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Hittler becomes Chancellor
Hitler becoms the Chancellor of Germany giving him power. -
Neutrality act
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the 1937 Neutrality Act, which bans travel on belligerent ships, forbids the arming of American merchant ships trading with belligerents, and issues an arms embargo with warring nations -
Roosevelt limits ships to Asia
President Franklin D. Roosevelt forbids U.S. ships from carrying arms to China or Japan. -
Attack of panay
Japanese warplanes dive-bomb the American gunboat Panay in the Yangtze River in China. Japan apologizes and pays reparations for the lives lost. -
Mussolini Joins Hitler
In a speech in Rome, Benito Mussolini, fascist leader of Italy, promises to fight the democracies alongside Adolf Hitler's should war break out. -
Naval Expansion Act
The U.S. Congress passes the Naval Expansion Act giving President Franklin D. Roosevelt one billion dollars to enlarge the navy. -
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Roosevelt writes to Hitler and Mesolini
President Franklin D. Roosevelt writes letters to both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, requesting they promise not to attack a list of nations for at least ten years. Hitler would respond on behalf of the Italian leader and himself, assuring Roosevelt that he had nothing to fear -
Nazi Germany ivaded Poland
The Nazis invaded the polish. This act was amin contributor to the start of World war 2. -
Britian and France declare war
Britain and France declare war on Germany honoring their commitment to Poland -
Nazis invade Denmark and Norway
The Nazi Germany party take over and invade Denmark and Norway. -
Roosevelt increases defense spending
In a speech to Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt requests new defense spending, an enlarged army, and an expanded air fleet. Public opinion favors the new defense program. -
Gas chambers introduced
First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz. -
Bombing of pearl harbor
The Jpanese bombed pearl harbor in Hawaii in hopes to weaked the united states Navy. This led to the unite states joining the war. -
US at war
The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
US troops land in Africa
Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa -
D-Day
The United states invades Normandy, France -
Mussolini is killed
Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans; Allies take Venice. -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide -
Germans Surrender
German troops in Italy surrender. -
Victory in Europe
Both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. -
Hiroshima
An atomic bomb is dropped by the US in Hiroshima, Japan. -
Japan Surrenders
Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. -
United Nations
The United Nations is formed in order to prevent another world war.
