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Japan seizes Manchuria and Eastern China
Japan believing they should be equal to Western powers japan went for manchuria taking control japans armies then over ran easten china starting the second sino-japanese war and western test did not stop japan. This is very important during th etime after WWI. This shows a buildup of tension between the countries. This Tension will soon lead up to an all out war. -
Italy conquers Ethiopia
Mussolini taking actions in his own hand for imerialist ambitions led to italys defeat by the Ethiopians, The Ethiopian king ppealed to the league of nations later led to the league to vote sanctions later italy had conquered Ethiopia This event is important because like others it shows tensions building between the European countries. Italy, one of the main Axis countries is now showing their hostile motives and the tensions for war are building. -
British and French gave Sudetenland to Germany
The British and French not wanting to be part of Germany plans again chose appeasement and given sudetenland to Germany at the Munich Conferece as Hitler says he no more plans for Territorial Expansion This is important because it showed that Hitler was someone you can not make a deal with. Even after the British and French gave Sudetenland Hitler still wanted more. Again, another build up for an all out war. -
united states declared neutrality
United states not wanting to jump in to quickly become neutral and wait to see the right side if needed in the war. The United States was one major factor for the allies winning WWI. Without the help of the United States the war would be harder for the Allies to win. -
Hitler made a pact with Soviet dictator Joseph stalin
Hitler makes a nonagression pact with a enemey of his joseph stalin, although this was not a pact of friendship jjust mutual needs in order for parts of land in poland and europe. Stalin, being the dictator of a fairly powerful country was the ideal person to ally with. To Hitler, because of their mutual needs, allying together was a must. The alliance of Hitler and Stalin was a serious threat. -
German forces invaded Poland
a week after the pact Germany invades Poland but two weks later this led to britian and france declaring war on Germany keading to a full out WWII This is the breaking point for an all out war. Before this, it was just tensions building. When Germany invaded Poland Britain and France knew that they had to stop Germany. -
Nazi Forces Storm Poland
As the Nazi forces storm poland this reveals the Nazis full out power of Blitzberg which means lightning war an improved tank power and air technology This event is important because it shows the power that the Nazi military possess. They have advanced weapons and technology and their brutal warfare made them a force to be reckoned with. -
Hitler launched blitzkreig into Norway and Denmark
as Germany gains ground in Norway and Denmark they were no match for their blitzkrieg quickly taking over marking the signifigance of Hitlers army This is another example of the nazis power. They are able to go country to country and most of the time not have much trouble in conjuering land. -
Hitler forced French to surrender
Meanwhile the German forces head south to paris as italy also had declare war on France attacking South as France fell the signed their surrender on june 22 1940 This is important because France was a major ally with Britain on the Allies side. Without France, Britain would have a harder time fighting in the war. -
Cold War
the cold war stalin having two goals spread communism and create a buffer zone. political rivales were harmed and assasinations took place causeing great distrupt. This was a major event for The Soviet Union. Since there was alot of political problems in his own country, Stalin could not participate fully in the war. -
Germany stopped bombing Britian
As Germany continued the bombing they soon ceased quickly realizing the could not crush Britians hope and they only were making Britian tougher Operation sea lion failed. This is important because Britain was taking alot of hit during WWII. After the French surrendering, the war was much harder for them even with the support of the United States. Since Germany stopped bombing they can finally fight back. -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japanese planes bomb pearl harbor 2,400 people lost their lives battleships were destroyed as the nation declared war on the US germany italy and japan declared war on USA This is a huge event that lead to the United States entering the war. Till this period USA remained neutral not wanting to get involved with foreign affairs. Japan wanting to control the Pacific, attacked pearl harbor which forced the USA to enter the war. -
Big 3 focused on war in europe
As the big 3 focus in europe long distance only made them distrust one another but the had to come together for the war although stallin wanted the west to help relive pressure off the sovient union and they answered with not having enough resourrces at the time stallin thought it was an effor to weaken the soviet. This is important because it set a gameplan for ending the war. The Allies thought the war in Europe should be the center of their focus and the war in Japan can wait. -
