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Mussolini and The Fascists come to power in Italy
Elections brought a huge win for the Fascists, with Mussolini taking a seat as a deputy in parliament. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japan turned to Manchuria for oil rubber and lumber in order to make up for the lack of resources in Japan. -
Hitler and the Nazis come to power in Germany.
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. -
Neutrality Acts passed in the US
Laws passed to limit US involvement in future wars. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Agreement gave Sudetenland to Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and business and killed close to 100 jews. -
Germany and the USSR sign the Non-Aggression Pact
Germany and Soviet Union agreed to take military action against each other for the next ten years. -
Germany invades Poland- Beginning of WW2
Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of Atlantic was the struggle between the Allied and German forces or control of the Atlantic Ocean. https://youtu.be/8tgeKKQNVvk -
France falls to Germany
Its failure was a result of a hopelessly divided French political elite, a lack of quality military leadership, rudimentary French military tactics. -
Rescue at Dunkirk
The Men They Left Behind, by Sean Longden, some where summarily executed. -
President election of 1940
President Roosevelt won the election in 1940. -
Formation of the Alex Power
The major Axis Powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan. The alliance began to form in 1936. First, on October 15, 1936 Germany and Italy signed a friendship treaty that formed the Rome-German Axis. It was after this treaty that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini used the term Axis to refer to their alliance. -
Congress passes the Lend Act
Through the Lend-Lease, the United States also succeeded in becoming the "arsenal of democracy" during the WW2. -
Manhattan Project
It was led by the US with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
Bombing the Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Over 1,000 people were killed in this attack. https://youtu.be/DNV8enpVwok -
Formation of the US
Representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. -
Relocation of Japanese Americans to camps
The first internment camp in operation was Manzanar, located in southern California. -
Bataan Death March
The march happened Americans forces surrendered the Philippines to the Japanese. -
Battle of the Midway Island
The Battle of the Midway became one of the most important American naval victories of World War2. -
D-Day Invasion
The Allies used over 5,000 ships and landing craft to land more than 150,000 troops on five beaches in Normandy. -
Allied Invasion/Victory in the Philippines
In several battles the Japanese were able to defeat American and Filipino forces and quickly occupy the Philippines. -
President Election of 1944
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey to win an unprecedented fourth term. https://youtu.be/X1Cn7jdhHI4 -
Battle of the Bulge
The Allies won the Battle of the Bulge. -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin; the "Big Three" Allied leaders met at Yalta to discuss how to organize the postwar world. -
V-E Day
The Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Reich. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombs used against humans killed tons of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of WW2. -
Surrender of Japan
Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. -
Rosie the Riveter campaign encourages women to get a job
Women working outside of domestic life were accepted, encouraged, and looked upon as patriotic during a short period in time.
