world war 2 summary

world war 2 summary timeline and important dates (Jan 30, 1933 to Nov 3, 1939 ) :

Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor

Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

Oct 3, 1935 Mussolini Invades Ethiopia
Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, invades Ethiopia.

May 1, 1937 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.

Jul 7, 1937 Japan Defeats China
The Japanese defeat Chinese forces in a clash near Peking, taking control of North China.

Sep 14, 1937 Roosevelt Limits Ships to Asia
President Franklin D. Roosevelt forbids U.S. ships from carrying arms to China or Japan.

world war 2 summary

world war 2 summary timeline and important dates Part I (Apr 1, 1940 to Dec 11, 1941 ) :

1940For Whom the Bell Tolls Published
American author Ernest Hemingway publishes For Whom the Bell Tolls, a novel about a young American in Spain who joins an antifascist guerrilla force in the Spanish Civil War.

Apr 1, 1940 Hitler Seizes Low Countries
Adolf Hitler takes neutral Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg.

Apr 1940 Germany Pummels France
German fighter planes and ground troops pummel France.

Apr 1940 Hitler Defeats France
Britain forces retreat from France and Adolf Hitler's armies defeat French forces.

May 1940 Allied Support Grows
The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies is founded.

world war 2 summary

world war 2 summary timeline and important dates Part II (Jan 6, 1942 to Sep 2, 1945 ) :

Jan 6, 1942

Largest Budget in History

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his State of the Union address in which he proposes a massive government spending budget, the largest in American history.

Oct 23, 1942North African Theatre

In the first major Allied offensive, British and U.S. armies attack Germany's Africa Korps on the Mediterranean chasing forces back toward Libya.

Nov 8, 1942US Troops Land In Africa

Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa.