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World War II

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  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria (Manchuka)

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria (Manchuka)
    This was when the Kwantung Army of the empire of Japan invaded Manchuria so that they could extend their empires. This showed that the League of Nations was powerless against aggression.

  • Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany
    This was the day when President Paul Von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany. This is when he starts putting his plans to action.

  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact
    A settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy that permitted German invasion of western Czechoslovakia. It was made to stop Hitler from starting a war but ultimately failed.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    When Nazi's in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. Also some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps. This was the start of the Holocaust.

  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    The German forces bombarded Poland on land and from the air. This invasion is what started WWII.

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk
    This was the defiance and evacuation of the British and allied forces in Europe that lasted until June 4th. It was the largest evacuation of allied forces during World War II.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    A surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack led to the U.S's entry into WWII.

  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    This was the forced march of 75,000 Filipino and American troops 65 miles to a prison camp. The march is the largest surrender in American history.

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan. One of the most decisive naval battles of WWII. This battle allowed the U.S. and its allies to move into an offensive position.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    When some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along the coast of Normandy, France. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    This was a major surprise German offensive, which ended up being an Allied victory. It was also Hitler's last offensive movement of the war because of the lack of German men and supplies.

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    It was a meeting of British Prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin and President Franklin D. Roosevelt as WWII was winding down. They ultimately agreed on the division of Europe.

  • VE Day

    VE Day
    This was the public holiday celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of WWII of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. This day marked the end of the war in Europe.

  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima
    This was when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remains the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in human history. This ultimately lead to the surrender of Japan.

  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    The day that it was announced Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. This marked the end of WWII