenient they were with his demands, letting him take advantage of this in future demands. -
Beginning of Germany's quest for domination of Europe. Lies were told by German media to justify the invasion.
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Quickened the defeat of Poland due to the attack by both Russia and Germany.
Forced Russia's guard down, allowing Germany to easily invade and conquer parts of western Russia. -
Started WWII.
Created a buffer-zone for Germany to invade the U.S.S.R. -
Allowed supplies to reach Europe without the danger of being attacked.
Most of the German submarines were destroyed. -
Germany's reasoning was that it was to protect the freedom of those country's people.
Set up bases to attack Britain. -
Created a puppet government in Southern France.
Left Britain by itself, nearly surrounded by Germany. -
Prevented Germany from invading Britain.
Showed the effectiveness of radar. -
Gave Britain supplies when they couldn't afford to buy anymore.
Isolationists opposed it but most of the American population approved of it. -
Pledged security, disarmament, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of the seas.
Paved the way for the formation of the United Nations. -
Forced Congress to declare war on the Empire of Japan.
Changed the U.S. industry from a private sector to a military driven sector. -
Raised morale among Americans because they "got back" at the Japanese for Pearl Harbor.
Japanese troops retreated from further out islands back to the mainland. -
American decoders found where the Japanese fleet was heading, allowing for a surprise attack.
Turned back the Japanese, allowing the U.S. to begin island hopping. -
230,000+ Germans, 1,100,000+ Russians died.
Stopped the German invasion into Russia. -
Forced the Axis powers influence back into only Europe.
Allowed for an easy access point to invade Italy. -
Forced Benito Mussolini to resign, and was later executed.
Stopped the only ally that Germany had in Europe, leaving it by itself. -
Took the Germans by surprise, letting the Allies gain a large foothold in France before Germany could fight back.
It was the beginning of the liberation of France. -
Forced German army to retreat back into Germany, on the defensive side.
Led to the Battle of the Bulge when Germany was desperate. -
Japanese began to Kamikaze American ships.
Reduced the effectiveness of the Imperial Navy. -
Destroyed most of what was left of German artillery.
Forced the German army to retreat back into Germany on the defensive. -
Figured out what would happen in post-war Europe.
Soviets agreed to help fight the Japanese. -
Bloodiest battle in the Pacific until that point.
Allowed bombers to reach inland Japan. -
Ended the war in Europe.
Led to the Nuremberg trials for those accused of war crimes during WWII. -
The total number of dead showed the Americans that the Japanese wouldn't surrender.
Showed a taste of what an invasion of Japan would be like. -
Allowed Harry Truman to become president.
Talks of using atom bomb were put on hold. -
Destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima, including the military centers.
Showed the world the first use of the Atomic Bomb. -
Showed the Japanese that the U.S. had more than one atomic bomb.
Convinced the Japanese military to surrender. -
It was the complete end of WWII.
The U.S. begins to round up military leaders to prosecute. -
Tried Germany's leaders for war crimes committed in WWII.
Half of the defendants were sentenced to death and the others imprisoned.
