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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that ended war between Allied powers and Germany. This was made at the end of WWI. This treaty was also attacked by Hitler in which he lost land. -
Washington Naval Conference
This was a military conference called by President Harding. This conference was to discuss naval disarmanment and ways to stop tensions in East Asia. -
Mussolini Becomes Prime Minister
Mussolini becomes the Prime Minister and he rises fascism. He made Italy predominant. He allied with Hitler, so that Hitler could help him with better leadership but that was not accomplished. -
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria. The result of this Beer Hall Putsch was Hitler went to prison for treason. -
Death of Vladimir Lenin
Lenin dies on Jan., 21, 1924. He dies from a brain hemorrhage. -
Dawes Plan
It was an attempt to solve reparation problems in WWI. The problems had bedeviled international polictics. It was also to take Germany out of devaluation. -
Mein Kampf Published
A book written by Mein Kampf. He talked about a Third Reich and had they would do something bad to Europe -
Wall Street Crash
It precipitated a world-wide collapse of share values and started the Great Depression. -
Hirohito Becomes Emperor
He made his country turn toward militarism. He drove for raw materials. Invaded many places and withdrew from League of Nations. -
1st Five Year Plan
It was a list of economic goals. This Five War plan was created by Joseph Stalin. This was implemented between 1928-1932. Stalin's focus was toward socialism. -
Dachau Built
Dachau was a Nazi concentration camp. First ever made for Nazis. This was made shorley after Hitler becomes chancellor. It was a death camp for Jews. -
First Neutrality Act is passed
This stopped an embargo on arms sales to belligerents, forbade American ships of entering war zones, and made it so they coulnd't be armed. -
Signing of the Rome-Berlin Axis
It was an agreement made by Galeazzo Ciano, Italy's minister, that made the two fascist countries come together. -
Signing of the Anit-Comintern Pact
It was an anit-communist pact that was betweeen Nazi Germany and Japn. It was later joined by other governments. -
Hitler declares Austria as part of the Third Reich
German troops go to Austria to annex a German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
The Munich Conference is called
A settlement permitting Germany's annexation of parts of Czechoslovakia. -
German troops invade Czechoslovaia
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia–a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
Mussolini invades Albania
This was a campaign between Italy and the Albanian kingdom. The result was an Italian victory. -
German-Soviet Non Aggression Pact Signed
Before the war, Germany and Soviet Union sign this pact in which the two countries could take no military actions against each other for the next 10 years. Stalin saw this pact as a way to get more time to build Soviet Union military. -
Germany attacks Poland
German forces bomb Poland on land and from the air. Adolf Hitler wants to gain territory back and rule Poland. This had a part of starting WWII. -
The Soviet Union attacks Finland
The Red Army crosses the Soviet Union border side. Helsinki was bombed. 61 Finland people were killed in an air raid. -
Germans invade Denmark and Norway
German warships go into Norwegian ports. They let the German troops go and they occupy Norway. This was also called Operation Weserubung. -
Winston Churchill is named as Prime Minister of GB
Winston is called as British prime minister following the latter’s resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons. -
Germans invade the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemberg
Hitler sends his forces into Belgium with a code word "Danzig." Hess parachutes into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate a truce between Britain and Germany. -
Dunkerque is evacuated
It was an evacuation of Allies from beaches and harbors of Dunkirk, France.This operation was decided upon when large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army during the Battle of France. -
Mussolini declares war on France and GB
Benito Mussolini declares war on France and Great Britain after withholding formal allegiance to either side in the battle between Germany and the allies. -
Battle of Britain
German and British air forces crash in the air above the United Kingdom. Britain wins this war. This battle was a turning point in WWII, -
Japan forms an alliance with Germany and Italy
Japan, Italy, and Germany were all apart of the axis alliance. They recognized domination in all countries. The other alliance is the allies. They consist of GB, US, and Soviet Union. -
Erwin Rommel takes control of Libya
After a campaign between the allied and axis powers, Erwin Rommel took over Libya. -
Germany attacks the Soviet Union
Also called Operation Barbarossa. Nazi Germany attacks the Soviet Union. It was launched because of violation of the existing non-aggresion treaty with Stalin. It was made to provide the Reich with "living space." -
Roosevlet and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter
The US and GB issued a joint declaration that set out a vision for the postwar world. A group of 26 allied nations pleged their support for this declaration. -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
This date is known as, "a date which will live in infamy." This quote was made by Franklin Roosevelt. Japan attacked the US Naval Base. Killed more than 2,300 people. It destroyed an American battleship. -
US Congress declares war on Japan
The US declared war on them the day after the Pearl Harbor incident happened. It was formed right after the Infamy Speech. Germany and Italy along with Japan delcared war on the US, which started WWII. -
Wannsee Conference
This was a meeting of senior officials of Germany. This conference was to ensure the cooperation of leaders of governments. -
Bataan Death March
The U.S surrenders of the Bataan peninsula. American and Filipino troops were forced to made a walk to prison camps. -
Battle of Midway
A naval battle in the Pacific Ocean during WWII. This occurred six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was the Soviets defending Stalingrad during WWII. This is considered to be the greatest battle of a Patriotic war for the Russians. Nazi Army bombs Stalingrad which launches one of the bloodiest battles in history. -
D Day
Allied troops fought Nazi Germany. More than 9,000 allied soldiers were killed or wounded. -
MacArthur lands in the Phillipines
The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the Gulf of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the command of General Douglas MacArthur -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe day. It was a day to mark the formal acceptance by the allies of WWII of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. -
Potsdam Conference
Stalin, Churchill, and Harry Truman meet in Potsdam to negotiate terms for the end of WWII. -
V-J Day
This day announced that Japan surrendered. This sparked celebrations over the ending of WWII.
