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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
In September 1931, Japan claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway, and attacked the Chinese army. The Chinese army did not fight back because it knew that the Japanese were just wanting an excuse to invade Manchuria. By February 1932, the Japanese had conquered Manchuria, and set up a Japanese-controlled state called Manchukuo, run by the former Emperor of China. Thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians had been killed by the modern but ruthless Japanese army. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler rises to power. -
Mussolini Invades Ethiopia
Italy, under rule of Mussolini, ivades Ethiopia. -
Neutrality Act passes
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. -
Roosevelt Limits Ships to Asia
President Franklin D. Roosevelt stops U.S. ships from carrying weapons to China or Japan. -
U.S. Against Japan
U.S sates they are against Japan therefore against Germany. -
Hitler Supports Japan
Hitler takes Japans side -
U.S. Recognizes Austria
Austria becomes ally of the U.S. -
Mussolini Joins Hitler
Now Italy is with Germany. Two of the biggest dictators are on the same side. -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler bombs polish cities from the sky. -
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Hitler Defeats France
Britain forces retreat from France and Adolf Hitler's armies defeat French forces. -
Italy Attacks France
Italy attacks France from the south. France surrenders -
Battle of Crete
It was an air assault on the Greek island of Crete, the first action in which paratroopers were dropped in large numbers. Delays and communication failures between Allies allowed the Germans to capture the vital airfield at Maleme and fly in reinforcements. -
Roosevelt Warns Japanese
Roosevelt tells Japan to chill out or they will have to deal with U.S. forces. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks U.S -
Battle of Monte Cassino
The fight resembled a WW1 battle, with artillery bombardments preceding bloody infantry assaults on fixed positions. Success was bought at the cost of more than 50,000 casualties on the Allied side. Today, the battle is mainly remembered for the destruction of the abbey of Monte Cassino. -
D-Day
Battle of Normandy takes place. Nearly 3 million allied soldiers are involved. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler ordered a surprise Blitzkrieg.Several armored divisions massed in the Ardennes with the goal of breaking through Allied lines. American forces held on stubbornly in spite of heavy casualties, more than 19,000 died. -
Hitler Kills Himself
Hitler finally surrenders and kills himself. Mussolini also died April 28 1945. -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States drops an atomic bomb the first to be used in warfare on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000. Shortly after the US drops Nagaski. All because Japan did not listen to our warning.
