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Japan invades Manchuria
Japan attacked Chinese soldiers and civiliians across manchuria, namely in a city called Nanjing, where they massacered between 40,000 and 200,000 civillians. -
Anchluss Is Formed
Germany annexes Austria, known as the Aunchluss -
Germany Invades Poland
German troops move into Warsaw, initiating World War II In Europe. -
England And France delcare war on Germany
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Soviet Union Invades Poland
Russian soldiers invade poland from the east, Poland falls not long after, and the country is divided up between Germany and Russia. -
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Germany invades western Europe
France signs an armistice agreement where the Germans occupy the northern half of the country, and the south is allowed to remain Independant, ruled by a puppet-government centered in Vichy, France. -
Battle Of Britain Ends.
The German-initiated air war over England, known as the Battle Of Britan, ends when the German Luftwaffe leaves in defeat, but not after much of England sustained heavy losses. -
Germany Sends Afrika Korps to N. Africa
In an effort to reinstate german control over North Africa, and namely, the Suez Canal, germany sends The Afrika Corps to Northern Africa to drive out British Troops. -
Russia drives Germans out of moscow.
Due in part mainly to the Resiliance of the Russian people, and the luck of having an exceptionally harsh winter, the German forces could no longer survive in the region, and were forced to retreat. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor.
Known as the Date Which Will Live In Infamy, Japan initiates a surprise attack on American Military Base, Pearl Harbor, This begins American involvement in the second world war. -
U.S. Declares War On Japan
Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina , and British Singapore. Not long after, they all fall to British Control. -
Axis Powers Declare war On The United States
Beginning of the U.S. involvement of WWII in Europe. -
Battle Of Midway
American forces stop the Japanese advance southward at the Battle Of Midway. -
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Japanese Island-Hopping Campaign Halted
The Japanese Island-Hopping campaign headed towards Australia is stopped at the battle of Guadalcanal. -
Axis Powers launch new offensive in soviet Union.
German troops fight their way into Stalingrad and sourround the city. -
British defeat Rommmel at El Alemain
German and Italian soldiers are sent into retreat after the loss of El Alemain. (and ultimately loss of Suez Canal) -
German & Italian Forces Surrender In North Africa.
This is the end of the Axis campaign in africa, and the begging of the end of the Axis powers throughout Europe and Asia. -
Allied powers land in Sicily.
Before long, American and British forces control the entirety of Italy. -
Allied forces land in Normandy
American, English, and Canadian forces land on the beaches of Normandy to open up a second front for the germans to have to fight on. -
American forces land in the Phillipines
Douglass Macarthur returns to liberate the Philippines. -
Battle Of The Buldge
The Last offensive by the Germans in WWII, the Battle of the bulge was a failed attempt at splitting up allied forces and regainign control of belgium, however within a month, German forces were in retreat. -
Soviets Launch Final Offensive, surrounding Berlin.
By this point in time, the Axis powers in europe faced certain demise. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
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American forces conquer Okinawa
Okinawa, the last island beofre Japan is now under U.S. control. -
Germany Surrenders To Allies
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Germany Surrenders to Russia
The war in europe has come to an end. -
United States drops Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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U.S. drops the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders to Allies.
This Marks the end of the second world war.
