The Events of World War II

  • Japan invaded Manchuria

    Japan invaded Manchuria
    The need for new markets and new sources of raw materials such as coal, oil, bauxite (for aluminum), and iron ore led Japan to invade and annex Manchuria, renaming it Manchukuo. China protested to the League of Nations, but the League was not able to stop the aggression. This failure showed the world that the League could not maintain world peace.
  • Hitler takes power

    Hitler takes power
    The man who had spent his entire political career denouncing and attempting to destroy the Republic, was its leader. Around noon on January 30th, Hitler was sworn in.
  • Japan invades China

  • Germany Invades of Poland

    Germany Invades of Poland
    Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland.
  • Germany invades Poland

  • Germany has Paris/France

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks 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.
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor
    They had machines guns results them weak.
  • Japan invades Honk Kong in China

    Japan invades Honk Kong in China
  • Germany finally surrender to the Allied Forces