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Japanese Invasion Of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria went on until February 7, 1932. Japan wanted Manchuria so it would become a neutral zone and it would protect the mainland from the soviet union it also had rich natural resources. Japan was seeking to fuel its growing industries. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of germany
President Paul Von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler the leader of the Nazi Party as the Chancellor of Germany after no other leader was able to give enough support and govern. -
Nanking Massacre
During a period of six weeks, Japanese army forces brutally murdered thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians in Nanjing. These events are also known as the rape of Nanjing because thousands of women and girls were sexually assaulted. -
Munich Conference
At the Munich conference Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France signed the Munich agreement. This agreement was signed to prevent the outbreak of war and gave Czechoslovakia away to Germany to conquer. -
Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht which means " Night Of Broken Glass" was an act in which the Nazis in Germany destroyed Jewish homes, schools, and businesses. They also murdered around 100 Jews, and around 3,000 Jewish men were also arrested and sent to concentration camps. -
Non Aggression Pact signed
The non-aggression pact also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was a pact signed by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union before World War II in which they both agreed to not take any military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany's Invasion Of Poland
German forces bombed Poland under the control of Adolf Hitler. This invasion of Poland was what marked the beginning of World War II. -
Dunkirk
Dunkirk lasted from May 27, 1940, to June 4, 1940. During this time 338,000 British and other allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk to England because german forces were closing in on them. -
Fall Of Paris
Paris fell to Germany one month after Germany's armed forces stormed into France. Eight days after the Germans stormed in France signed an agreement with Germany in which they agreed to divide France into two parts. -
The Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg meaning "lightning war" began on September 7, 1940, and lasted until May 11, 1941. This was a bombing attack from the Germans on London. London then broke out into a stage of emergency however, After failing to take the united kingdom away from the war he shifted his forces towards the Soviet Union. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the invasion of the soviet union. Hitler was aiming to capture its armies and to provide living space which he believed that Germany needed. However, the operation ended up failing and Hitler blamed the bad weather for it but the operation lacked planning. -
Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a U.S. Naval base that was surprise attacked by the Japanese forces. The Japanese forces were aiming to prevent the U.S. pacific fleet from interfering with planned military actions. The day after the attack President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan. -
Bataan Death March
Around 76,000 American and Philipino prisoners of war were forcibly transferred and made a 65-mile march to prison camps. Prisoners who couldn't make it through the march were tortured and killed. -
Battle Of Midway
This battle lasted two days and was a battle between the U.S. and the Japanese navy to secure dominance in the Pacific. This battle took place 6 months after the attack on Pearl harbor. -
Battle Of Stalingrad
This battle started on July 17, 1942, and went on until February 2, 143. It was one of the major battles on the eastern front, It was a battle between the Russian forces the Nazi Germany Forces, and the Axis powers. This battle stopped the german advance into the Soviet Union and turned the war in favor of the Allies. -
D-Day
D-Day was a battle code-named operation, Overlord. This operation joined all of the forces of the allied armies and the operation became known as the largest invasion in history. -
Battle Of The Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge went on from December 16, 1944, until January 25, 1945. This battle was Hitler's last attempt to defeat the allies by aiming to split the allies in their drive toward Germany. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting between the U.S President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the British prime minister, Winston Churchill, and the soviet premier Joseph Stalin. They met to discuss the fate Germany and the rest of Europe after the war and the formation of the new United Nations. -
Battle Of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima lasted until March 26, 1945. This battle was a military campaign between the U.S marines and the Japanese army. This battle left only around 200 Japanese forces out of the 21,000 and there were around 7,000 marines killed. -
Battle Of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa went on until June 22, 1945, and is known as one of the bloodiest battles of WW II. This battle was a part of "Operation Iceberg" which was a plan to invade the Ryukyu islands which included Okinawa. -
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler committed suicide at his headquarters in Berlin inside a bunker. Hitler swallowed a cyanide capsule which contained a poisonous substance, he then shot himself in the head ultimately leading to his death and leading Germany to surrender. -
VE Day
VE day is known as "Victory In Europe Day" This was the day on which the Germans surrendered military forces. This day marked the end of WW II in Europe. -
Dropping The Atomic Bombs
The United Stated denoted two bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. After the bombs were dropped Japan's emperor announced the country's surrender in World War II. -
VJ Day
VJ day is known as "Victory Over Japan" day. It is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II. This brought an end to the war.