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Japan invades Manchuria
Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event known as the Manchurian Incident. This was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually take over all of East Asia. -
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World War II
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Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.
The Japanese invaded China, launching the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese Kwantung Army turned a small battle into a full on war. Chinese forces were unable to resist the Japanese. -
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany. -
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement
The non-agression pact was a contract signed between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany to prevent Russia from declaring war on Germany as they took country after country. -
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe
The Germans used blitzkrieg to swiftly take over Poland. This event started World War 2. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Denmark and Norway gave Germany easy access to Europe and would pave the way for conquering larger places. -
Italy enters the war.
Italy enters the war to support the efforts of the Axis powers. -
The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt
Italians saw Egypt as a weak link and an easy place to attack the Allied powers. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan unexpectedly bombs the United States and this event sparked the United States entrance into the war. -
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
After Pearl harbor, the axis powers decided to fight against the US and Britain. -
US start Island Hopping
Led by MacArthur, the US successfully take all of Japan's islands, the last one being Iwo Jima. -
British and US troops land on Normandy beach
Opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. -
Allied forces land in southern France
They advance rapidly towards the Rhine River to the northeast. -
US troops land in the Philippines
The US successfully made it to the Philippines and were ready to conquer another island and win the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. By January 1, 1945, the Germans are in retreat -
US troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen.
The US troops take over the Ludendorff Bridge. -
Hitler commits suicide
Soviet troops were closing in and Hitler was going to die anyways, so he shot himself. -
Allied powers formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of nazi Germany and the end of Hitlers third reich
The Germans finally give in and surrender, making the war almost over. -
US bombs Hiroshima
The US drops a nuclear bomb in retailation to the Pearl Harbor attacks. -
The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria
The Soviet Army creeps closer and closer to Japan, causing them to surrender. -
US bombs Nagasaki
The US drop a second nuclear bomb in retaliation to the Pearl Harbor attacks. This causes Japan to surrender. -
Japan surrenders, ending the war.
Japan finally surrenders, ending a war that had been fought for almost 10 years.
