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Treaty of Versailles 1919

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-04 20:03:08 UTC

Allied powers blamed world war 1 on Germany and agreed that they should pay all the expenses

Great Depression 1929

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-04 20:09:42 UTC

The stock market crashed which left everybody jobless and starving after world war 1

Appeasement 1938

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-04 20:16:45 UTC

To avoid war all the other countries tried to calm Hitler down by giving him everything he wanted, which Hitler took advantage of.

D Day June 6, 1944

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-04 20:33:59 UTC

It was the most successful invasion in history 160,000 allies invaded France

Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-04 20:39:03 UTC

Japan bombed pearl harbor so the U.S. won't interfere with their conquest. 1,177 crewmen were killed.

U.S. Response December 8, 1941

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-04 20:42:57 UTC

Due to Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, president Franklin Roosevelt declared war

Holocaust 1933

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:11:14 UTC

The Holocaust was lead by Nazi Germany. The Holocaust was the systematic capturing and murder of over six million Jews. The idea was to find the ideal race.

Potsdam Conference 1945

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:11:57 UTC

Conference withChurchill, Truman, Stalin in August. Topics of interest were anUltimatum to Japan and finalized plans for Europe. At this point Stalin still has not began free elections as promised

Germany rebuilding its military

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:12:52 UTC

Part of the agreement for the Treaty of Versailles was that Germany was to demilitarize and not rebuild its army. Hitler began to expand his army in 1993 when the Nazi party came into power. It started with street gangs and grew into private armies like the SA and SS and red army.

Poland 1939

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:15:12 UTC

September 1st Hitler invades Poland. This conflicts with the non-aggression pact that Germany has signed. This is considered to be what starts WWII.

Master Race

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:16:09 UTC

The master race were known as theAryan’s. They killed any non-Aryan being i.e. Jews. They are the reason for the holocaust, led by Hitler

Munich Pact 1938

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:18:30 UTC

a meeting with Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy on the matter of theSudetenland which is part ofCzechoslovakia. HoweverCzechoslovakia was not invited to to this meeting. France and Britain agreed to give Hitler Sudetenland to avoid war in Europe.

Rhineland 1936

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:20:16 UTC

After rebuilding their armies Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles once again by moving the military forces into the Rhineland. However no one did anything to stop him.

Battle of Stalingrad 1942

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:21:38 UTC

This battle was the turning point of WWII. Germany was defeated and could not recover. This is the first major loss for Germany and they were never on the offensive on the Eastern front again

Battle of Midway 1942

leonardo_copaciu — 2015-12-08 20:23:29 UTC

The U.S. ambushed the Japanese at the Midway island by island hopping. This ends Japans control of the Pacific. The U.S. is now on the offensive.