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Adol Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the National Socialist German workers Party. (Nazi) -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931 immediately after the Mukden Incident, and it lasted until the end of the war. The Mukden incident was a section of railroad owned by Japan's South Manchuria Railway, which was destroyed.The Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan set up the invasion. -
The Axis Powers
adolf Hitler And Mussolinni Announced a rome-berlin alliance. Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria were all involved. The comprimise of the six countries was to be opposed to the allies during the war. -
Munich Conference
In 1938 Russia, Germany, Britain, France, and Italy met in Munich to decide action, if any, to take concerning Germany's aggression in Czechoslovakia. They came to the agreement of letting Germany erase the boundries of the Versailles Treaty with no military action, and that also Poland would be protected. -
The Anschluss
The Anschluss was the 1938 de facto annexation of austria into greater Germany by the Nazi regime. austria was annexed to the German Third Reich on March 12, 1938. Austria was the weaker of the countries causing it to be overcome with Nazi's. -
The Non-Aggression Pact
This Agreement stated that the two countries, Germany and the Soviet Union, would not attack each other. If there was ever a problem between the two countries, it was to be handled amicably. The pact was supposed to last ten years, but only mad it for less than two years. -
The Start of World War ll
World War Two is the most widespread war in history. The United states did not get involved until december 7, 1941 when The japenese attacked Pearl Harbor, and we declared war on japan. In 1939 Germany ivaded Poland, thus starting the war. -
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister of Britain, and replaces Chamberlain. Then Germany invades the Netherlands, but the Netherlands surrender to Germany Just four days later. Germany invades Belgium and they surrender on may 28, 1940. -
Nazi Germany
Germany invades Paris. Then France surrenders just eight days later. -
The Battle of Britain
This was the air campaigne between the German air force and the United Kingdom In 1940. The purpose was to gain air superiority over the royal Air Force.
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed to so many to so few." - Winston Churchill -
The Tripartite Pact
The tripartite pact established the Axis powers between germany, italy, and japan. The Pact was signed by Adolf Hitler, Galeazzo ciano, and Saburo Kurusu. The three nations Agreed that for the next ten years they would "stand by and coroporate with one another in their prime purpose to establish new order." -
Lend-Lease Act
The United States Congress passes the lend-lease Act which gave roosevelt the authority to sell, transfer, or lease war goods to any other country that he wanted to help. By making this move Roosevelt ended the Neutrality act. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor On a sunday knowing that we would not see it coming. The attack was planned by admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The United States lost nine ships to the incident includeing the Arizona. -
D-Day
The Normandy Landingings also known as Operation Overlord. The invasion was the largest of all time, with close to 10,000 casualties. -
The Rastenburg Assassination Plot
German military leaders attempted to to kill adolf hitler in the Rastenburg Assassination Plot, but failed. Hitler then kills about 200 suspected plotters.
