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Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria directly follwing the Mukden incident. The reasoning for the invasion was because Japan felt that they were becoming crowded and Manchuria offered a lot of land and space. -
Hitler is Chancellor of Germany
In 1933, Hitler was officially elected chancellor of Germany. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
This law strips Jews from all of their rights of citizenship, which gave them the status of "subjects". -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Itlay had tried to invade Ethipoia in 1895 but Ethopia won, so this lead the Italy trying again except Italy will win this time around. This war is said to show the weakness of the League of Nations. -
Japan invades China
Japans motive was to access the raw material reserves and other economic resorces like food and labour. -
Anschluss
Germany annexes Austria, which is know as one of Hitler's first major steps to the German Reich. -
The Munich Agreement is signed
This agreement stated that the Nazis were permitted to annex portions of Czechoslovakia. They us appeasement here becasue they tell Hitler that he can take these portions and then he will leave them alone. -
Non-Aggression Pact is signed
This is a treaty between the Nazis and the Soviet Union stating that they will not engage in military action against eachother. -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler sends troops into Poland by land and air to regain lost territory and to gain ultimate power. This invasion is known as the beginning of World War II. -
"Mercy Killings"
Hitler ordered the killings of the sick and disabled. The Nazis euthanasia program eliminated "life that didnt deserve life". -
The Battle of Britain
This battle is when an air campaign started by the German Air Forces against the United Kingdom. The Battle of Britain was the first war fought entirely by air forces. -
The Tripartite Pact is signed
This was an aggreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan signed in Berlin creating the Axis of Evil. -
Jews have to wear yellow stars
Hitler orders all Jewish people to wear yellow star which also indicates where Jews are allowed to be. -
Pearl Harbor is bombed
This was a suprise attack from Japan to the United States, which brought the U.S. into the war. -
U.S. declares war on Japan
The United States declared war on Japan in response to the suprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This is when the U.S. enters the war officially. -
The Battle of Midway
This was a naval battle on the Pacific Theater front, when the U.S. defeated Japan only six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Nazis bomb the soviet city of Stalingrad, leading to this war being known as one of the bloodiest wars in history. -
Italian government surrenders
Italy signed an armistice with the Allied powers causing there surrender to be final. -
D-Day
Officially named Operation Overlord. This was the day that the Allied powers invade Western Europe which was then liberated and taken from Germans ruling. -
Liberation of Paris
The Allied powers liberated Paris from Germany's ruling. This can be calld the Battle for Paris. -
Conference at Yalta
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Josph Stalin attended this conference, where they discussed post-war Europes reorganization. -
Hitler's death
Hitler was warned that the Russians were only a day or so away from where the Germans were located so Hitler decided to commit suicide rather than be killed by the Russians. -
V-E Day
This day marks the Allies victory in Europe and announce Germany's surrender. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the U.S. dropped bombs on Nagasaki in Japan. This event is the ending of World War II.
