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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan wanted to take over all of East Asia. Therefore they invaded Manchuria on September 18, 1931. -
Hitler Rose to Power
Hitler rose to power because he was a great speaker. The Germans were also still mad about the Treaty of Versailles and supported the fact that Hitler would make things better. He got the money and support he needed. -
Mussolini invades Ethiopia
Mussolini invades Ethiopia to add to his Italian Empire. He sent out a bunch of troops to take over. -
US Neutrality Acts
In the 1930s, the United States Government enacted a series of laws designed to prevent the United States from being embroiled in a foreign war by clearly stating the terms of U.S. neutrality.Although we didnt fight we still had a [art in the war by giving goods to other countrys in the war. this resutled in to us staying safe but still helping our allies. -
Germany invades Rhineland
Hitler send a bunch of German troops to invade Rhineland under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. They wanted to eliminate Rhineland. -
Germany Annexes Austria
Hitler and his German troops went together to annex Austria to appoint a new Nazi Government. Austria was now part of the federal state of Germany until the end of World War II. -
The Munich Conference
On this day the Munich Pact was signed by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The Munich Pact brought peace at that time. -
Germany Invades Sudetenland
Hitler trades peace in Europe for the Sudetenland at Munich. Hitler then entered Sutetenland on October 1st, 1938 and took over. -
Kristallnacht
A series of attacks on Jews living in Germany. Over 30,000 Jews were arrested by stormtroopers and civilians while authorities watched doing nothing. -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union surprise the world and sign the non-agression pact. It promised not to attack each other. -
Germany Invades Poland
BBCOn September 1, 1939 1.5 million German troops are sent off to invade Poland. Hitler claims that the massive invasion was a defensive action. Two days later Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Germany Invades France and Belgium
On May 10, 1940 Germany invades France and Belgium by using the Blitzkrieg or 'lightning war'. The Blitzkrieg was a very effective strategy for the Germans. They took over in a short period of time. -
"Phony War"
Germany invaded Belgium for a second time. The Germans attack both the Netherlands and Belgium at the same time. -
Rescue at Dunkirk
On 26 May 1940, the signal was received to start Operation Dynamo. With the British and French armies cornered by the advancing German army near Dunkirk in 1940, many privately owned boats started arriving at Dunkirk to ferry the troops to safety -
Battle of Britain
The Germans went to go battle. The objective of the attack was to gain air control over the Royal Air Force. -
US Lend-Lease Program
The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. It authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money to. allowing the transfer of supplies without compensation to Britain, China, the Soviet Union and other countries, the act permitted the United States to support its war interests without being overextended in battle. -
Yugoslavia and Greece fall
The German air force launches Operation Castigo, the bombing of Belgrade, on this day in 1941, as 24 divisions and 1,200 tanks drive into Greece. The attack on Yugoslavia was swift and brutal, an act of terror resulting in the death of 17,000 civilians--the largest number of civilian casualties in a single day since the start of the war. -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was neutral in the war. Then Hitler sent his troops to attack USSR, and the Soviet Union joined with the Allied Powers after. -
Atlantic Charter
The United States and Great Britain had a joint declaration in August 1941 that set out a vision for the postwar world. In January 1942, a group of Allied nations pledged their support for this declaration, known as the Atlantic Charter. The document said that it would start the future to a better world. -
Attack of Pearl Harbor
Japan had a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in the morning against the United States naval base in Hawaii. This was the cause of the United Sates joining the war with the Allied Powers. -
Bataan Death March
The Japanese invasion of the Philippines began. Within a month, the Japanese had captured Manila and the American and Filipino defenders of Luzon. U.S. General Edward King Jr. surrendered his 75,000 troops at Bataan. -
Battle of Midway
It was the most important naval battle in World War 2. It was a turning point for the U.S in the war after they defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
Operation Torch
Three task forces landed on the beaches near Casablanca on the Moroccan Atlantic Coast. on November 27, 1942. By the end of November, the Allies had crossed the Tunisian border in the northwest. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a major battle of World War 2 in which the Nazi's where fighting the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad. Nazi's surrenders because they were dying at a rapid pace during the winter. They were not prepared for the harsh weather. -
Invasion of Italy
Montgomery's 8th Army began its invasion of the Italian mainland and the Italian government agreed to surrender to the Allies. Later, Mussolini was rescued from a prison in the Abruzzo Mountains by German commandos. Italy surrendered on May 1, and six days later all of Germany surrendered. -
D-Day
An allied invasion of Normandy during World War 2. The term D-Day was used for the day of the actual landing. This was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
The battle was a last thing attempted by Hitler. He wanted to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply for themselves. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
US marines invaded the island of Iwo Jima. The United States plan was to take over the island. They then put up a U.S flag. -
Holocaust
Hitler hated jews so therefore he wanted the population to be gone.First Jews were denied rights as citizens, then treated as slaves until they died of exaustion, or killed in mass shootings, or taken away to extermination camps. -
Battle of Okinawa
This battle was the largest assault in the Pacific War of World War 2.The amaericans planned to use this island to attack the mainland of japan
