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Japan invades Manchuria
This was Japan's first attempt to to begin taking over all of East Asia. -
Hilter Renounces the provsions of the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler decides to begin to violate the Treaty of Versailles -
Italy invades Ethiopia
This was the result of an ongoing conflict between two rival countries. -
Germany Reoccupies the Rhineland
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and takes back the demilitarized Rhineland -
Rome-Berlin Axis Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan offically became a full military alliance. -
Spanish Civil War
This was a war fought between the Conservative group and the authoritarian government. The authoritarians won, ending the war on April, 1st 1939 -
Anschluss in Austria
This was the annex os Anschluss -
Munich Agreements
World powers decide Germany may have Sudetenland -
Franco becomes dictator of Spain
He was the leader after the Spanish Civil War. -
Britian signs a pact with poland
Agreement of mutal assistance in case of miltary action -
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact is signed
This was signed to prevent war between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. -
Germany invades Poland
Induced France and Britian to engage in war against Germany, -
Britian and France declare war on Germany
This was the result of Germany invading Poland -
Hitler invades France
Hitler did this to cut off and surrond the Allied Forces that were in Beligum. -
Battle of Britian
This was Germany's attempt to gain superiority over the Royal Air Forces. the Battle ended in September 1940. -
Operation Barbarossa
This was an attempt for the Axis powers to conquer vast areas in the Soviet Union. The operation ended on december 5th 1941 -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan tried to get the United states not to be involved in Japanese military affairs -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Ended on May 8th 1942 -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a German lost agianst the Soviet Union. The Battle ended on feburary 2nd 1943. -
Allied Victory in Africa
This was the Axis force in North Africa. They retreated to northern italy after it was unsucessful. -
Allied conference in Tehran
This was to open a second front against the Nazi's. Ended on December 1st 1943. -
D-Day
Allied forces invade Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler thought of it as a way to neutralize the Western Front. It ended on Jan, 25 1945 with an Allies victory. -
Allied conference in Yalta
It was organized to dicuss european post-war reorganization. The conference ended on Feb 11 1945 -
Germany Surrenders
Offically the end of WWII in the European theater. -
Allied conference in Potsdam
Organized to decide how to punish Nazi Germany. Conference ended on August 2nd 1945. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This was a United States attempt to stop war in the Pacific Theater. It is debateable if it was truely sucessful in its objective. Last bomb was dropped on Aug 9th 1945 -
Seperate East German government established
This new government was given to the communists.