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Hitler becomes part of the Nazi party
this day hitler was brought into the Nazi party -
Benito Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy
This date Benito Mussolini was appointed the prime minister of Italy -
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Josef Stalin sole dictator of the soviet union
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the soviet union -
Japan seizes Machura, China
Japan seizes Machura, China -
Hitler is named chancellor of Germany
Hitler is named chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality acts passed by US congress
Neutrality acts passed by US congress -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
the League of Nations condemned the Italian invasion in 1935 and voted to impose economic sanctions on the aggressor. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of Versailles treaty
Hitler ordered troops into Rhineland, at this point German troops were not very strong and could be easily defeated -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
they used intimidation and assassination of moderate politicians, bureaucrats and armed service leaders as means to achieve their aims. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China
Massacre of a quarter million people. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin -
Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium -
Battle of Britain begins
Royal air force defeats German air to protect their Island -
22 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
22 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
First time Peacetime Draft in US -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades
USSR now joins England in fighting with the Germans -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces
Japan bombs Pearl harbor and US declares war on Japan -
Germany and Italy declare war on the US
Germany and Italy declare war on the US -
Philippines fall to Japanese
The bataan death march -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow -
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Battle of Midway
turning point of war in the pacific -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Paris retaken by Allies Forces -
Battle of the Bulge
last offensive of German Forces -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
FDR dies
Harry S. Truman becomes President -
V-E Day
war ends in Europe -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
First Atomic Bombs dropped -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders to Allied Forces -
War Crimes Trials held
in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
