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Japanese Invasion Of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria because the Japanese believed that the Japanese empire should be equal to the size of the western powers empire -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany because his party had a lot of support in the Reichstag and Von Papen who appointed Hitler Chancellor thought they could control him this way. -
Nanking Massacre/Rape Of Nanking
On Dec 13, 1937, The Japanese troops took over and killed 300,000 people in 6 weeks. Almost 20,000 women and girls were raped. -
Munich Agreement
Agreement between Chamberlain and Hitler that Germany would not conquer any more land, and if did, would declare war. -
Kristallnacht
On November 9-10, 1938, Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany. Many Jews were killed, 30,000 arrested, and sent to camps. -
Non Aggression Pact Is Signed
On Aug 23, 1939, The non-aggression pact is signed. Both countries agreed to avoid military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany's Invasion Of Poland/Blitzerking
On Sep 1, 1939, Germany launched an invasion of Poland that initiated WWII. Germanys Blitzerking's approach consisted of bombing early on to destroy air capacity, railroads, communication lines and came in with massive land invasions, tanks, and artillery. -
Dunkirk
On April 26, 1940, 330,000 allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk when their retreat by land was cut off by Germans. -
Fall Of Paris
On June 14, 1940, Paris falls to the Germans. The Nazis took control of Paris. Leaving the French to sign a surrender in the same place the germans surrendered in WWI. -
Selective Training And Service Act
On Sep. 6th, 1940, The selective training and service act was passed. Required that all males ages 21-36 register for military services. -
The Blitz
On Sep, 7th, 1940, was an intense bombing by the German air force on Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941, Germany breaks the non-aggression pact and invaded Russia in Operation Barbarossa. More than 15 million soldiers participated, 6 million dead wounded, missing, or captured. -
Japanese Attacks Pearl Harbor
On Dec 7th, 1941, The Japanese planned a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Two waves of Japanese fighter planes dropped bombs on the American Naval base, in Hawaii. This attack killed and injured many Americans, and destroyed many of America's battleships. -
Bataan Death March
On April 9, 1942, the Japanese forced 76,000 captured allied soldiers to march about 80 miles across the Bataan Peninsula, to move them to another camp, that they would turn into a prison. -
Battle Of Midway
On June 4, 1942, The Japanese had planned to capture midway island to use an advanced base and to destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet. However, the U.S. Pacific Fleet had broken the Japanese navy's code and discovered their plan on attacking Midway Islands. -
Battle Of Stallingrad
On Aug 23, 1942, A battle between Germany, its allies, and the soviet union for the city of Stalingrad. This battle marked a turning point in WWII by weakening Germany's Military forces. This was considered one of the most brutal battles in human history. -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944, The allied forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. They ended up being able to take back control of Europe, with about 150,000 soldiers, which helped attack and gain back victory. -
Battle Of The Bulge
On Dec 16, 1944, was Hitler's last major offensive in WWII against the western front. -
Yalta Confrence
On Feb 14, 1945, a meeting between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. The meeting involved a discussion of war strategy and issues that would affect the post-war. -
Battle Of Iwo Jima
On Feb 19, 1945, a battle between the United States marine corps and navy landed on and eventually captured Iwo Jima, from the Japanese. -
Battle Of Okinawa
On April 4, 1945, World War II victory for the allied troops; resulted in the deaths of almost all of the 100,000 Japanese defenders. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
On Aprile 30, 1945, Hitler commits suicide, soon after surrendering to the allies. -
VE Day
On May 8, 1945, Great Britain and the United States celebrated the victory of Europe Day due to Germany's surrender. -
Dropping Of Atomic Bombs
On Aug 6, 1945, US President Truman, conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. Killing thousands and forcing the Japanese to surrender. -
VJ Day
Aug 15, 1945, Is the "Victory over Japan day" is the celebration of the surrender of Japan.