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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
There was an ongoing conflict in Asia way before WW2 happened. Japan was seeking raw materials from China to fuel its growing industries. So, Japan invades the Chinese province of Manchuria. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
President Paul Von Hindenburg named Hitler Chancellor of Germany. -
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Nanjing Massacre
A mass killing of Chinese citizens that were murdered by the Japanese Imperial Army. The Japanese soldiers would kill Chinese families. They would take young women and rape them first then kill them after they were finished. -
Munich Conference
An agreement signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain which gave Nazi Germany permission to make Czechoslovakia surrender the Sudetenland to Germany. The other countries thought this would make Hitler stop invading more land and killing civilians. -
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Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass)
German Nazis attacked Jewish people and destroyed their property. -
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Non- Aggression Pact Signed
Neutrality pact that allowed Germany to fight intermediate wars without the fear of a Soviet Union attack. This was made to avoid front war which was an epic fail. -
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Germany's Invasion of Poland/Blitzkrieg
Germany invaded Poland and completely obliterated them because of Germany's improved communication and weaponry techniques. -
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Dunkirk
Operation Dynamo was the evacuation plan to rescue more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French Port of Dunkirk. -
Fall of Paris
Germany invaded France and France was forced to surrender and sign an armistice with Germany. -
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The Blitz (Lightning War)
The German bombing campaign against the UK. -
Selective Training/Service Act Passed
Required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21-45 to register for the draft. -
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Operation Barbarossa
The code name for the German Invasion of the Soviet Union. However, the mission was a failure and signaled a crucial turning point in the war. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service did a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base in Honolulu, HI. -
Bataan Death March
Imperial Japanese soldiers captured and transferred 60,000 to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were sent to camps for labor and if the prisoners couldn't do the work anymore they would be executed. -
Battle of Midway
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater that happened 6 months after Pearl Harbor. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle on the Eastern Front where Nazis and their allies successfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
Brought together land, air, and sea forces of the Allied forces and became one of largest invasion forces in human history. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front. -
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Yalta Conference
WW2 meeting of all the heads of government ( U.S, UK, and Soviet Union) to discuss the post-war reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battles in which the U.S. Marine Corps and the Navy landed on and captured the Island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. -
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Battle of Okinawa
The major battle of the Pacific war was fought on the Island of Okinawa by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps against Imperial Japanese Army. -
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide after he finds out all his power was taken away from him. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day was celebrated after Germany's surrender of its armed forces. -
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Dropping Atomic Bombs
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the U.S. detonated. The U.S. landed 2 bombings and killed between 129,000 - 226,000 people. The majority of the murders were Japanese civilians. -
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V-J Day
Victory over Japan day was the end of WW2. This war was one of the most deadliest and most destructive wars in history. Japan surrendered unconditionally and war-weary citizens around the world celebrated.