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1921, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
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1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
He promised to restore order through strong leadership after economic problems had led to an unrest. -
1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Stalin turned the soviet unioin into a totalitarian He was a brutal dictator against modern industries of the day and and agriculture -
1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
With out approval of japans government the Japanese seized Manchuria while in northeastern china.The league of protested but took no action. -
1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Other words he became leader of the German parliment. Just after gaining power Hitler created a totalitarian state. -
1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
Was the first of many laws designed to keep the United States at peace. The Act forbade the president from selling arms, making loans, or giving any other kind of assistance any nation that is involved in war. -
1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
The Ethiopians fought bravely there arms were no match for italys modern equiptment. -
1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government
This was like the nazis in Germany, The Japanease militarists preached racism. -
1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
HItler vowed to create an empire that united all german speaking people(also german speaking people outside of germany). In defiance to the treaty of Versailles hitler beganto rebuild germany's armed forces. -
1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Japan treated the cinease brutally. In asault more than a 1/4 million prisoners and civilians of war were massacured. -
1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Jews became banned from public schools and from professions like medicine and law. Troops just started rounding up families and towns of jews then sent them to slave labor camps. More and more comunities were attacked. -
1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
In this time France and Britian were still protesting when Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia. -
1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The world became shocked after finding out that Hitler and Stalin signed a nonaggression agreement. They also promised to not attack one anothers countries. Secretly the agreed to divide up poland. -
1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Sixteen days after the invasion soviet union seized easter poland. Two days after this Britain and France declared was on germany world war two has now began. -
1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
The armies almost seemed like they were unstoppable. -
1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
The German armies marched into paris. Six weeks later hitler accepted the surrender of france. -
1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
Roosevelt orderd Army Air Corps to organize a african american unit for the comand of the black Officers. Training program for flying got set up at The Tuskegee Army air frield located in alabama. -
1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US
A step to prepare for possible entry into the war. The congress approved greater spending for our army and navy. -
1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
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1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Outlines the goals for the postwar world. The agreed that their nations wouldnt seek no territorial gain from the war. -
1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
Events in asia FINALLY drew the united states into war. Japan invaded Indochina IN roosevelts eyes he felt the need to ban American exports of iron and steel scrap to Japan. -
1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9
Japan launched a surprise attack on american nacl forces . The attack destroyed nearly half of the islands 400 military aircraft and damaged 8 of their battleships two were not repairable. -
1942 Philiopines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Two weeks after the Japan atack on pearl harbor Japan invades Luzon. We orderd a Fillipino atack on Japan Japan trapped us both April 9 we surrenered. -
1942 Japanesse Americans interned in isolated camps
The intense anti-Japanese fear lead Roosevelt to issue Executive orders. It was said to intern 110000 some Japanese american for the whole time the war lasts. -
1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
A month After the battle of the coral sea Japan thought theu should take the midway.Which was they of our american military base. We sad 4 of their arcraft carriers. Destroyed 322 Japanease aircrafts which then reduced the amount of good trained pillots for Japan. After this Japans navy no longer ruled the PACIFIC! -
Russians stop NAzi advane at Starlingrad save Moscow.
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British and US forces defeat Geramn and Italian armies in North Africa.
Britain and US swiftyly took control of the Italian island of Sicily. Within fall time they were fighting there way northward along the italian Peninsula. Even thught italians new government surrenderd German troops continued to fight. -
Zoot Suite Riots- Los Angeles, California
People that dressed unexseptionly.. It was not the dress code at all.Young kids and older men wore this Kind of clothing. It was like the nowaday "hood" clothing. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Britain and US swiftyly took control of the Italian island of Sicily. Within fall time they were fighting there way northward along the italian Peninsula. Even thught italians new government surrenderd German troops continued to fight. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies.,
Allied forces were now ready to take on the invasion of France. General Eisenhower comanded that we plan our landing WELL! Big mission!! 155000 US and Canadian men crossed the english Channel. Germans had a fierce defense. In the first day 2500 American soldiers were laying dead. Even with that we succeded. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
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Battle of the Bulge- Last offensive of German Forces
Germans Counter Attacked in Belgium. Hitler put his remaining men into attack. Bad weathe guided us for the first week. But this allowed german to create a "bulge" in the American lines. They were close to breaking through but were not succesfull! Germans were low on men. Americans one the war in Northern Europes coldest winter in 40 years. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines.
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FDR diese, Harry S. Truman becomes President.
After his 4 momentous terms in office FDR dies. It hit really fast! Around 1 pm he started complaining of a severe pain in the back of his head.. Moments later he fell to the ground uncouscios. He left Turman as president in the middle of WWII -
V-E Day, Japan war ends in Europe.
Germany was falling down... Soviet troops started at Assault on Berlin. While this was started hitler took shelter below the citys streets. His empire was in bad non stable condition! Hitler committed sucicide on Arip 30, 1945. A week after Germany armed forces unconditionally surrenedered at Eisenhouse headquarters. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allies Forces
The emperor of Japan told the nation that they would surrender. Took place after the Atomic bombings became known as the V-J day. -
Firsrt Atomic Bombs dropped.
Was dropped on Hiroshima by an American plane. The world had never seen something so destructive in their lives! Killed more then 130,000 people in just a few minutes. -
War Crime Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manils, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan
