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world war 2 events

  • Japanese invsion of manchuria

    the kwantung army invaded the town of manchuria
  • Hitler made chancellor of Germany

    hitler is made chancellor of germany and dictator of nazis
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    A german word for broken glass; an event that occured on the nights of november 9th and 10th in which hitlers nazis encouraged germans to riot against jews and nearly 100 jews died
  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact
    a settlement that allowed hitler to take over checklslovakia
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    Germany's first use of Blitzkreig, also known as lightning warfare
  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk
    An evacuation of british and allied forces in europe
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    The japanese attacked the pacific U.S. Naval fleet based in Pearl Harbor
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    Forced march of american and filipino prisoners of war captured by japanese in the phillipines during world war 2
  • Battle of midway

    Battle of midway
    a key naval battle between japan and the united states in world war 2
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The first day of the allied invasion of normandy in World War 2
  • Battle of the bulge

    Battle of the bulge
    World war 2 battle between germany and allied forces, the german advance against enemy lines created a bulge.
  • Yalta conference

    Yalta conference
    meeting between franklin roosevelt, winston churchill, and joseph stalin to reach agreement on what to do with germany after World War 2
  • V E Day

    V E Day
    The day when allied forces celebrated victory in europe World War 2
  • The Bombing of Hiroshima

    The Bombing of Hiroshima
    The U.S. used an atomic bomb on japan
  • V J Day

    V J Day
    The date when the allies declared victory over japan in World War 2