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Japan invading Manchuria
Japan claimed the China had sabotaged their railway so that they could invade Manchuria. -
Italy invades, annexes Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini wanted to expand so Italy invaded and annexed Ethiopia. -
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation
Hitler and Mousalini sign a treaty that they will politically cooperate. -
Japan invades China
Japan invaded China because it had thedesire to be an imperial power -
Germany takes over Austria
Hitler wanted to expand his territory regardless of the the leage of nations -
Slovaks declare their independence
Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the rump Czech lands in violation of the Munich agreement, forming a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression pact is signed
Stalin thought that by making this pact with Germany, he would have enough time to buld up his army in this 10 year non aggression period -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler was looking to regain lost terriotoryand rule Poland -
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
Great Brittain and France honored thir guarantee of Polish borders and declare war on Germany -
The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east
The Nazis invaded Poland on the East, and the Soviets invaded Poland on the west. -
Munich agreement is signed
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia -
Italy enters the war
Italyenters the war by invading France -
The Battle of Brittain
German Air Force against the United Kingdom -
The Tripartite Pact is signed
Germany, Italy, and Japan become the axis powers -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan dropped bombs on the United States' Pearl Harbor -
U.S. delares war on Japan
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the reason the U.S. etners World War II by declaring war on Japan -
Battle of Midway
U.S. Navy attacking Japans Navy -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazis fought Soviets for the city of Stallingrad -
Italian gov surrenders
Italy surrenders to the allies -
D-Day
Allied troops invaded Normandy -
Allied troops reach, liberate Paris from Nazi occupation
Allied troops destroy German froces to take Paris -
Hiler commits suicide in his bunker
Hiter swallows a cyanide capsule and then shoots himself to prevent Russian capture -
V-E Day
Germans finally surrender in Europe -
Hiroshima atomically bombed
U.S. dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan -
Atomic bomb drop in Nagasaki
U.S. dropped an atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan
