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Expansion of Navel Bases
The Japanese violeted their contract (Washington Naval Conference) by expanding Naval forces -
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Anti-communism Pact
Japan signed an anti-communism pact with Germany -
War with China
The war of China is known as The Rape Of Nanjing becuase more than 300,000 Chinese people were killed. -
Cash-and-carry
Britian could get US weapons but would have to return them at the end of the war -
Invasion of Poland
On Sep 1, Hitler invaded Poland. This was an easy defeat for him (only took a month to do) and was the official start of WWII -
Declare war
Britian and France (Allies) declare war on Germany. -
Nuetrallity Act
An act saying that they would not give loans or weapons to other countries in war. -
Lend-Lease act
US lends England 50 warships of 8 military bases -
Germany attacks France
They attacked through the Ardennes Forest in Nothern France. France defeneded the Maginot line. By the end of June, France surrenders to Germany. -
France surrenders
Germany takes France in very little time -
Alantic charter
FDR & Churchill meet up to establish war tactics -
Attack of Pearl Harbor
On this day, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor killing more than 2,300 people. This attack completly destroyed The U.S.S Arizona and U.S.S Okalahoma. -
Dolittle Raid
Was the attack on Tokyo, created very little damage, just showed what we were capable of. -
D-Day
On this day, the Allies landed to fight Germany in Norway. This battle was a huge victory for the allies. Even though, 9,000 soldiers were killed, it let all the other soldiers advance to attack the Nazi's once and for all. -
FDR passes
FDR dies causing VP Truman to take over. -
Suicide
Hitler made a suicide pact with his wife and commands the Nazi party to burn his body. -
VE-day
The end of WWII in Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Americans dropped an atomic bomb causing many people to die. -
Nagaski
US dropped the last bomb on Nagaski -
Ending of WWII
Germany surrendered to and agreed to pay the damage of USSR
