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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan successfully invades Manchuria and unleashes its military and political forces. This was Japan's attempt to gain control over the whole province. -
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WWII
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Anti-Cominterm Pact
Germany signed the Anti Cominterm Pact with Japan, going against the Soviet Union and Communist movement. -
Japan invades China
Japan invaded China and by doing this, she established the war in the Pacific. -
Munich Agreement
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement which makes the Czechoslovak Republic surrender the Sudetenland. -
Germany invades Poland
Poland surrenders to Germany after her defeat. -
War on Germany
France and Britain declare war on Germany to gaurantee Poland's borders. -
Invasion
Germany invades Denmark and Norway; Denmark surrenders, while Norway holds out until June 6. -
Italy Enters War
Italy enters the war and invades France on June 21. -
Battle of Britain
The air war of the Battle of Britain, fought between the Germans and British, was won by the Royal Air Force in the end. -
Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, becoming known as the Axis Powers. -
Italy invades Greece
From Albania, Italy invades Greece. -
Bulgaria Joins
Bulgaria joins the Axis powers. -
Declaration of War on U.S.
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on America. -
Invasion into Soviet Union
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners invade the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, a chief American base. -
U.S. and British
U.S. and British navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway. -
U.S. stop Japan island-hopping
U.S. troops halt Japan island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. -
El Alamein
British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt. -
Landings in French North America
U.S. and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morrocco. -
Liberation of Rome
The U.S. liberate Rome. -
Normandy
British and American troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Home Army rises against Germany
The non-communist underground Home Army rises up against Germany in hopes of liberating Warsaw before the Soviet Union troops arrived. However, they had to surrender to Germany in the beginning of October. -
Land in Philippines
U.S. land in the Phillippines. -
V-E Day
Nazi Germany at last surrendered to the Allies in Europe. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped boms on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki
America drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Japan successfully surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II.
