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Treaty of versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 to officially end World War I, not World War II. It blamed Germany for starting the war and made them pay heavy reparations and give up land. Many Germans felt the treaty was unfair, which created anger and problems. This helped lead to World War II because people, like Adolf Hitler, took advantage of the situation to gain power. -
Hitler voted to power.
Hitler was voted to power on January 30th 1933 and he was the leader of the Nazi party. He wanted to gain a massive amount of power. He did this by created a Nazi party where he then tried to take over and did until he couldn't anymore. He also wanted to gain land. -
"Hitler's Olympics"
Hitlers Olympics was used to promote a new, strong, and united Germany while targeting the Jews and also Roma. People in the United States and Europe tried to boycott against this for the first time in Olympic history because it was human right abuse. -
German invasion on Poland.
The German invasion on Poland was to get land for the men that are for Hitler. They did this by an invasion. with army of more than 2,000 tanks supported by nearly 900 bombers and over 400 fighter planes. In all, Germany deployed 60 divisions and nearly 1.5 million men in the invasion. -
Tripartite pact signed
The Tripartite Pact was signed in 1940 during World War II between Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was an agreement where the three countries promised to help each other if one of them was attacked. This pact made them known as the "Axis Powers." The goal was to strengthen their military alliance and expand their territories. The pact led to more countries getting involved in the war and made the conflict even bigger and more dangerous. -
Nazis establish gas chambers at Auschwitz.
The Nazis established gas chambers at Auschwitz in 1941, but they didn’t start using them for mass killings until 1942. Auschwitz, originally was a concentration camp then became one of the deadliest places during the Holocaust. The gas chambers were used to murder a lot of Jews, Roma, and others considered "undesirable" by the Nazis. It was a key part of their plan to eliminate entire groups of people. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed pearl harbor on December 7th 1941 and this was because pearl harbor was the closest Military base towards the others. This would cause Americans to fly 20-22 hours or more just to protect China from Japan. Japan also thought america would negotiate peace while doing this but that would not happen. Japan was a surprise attack on America and they never say it coming. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
During World War II, over 100,000 Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The U.S. government feared they might be spies, even though most were American citizens. The camps were overcrowded and had poor conditions. In 1988, the government apologized and gave compensation, recognizing the unjust treatment of innocent people based on their race. -
D-day
D day stands for Day-Day and it isn't actually death day, this was a invasion of built forces and was a very violent day. known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. This then lead to the bombing of Japan or else there would have been a repeat of D-day but it would have been a invasion on the land of Japan which would have led to the same ending of thousands and thousands people dead so we ending the war by using 2 nuclear bombs. -
Axis powers surrender
The Axis powers surrendered in 1945, ending World War II. Germany was the first to surrender on May 7, 1945, when they officially gave up in France. This was celebrated on May 8, 1945, as V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day). Japan, the last Axis power, surrendered on August 15, 1945, after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan’s formal surrender happened on September 2, 1945, on the USS Missouri, officially ending the war. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was an island where a war to took place with U.S soldiers and Japanese soldiers. Us Marines wore the ones to invade this island Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle. -
Hitlers Death
Hitler died to suicide after it was obvious they were going to loss the battle of berlin so he killed himself with a bullet to the head. -
Death of Fdr
FDR leaded the US at the start of the war but did not make it all the way through because of his health problems. He was the president that signed the declaration of war. He sent over the troops to fight in this war. He was a strong and mighty president but his health problems got to the best of him -
Atomic bombs Dropped on Japan
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombings caused the deaths of around 150,000 to 246,000 people, mostly civilians. To this day, these are the only times nuclear weapons have been used in a war.