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Japan Invades Manchuria
On this day, Japan invaded Manchuria, owned by China, with hopes of gaining natural resources after the invasion. Japan won this battle, and was not punished by the League of Nations, even though the League of Nations should have gotten involved. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the German Nazi attempt at completely exterminating the Jewish population. This started in early 1933 and continued until sometime in 1945. By the time it was over, close to two-thirds of the entire Jewish population had been wiped out. That's calculates to almost 6 million. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes chancellor, but at this point does not have much power in Russia. -
Recognition of USSR
President Roosevelt attempts to get the USSR to help the Allies, because of their size and position, which was in the middle of Russia and their ally Japan. Sometime later, the USSR chose to side with the Allies. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini aids Germany by invading the North African country of Ethiopia. Other than tell them to stop, the League of Nations didn't do much about the situation. -
Neutrality Act
The neutrality act was made in an attempt to avoid joining either side of the war in Europe, so as to not get involved with foreign problems. The act was specifically made to stop arms trade with Spain. -
Anschluss
Germany annexed, or added, Austria into Germany. However, Austria wanted to be free from the grasp of Germany. -
Munich Conference
Hitler met with leaders of France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Hitler was allowed to Annex Sudentenland, provided that he not attack elsewhere. -
Official Start of WWII
Germany invades Poland, which marks the official start of WWII. -
Great Britian and France Declare War
Great Britian and France declare war on Germany, in order to defend Poland. -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Germany invades Denmark and Norway, which would be useful for shipping acess and base operations. -
Italy Enters War
Italy declares war on France and Great Britian. Hitler believed that Italy only joined the war to be a part in winning the battle. The Italians, however, offered little benefit, because they were awful fighters. -
More Countries Join the Axis Powers
On Nov. 20-23, 1940 Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary joined the Acxis Powers. -
Stalingrad
4 million German troops invaded Russia. Over two and a half million Russians were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner by the time one month had passed. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese forces used bombs and torpedoes, sinking 4 U.S. battleships and badly damaging many others. -
Midway
This battle was faught mostly by aircraft, and lasted four days. The U.S. won this battle against the Japanese, thus regaining control of the Pacific. -
Operation Torch
This is the first time Americans seek combat in the war, and invaded North Africa, which was at that time controlled by the Germans. -
D-Day
On this day, the Allies invaded Normandy and drove the German's out of France. This was very important for the Allies. -
Victory in Europe
On this day, the Allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany. This meant that Adolf Hitler's Third Reich had come to an end. This meant that the war in Europe would go on no longer. -
Hiroshima
American bomber drop the first ever used atomic bomb on the Japanese city Hiroshima. 80,000 people were killed right away, and many more died or suffered from radiation. -
Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, which is also a Japanese city. This time 40,000 people were killed, with an additional amount of people later suffering or dying from radiation. It was after this, that the Japanese Emporer told his people that they would surrender. -
Japan Surrenders
On September 2nd, 1945 Japan surrendered. This meant World War II was officially over. -
Germany gains Rhineland
Germany gained control of Rhineland in order to see how France would react. France didn't do anything. Hitler continued expansion, because he figured that no one would try to stop him
