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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Japanese Imperial Army launch an aggressive attack on China at Manchuria for imperialistict gain. -
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World War Dos
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Hitler made Chancellor
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor/leader of Germany. -
Kristallnacht
An attack on jewish homes and businesses by the Nazi party and non-Jewish civilians. -
Anschluss
Hitler announces an Anschluss "Union" with border country Austria -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland using the Blitzkrieg tactic with the help of Russia -
Battle of Dunkirk
France is overthrown by the German Army. The Defense and evacuation of French soldiers to Great Britian begins. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Imperial Navy attack American Naval Fleet in an attempt to cripple the United States so that Japan may buy time to conquer the Pacific. -
Baatan Death March
Japanese Imperial Army force American enprisoned soldiers from the Philippines to march from one part of the island to the other with very little food and water. estimated death toll around 100-650 soldiers died. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese Imperial Naval Fleet attack the island of Midway where American forces already had a heads up and counter attacked their fleet. by destroying 4 of Japanese aircraft carriers the United States won the battle and turned the Pacific campaign around. -
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
Allied forces establish a beach front by a massive amphibious landing on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Battle of the Bulge
a major German offensive campaign launched through the dense forrest of ardennes. caught the allies by surprise and was the bloodiest battle of World War Two. -
Yalta Conference
A meeting of the heads of the allied power to discuss europes re-establishment of the nations war-torn europe and hitlers consiquences -
Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day)
A pubic holiday to celebrate the ending of the war in Europe from Adolf Hitlers surrender. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The development of the Atomic Bomb put the United States into a hard desicion. As a result the U.S. decided to drop the first atomic weapon on the city Hiroshima destroying the city and killing about 166,000 people. -
Victory over Japan (V-J Day)
The day in which Japan surrendered to the United States aboard the the USS Missouri due to the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan.
