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WWII Starts
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Japan's Invasion of Manchuria
When the Kwantung army of the empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediatly following the Mukden incident. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italian preparations continued in the spring and the summer and the danger of war became acute. Italian armed forces invaded Ethiopia. -
Germany's invasion of the Rhineland
Germany had Politcal control of this area under the terms versailes. Rhineland had been made into a demilitarized zone. -
Anschluss
Union between Germany and Austria, infact annexing the smaller nation into a greater Germany. -
Munich Conference
The agreement permitting Germany's annexation of the sudetenland was signed on September 29, 1938. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Union and it's main allies in the Warsaw pact invaded the Czechoslovakia Socialist Republic. -
Nazi-Soviet Non aggression Pact
Before WWII broke out in Europe-enimies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union suprised the world by signing the German Soviet non aggresion pact. -
Germany attacks Poland
The Polish army was defeated within weeks of invasion. -
Britain & France delcare war on Germany
In response to Hitler's invasion of Poland Britain and France both allies of the overun nation declare war on Germany. -
Battle of Dunkirk
Was an important battle that took place in Dunkirk France between the allies and Germany. -
Battle of Britain
The name given to the second world war air campaign waged by German Airforce against the United Kingdom during summer and autumn. -
Atlantic Charter
Was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchhill on August 14, 1941. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Was a suprise military strike conducted by imperial Japanese navy against the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Invasion of France
Started by Nazi Germany's invasion of the Ardennes and the low countries.
