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Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party.
Nazism was a fascist group that believed Germans were superior to other races and believed in antisemitism. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Promised to restore order through strong leadership. Mussolini and his followers threatened to overthrow Italy elected government. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union.
Turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. -
Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China.
Without government approval the Japanese Army seized Manchuria, China. The league of nations protested but took no action against it. -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Hitler outlawed all other parties and quickly created a totalitarian state. His secret police to enforced strict loyalty. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
Designed to keep the United States at peace, the Neutrality Act forbade the president from selling arms, making loans, or giving any kind of assistance to any nation involved in war. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini's armies invaded Ethiopia and although the Ethiopians fought bravely they were no match for Italy's modern tanks and airplanes. Ethiopia appeal to the Leauge of Nations but received no aid and fell to the invaders. -
Militarists take control of Japanese government
Notice were in complete control of the Japanese government. They preached racism and they said they were superior to other Asians as well as non-Asians. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler about to create an empire that United all Germans. Against the Treaty of Versallies he began to rebuild its Armed Forces and sent the troops in the Rhineland of western Germany. -
Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China
Japan increased its aggression in China and treated them brutally. Japanese forces pillaged Nanjing for six weeks and this time a quarter million civilians and prisoners of war were massacred. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
In hope of appeasement France and Britain agreed to give Germany the sudentenland portion of Czechoslovakia to avoid war. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Believing Germans were superior to all other races Hitler wanted to take over the world and eliminate "lesser" people (especially Jews or anyone who got in his way.) -
Nazi- Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The world was shocked when Hitler and Stalin to sworn enemies so I did nonaggression agreement. The two dictators promised not to attack one another's countries and secretly agreed to divide up Poland. -
Nazis invaded Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Nazi troops invaded Poland and 16 days later seized eastern Poland. Two days after the invasion of France and Britain declared war on Germany beginning World War 2. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Britain sent troops to try to help friends versus the asshole but were completely overpowered. Unaffected, Germany's army's entered France and marched onto Paris. Six weeks later Hitler accepted France's surrender. -
Nazis invaded Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium.
Seeming unstoppable good not to successfully and quickly seized Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium then moved into France. -
Battle of Britain begins – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island .
Hitler ordered an air assault on Britain killing tens of thousands of people but the British never broke. Day by day people tried to carry on with their lives while the British Air Force fought the invading planes. The battle continued through the summer and into the fall until Hitler gave up. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
A law in preparation for war that drafted an army even though we were at peace. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Outlined Roosevelt and Churchill's goals for the post war. They agreed nations would not seek territorial gain and choose their own government. -
Japanese invade French Indochina
They invaded to keep the republic of China from importing arms and fuel along the Sino-Vietnamese Railway. -
Hitler breaks pact with Stalin's Russia and invades USSR
When Hitler broke his pact with Stalin it drew the Soviet Union into the war and forced them to join England in fighting the Germans -
Attack on Pear Harbor
Japanese naval forces attack the United States base and damaged our ships and planes. This caused the United States to declare war on Japan.
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Philippines fall to the Japenese
Once they surrendered the Bataan Death March began. The Japanese captured 70,000 soldiers and made them march 65 miles to a prison camp. -
Japanese-Americans interned in isolated camps
The American government put American-Japanese citizens into isolate camps in fear that they were spies. -
Battle of Midway
A battle between the Japanese and American using aircraft carriers to attack ships that are miles away. -
Russians stop Nazi advance
Russians stop advance at Stalingrad to save Moscow from being taken over by the Nazis. -
Defeat of German and Italian advance in North Africa
British troops defeat German troops at El Alamein and drive them west. Meanwhile, Americans occupy Morocco and Algeria. Surrounded by British and Americans General Rommel's army surrenders. -
Zoot Suit Riots
A group of American sailors beat and clubbed a group of Mexican Americans (Zoot Suits was what the Mexican Americans wore) -
Italy surrenders
American and British troops swiftly took control of Sicily and Continued north. Mussolini was dismissed as prime minister and the new government surrendered. -
D-Day invasion
155,000 American, British and Canadian troops landed in western France and quickly overcame the German opposition. -
Paris is retaken by Allies Forces
After 4 years of Nazi rule the allied troops liberated France and were welcomed with open arms. -
Battle of the Bulge.
As their last offensive attempt Hitler poured the last of his reserves into a counter attack in Belgium. They almost broke through allied lines but proved futile. Both sides lost tens of thousands of men but in the end Germany lay wide open from both the East and West. -
US forces return to recapture the philippines
After having to surrender earlier in the war the Americans came back ti recapture the Philippines. -
FDR dies
FDR dies of a stroke and Harry S. Truman becomes president. -
V-E Day
Germany's troops unconditionally surrender in France and the allies celebrate. -
First atomic bombs dropped
Needing the Japanese to surrender, the americans drop two atomic bombs on them hopping they will surrender. -
V-J Day
After having two atomic bombs dropped on them Japan is forced to surrender to the Allied forces. -
War crime trials
Trials for wartime acts of brutality that are beyond accepted rules of war are held in Nuremburg, Germany, Manila, Philippines and Tokyo.
