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WW2
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JAPENESE INVASION OF MANCHURIA
Japanese army attacks Manchuria, China in an attempt to gain control, first attempt to gain control over East Asia. -
HITLER CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY
Appointed by Paul Von Hindenburg, only after making an under the table deal wih Adolf Hitler, Hindenburg wanted Hitlers followers support so he was advised to appoint Hitler. -
MUNICH PACT
settlement between Gernany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German to effectively take over the Czechoslovakia -
KRISTALLNACHT
A wave of violent antti-jewish programs throughout Germany and other places occupied by Germany. Started the Holocaust. -
INVASION OF POLAND
Polish army was defeated in a matter of weeks. Made France and Britain declare war on Germany. -
DUNKIRK
Germany army trapped the British and French armies, troops had a plan to get as many men as possible to safety. -
ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
The US cut off a shipment of oil and other raw materials, and helped China strengthen their militay. Led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japenese -
BATAAN DEATH MARCH
75,000 soldiers became prisoners of war. American troops surrendered to the Japenese and then were lined up and told to march to a town 65miles. Many died due to fatigue and lack of food or water. -
BATTLE OF MIDWAY
Represents the strategic high water mark of Japans Pacific Ocean war. Had better navy then US and could choose when and where to attack. -
D-DAY
Allied troops landed on the 50-mile lone stretch of French coastline to fight Nazi soldiers. Costs were high more than 9,000 allied soldiers died, but 100,000 soldiers began the march across Europe. -
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
German army launched a counteroffensive that was intended to cut through the allied forces to turn the war to Hitlers favor. -
YALTA CONFERENCE
Conference where Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin made decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world. -
VE DAY
Officialy announced the end of world war 2 in Eurpoe -
THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA
Marks the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb, explosion wiped out 90% of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people and more to follow from raditation exposure. -
VJ DAY
Announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies, efectivley ending World War 2.
