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Japan seizes Manchuria
Due to lack of resources in Japan, they took over Manchuria in China for their rubber, oil, and lumber. Occupation lasted until WW2 -
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Hitler takes over the Rhineland
Goes against the Treaty of Versailles. This is the first time since WW1 that Germany has entered this land -
Munich Pact
Pact between Mussolini, Chamberlain, and Hitler that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in Western Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
Known as the "Night of broken glass". Germans violently destroyed Jewish owned store, homes, and centres. Refers to the broken glass of synagogues -
Hitler seizes Czechoslovakia
Breaks his promise to British PM and the Munich agreement. Ends up taking over the whole country. -
Canada declares war on Germany
They waited one week after Britain declared war so it seemed like Canada was its own country. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
Evacuation of allied troops from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. Britain rescued more than 300,000 troops. -
Battle of Britain
Defence of UK by the RAF against German air force. Britain had a greater advantage. Germany ended up suspending the battle. -
Pearl Harbour
Japanese surprise attack in the U.S. Caused America to declare war on Japan which led to their entry in WW2 -
Dieppe Raid
Failed battle against Germany by the Canadian and British troops. Lessons learned for future D-Day. -
D-Day
Allied liberation of Western Europe from the Nazi control. Carried out the by the American, British, and Canadian troops in the Normandy region. -
V- E day
Marks the formal acceptance by the allies of WW2 of the Nazi's unconditional surrender. -
Hiroshima
World's first atomic bomb dropped here by the Americans. Killed more than 80,000 people. -
Nagasaki
Second atomic bomb dropped here by the Americans. Japan unconditionally surrenders. -
V-J Day
Final ending of WW2. Announcement to the world August, but formal surrender in September of 1945.
