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Mussolini
On June 28, 1922 Mussolini took power of in Italy. Elected in 1922 and stayed in power until 1943 and shortly after his short leave from office came back until his death. Mussolini was the 40th Prime Minister of Italy. -
Japanese
On February 1, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. Chinese troops were attacked by the Japanese in Manchuria. This was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia. -
FDR
On November 8, 1932 FDR was elected president. He was the 32 President of the United States. He changed America in ways that no other president had. His first 100 days are still compared to the current presidents first 100 days and helped bring the US out of its first depression. -
Hitler
On January 30, 1933 Hitler took power over Germany. Hitler was one of the greatest leaders and help to bring Germany back as one of the strongest powers in the world, but after he got all this power he started to use it wrongly. He created the Nazi regime which killed almost a total of 10 to 12 million people half of which were of Jewish decent. -
Spanish Civil War
On June 17, 1936 was the Spanish Civil War. After the first military plan failed to win control of the country, a bloody civil war broke out with both sides. This was the Spanish Civil War and it was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain. -
Neutrality Act
On May 1, 1937 the Neutrality Act was started. This was a prohibition of arms and ammunition to belligerent countries. Also it banned the U.S. from shipping arms and ammunition to these countries. -
Quarantine Speech
On October 5, 1937 the Quarantine Speech was made and it was a speech about the countries well being to people in Chicago. It was about how the people of Chicago should stand by Roosevelt and the war. -
Munich Conference
On September 29, 1938 the Munich Conference was held in Munich and was attended by Russia, Germany, Britain, France, and Italy to talk about what to do about Germany. During the time there, the allies decided to approve a policy of appeasement, wherein they would allow Germany to erase the boundaries of the Versailles Treaty without taking military action. -
Germany invades Poland
On September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland. This invasion was to see how Hitler would wedged war. -
France surrender
On June 22, 1940 France surrenders to Germany. The signing of the armistice took place in the Compiègne Forest. This was the spot where Germany had admitted defeat in the First World War. -
Tripartite Pact
On September 29, 1940 was the Tripartite Pact. This was a pact that if any of the Axis powers declared war on the US the others would have to help. -
Lend-Lease Act
On March 11, 1941 was the Lend-Lease Act. This was an act that gave FDR the power to support any Allies nations during the growing World War. -
Germany invades the USSR
On 22 June 1941 Germany invades the USSR. This was a major invasion of the Soviet Union -
Atlantic Charter
On August 14, 1941 was the Atlantic Charter. This was a meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill for a joint declaration of War on fascism. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 8, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. This was an attack on a U.S. military base that lead to the U.S. entry to the war. -
Germany and Italy Declare War on the U.S.
On December 11, 1941 Germany and Italy Declare War on the U.S. This was right after the U.S. declared war on Japan.
