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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan controlled the Manchurian railway. In September 1931, they claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway, and attacked the Chinese army. -
Hitler Takes Control of Germany
Germany was severely handicapped after it’s defeat in World War I. Germany was tired of being weak and turned to Hitler because he promised them power! -
Jews' Citizenships are no Longer
There was a rapid growth in German legislation directed at Jews and other groups, such as the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service which banned "non-Aryans" and political opponents of the Nazis, from the civil service. -
Neutrailty Act of 1935
United States Government enacted a series of laws designed to prevent the United States from being embroiled in a foreign war by clearly stating the terms of U.S. neutrality. -
Munich Conference
When European leaders gathered to decide the fate of Czechoslovakia without the U.S. being their or even the Czechoslovakia government. -
Rhineland
the region of western Germany through which the Rhine River flows, esp. the part that is west of the river. -
Quarantine Speech
The Quarantine Speech was given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 5, 1937 in Chicago, calling for an international "quarantine of the aggressor nations" as an alternative to the political climate of American neutrality and non-intervention that was prevalent at the time -
Anschluss
was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938 -
Francisco Franco Turns Spain into a Fascist Dictatorship
was the dictator of Spain from 1939 to his death in 1975 -
Neutrality Act of 1939
United States Government enacted a series of laws designed to prevent the United States from being embroiled in a foreign war by clearly stating the terms of U.S. neutrality. -
First Blitzkrieg Attack
a method of warfare whereby an attacking force spearheaded by a dense concentration of armoured and motorized infantry formations, and heavily backed up by close air support, forces a breakthrough into the enemy's line of defense through a series of short powerful attacks; and once in the enemy's territory, proceeds to dislocate them using speed and surprise, and then encircle them. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany faked polish spy activity by claiming that they had shot a spy coming through the border when it was really a prisoner dressed as a polish citizen. -
Axis Powers are Formed
Germany, Italy, & Japan alliance -
Lend-Lease Proposal
an arrangement made in 1941 whereby the US supplied military equipment and armaments to the UK and its allies, originally as a loan in return for the use of British-owned military bases. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Killed 2,400 Americans and destroyed battleships and airfields as well. -
The Battle of Midway
A naval and air battle fought in World War II in which planes from American aircraft carriers blunted the Japanese naval threat in the Pacific Ocean after Pearl Harbor. -
American & British Troops invade North Africa
When America entered WWII they decided to start in Africa to give their soldiers some fighting experience before they were sent to Europe -
D-Day
the day in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
Roosevelt Dies
A few weeks after he dies, D-Day happens while Truman is president -
Italy Surrenders
Italy surrenders; they kill Mussolini and while trying to rebuild their country, they put Mussoliini's body on display in public so the people could do anything they wanted with him; Italy switches sides... again! -
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)
Victory in Europe Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. -
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent