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Japan attacks Manchuria
On September 18th Japan occupied Manchuria in northeast China. It was to be the first step on the path to World War II. -
Hitler comes to power
In the 1932 elections, the Nazis won 33 percent of the votes, more than any other partyIn January 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government -
Italy conquers Ethiopia
leaders of this war were Rodolfo Graziani and Pietro Badoglio, the invading forces steadily pushed back the ill-armed and poorly trained Ethiopian's army.The war, by giving substance to Italian imperialist claims, contributed to international tensions between the fascist states and the Western democracies. -
Munich conference
The Munich Conference came as a result of a long series of negotiations -
Spanish civil war
was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country -
Fall of france
The collapse of France, just six weeks after Hitler's initial assault, ripped up the balance of power in Europe -
Battle of brittain
the Battle fought over Britain between the 10th July and 31st October 1940. The Battle of Britain took place between August and September 1940. After the success of Blitzkrieg, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the surrender of France, Britain was by herself. The Battle of Britain remains one of the most famous battles of World War Two. -
Pearl harbor
On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships* had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed. -
Hitler begins final solution summer
Hitler first explained and thought about his “solution” since 1919. Hitler believed his race was pure, which was the Aryan race. Wanting to protect racial purity, he then thought about getting rid of all Jews throughout Europe -
Germany invades ussr
German military and police authorities intended to wage a war of annihilation against the Communist state as well as the Jews of the Soviet Union, whom they characterized as forming the "racial basis" for the Soviet state. -
Atlantic charter signed
The Atlantic Charter is one of the key documents of the 20th century and remains still relevant today. -
Battle of midway
fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll -
D-day invasion
More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy -
Yalta conference
Roosevelt and Churchill tried hard to restrict post-war influence in this area but the only concession they could obtain was a promise that free elections would be held in these countries. -
Ve day
both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe -
Potsdam conference
"Big Three" leaders met at Potsdam, Germany, near Berlin. In this, the last of the World War II heads of state conferences, President Truman, Soviet Premier Stalin and British Prime Ministers Churchill and Atlee discussed post-war arrangements in Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
n American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Vj day
On August 6th, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima.