Japanese navy battered
at the Battle of the Coral Sea battle lasting for 5 days the naval ships never saw each other but by the planes launched from aircraft carriers America sinked many japanese destroyers and stopped them from getting islands This was a huge win for the USA. The japanese had a really powerful military so being able to get a big win like this was a huge morale boost and it showed that they were on the way to win the war. -
allies advance through italy
a cpmbined attack containig the british and america they quickly land in sicily and take out the forces of italy quickly gaining ground and taking Italy out of this War This is important because Italy was one of the main Axis powers. Taking Italy out of the war was a huge win for the Allies. Now they can focus on defeating Germany and the Nazis -
Uneasy Agreement at Yalta
Roosevelt and Churchill also Stalin met at yalta however stalin said he needed eastern europe for future agreesions(protection) although this was uneasy and will lead to furthur mistrust. This was important because it led to great distrust between the nations. If this event didnt happen the trust issue with Stalin would not have been as big. -
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Battle of Iwo jima
We chose this timespan because it was one of the most iconic batttles that took place in japan during world war 2. The sculpture with the american sooldiers holding up the American flag was based on this battle. -
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Battle of okinawa
the battle took place as navy and aircraft battle for the strategic location of okinawa as it could majorly impact the war from its well location We chose this timespan beacause it was one of the major battles in japan. It was recognized as one of the bloodiest battles out of all the battles that took place in japan. -
Establishing United Nations
this would sere better than the league of nations and each charter member had one vote for the general assembly protecting refugees and developing econimies they would help for years to come This is important because they were making new plans for world peace after the war. After the failure of the league of nations, they tried to find a better system for sustaining the peace in the world. This was all made in hope another world war would not happen -
V-E Day
this day was when germany had surrendered and after 12 years finally the war was over as germany underestimated the opposing forces causing his downfall This marked the official end of the war in Europe. It is important because after Germany fell the war was over. This is because Germany was the last main axis power in Europe still standing. -
Manhattahn Project
The Manhattahn project will lead to a weapon that could destroy citys and end wars the race to harness a atom and use it as a weapons. This was a very important project. Its intention was to end the war in japan quickly. The result of this project was the atom bomb and it was one of main reasons japan surrendered. -
Soviet union declared war on japan
Soviet declaring war on japan to take tension off of the other strained war in other countries taking tension off and delevering a power blow to hitler and his allies This is important because they were once allies while stalin allied with hitler. the soviet union would prvoe to be a great help in the battles in japan. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman aspect was to to limit comunism so an uprise wont happend again that will lead to war and this doctrine will lead the USA for decades. We chose this event because this doctrine was another factor for sustaining world peace and preventing another world war. Limiting communism is a huge factor in sustaining peace because communism usually lead to an uprise. -
Berlin Airlift
this was for the westerners to provide supplies as the soviet tried to make blockades forcing the westerners out did not work but this will only deepen future problems Again this is also a trust issue with the Soviet. this event made relations with the Soviet Union even more tense than it was before. -
Tensions With opposing Alliances
As the tensions had continiued to grow in alliances the NATO was put i place ledgeing to help one another if attacked but the soviet responded with the warsaw pact dividing to eastern and western blocks and keeping ttheir satelites in order Again another trust issue with the Soviet. The tensions with the Soviet Union keep getting more and more tense overtime due to their noncooporative ways. -
Warsaw Pact
this stoped comunism and was able to control riots so a leader could not rise and take over a country and lead it to war. this is important because with communism limited uprises are very unlikely. this was to prevent future wars. -
Propaganda war
propaganda war took place getting as much support there media means and almost every country took part in this raising nationalism Propaganda can ruin an image people have of something, or someone. We chose this because we thought propoganda is an important factor when it comes to a country's image. The media plays a huge role in giving the people an image of a group of people.
