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Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy launched an attack on Ethiopia -
Nazi Germany invades the Rheinland
Hitler takes a part of France which had once been part of Germany, attack is unmatched -
Roosevelt criticizes Japan
In a speech in Chicago, Roosevelt criticized Japan's aggressiveness and stated the need for informal alliances in peaceful nations -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression pact
Nazis and Soviets sign nonaggression pact as Hitler does not want to fight a war on two fronts -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland using a new strategy called Blitzkrieg. A quick, rapid attack using Planes and Tanks to get deep into enemy territory quickly. Within a month Poland is conquered -
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World War 2
War fought between Allies (Britain, United States, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) -
Soviet Union invades Poland
After Germany had already started an invasion of Poland from the West, the Soviet Union came in two weeks later from the East and took a considerable amount of Poland -
Tripartite signed
Formal alliance signed between Japan, Germany, and Italy -
United States places embargo on Japan
United States puts embargo on selling resources to Japan -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler launches attacks on Denmark and Norway, conquering the countries almost immediately -
Germany invades Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
Hitler uses his blitzkrieg attack strategy to quickly take small countries Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands -
Battle of Britain
Air battle over the British Channel. British lost over 1000 planes, while Germany lost 1700. -
Lend-Lease act signed
President Roosevelt signs act allowing United States to sell war supplies to countries who are vital to the U.S -
Germany goes to war with Soviet Union
Breaking the nonaggression pact signed between the two nations less than two years ago, Germany attacks the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor attacked
Japanese attack U.S naval base on Hawaiian island Oahu -
United States declares war on Japan
Following devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, United States declares war on Japan -
United States wins Battle of Coral Sea
Following weeks of stalemate, the United States wins a battle to turn the tide on the Pacific front -
Battle of Midway
Battle between U.S and Japanese forces in the pacific. Halted the advance of Japanese armies in the Pacific -
Germans retreat out of Russia
German soldiers retreat from Russia after months of bitter fighting, signaling a shift in the war -
United States invades Italy
United States makes a coordinated attack with Britain to attack Italy -
D-Day
Allied forces storm German defenses on the beach of Normandy. Goal is to push through defenses in order to meet paratrooper offensive in the East -
Victory in Europe
German army surrenders, and the war in Europe is over after almost six years -
Atomic bombs dropped
Two Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, obliterating the cities and ending the war in Japan -
Japanese surrender to Allied forces
Following a bitter three year battle in the pacific and a culmination of two atomic bombs, Japan surrenders to the Allied forces, ending World War II
