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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin becomes the leader of the Soviet Union. -
Japan's Invasion
Japan invades a province of China named Manchuria. This attack is based the Japanese' need for resources. -
Ethiopian Invasion
Benito Mussolini and facist Italy invade Ethiopia. Machine guns against bows and arrows. -
The Rhineland
Germany marches into the demilitarized zone between them and France. -
Austria and Czechoslovakia
Hitler and Nazi Germany reunite Austria and part of Czechoslovakia with Germany -
Invasion of Poland
Hitler's German army invades Poland using the "Lightning War" (Blitzkrieg). -
Battle of Dunkirk
British, French, and Belgian forces are pinned against the British Aisle at the port city of Dunkirk. The end result is an evacuation which rescues nearly 338,200 soldier, and takes them to England. -
Battle of Britain
German and British air forces wage war over the British Aisle. -
Fall of Europe
Germany conquers Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, and France. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese bombers attack American Navy ships is the Hawaiian Harbor causing nearly 3,000 causualties. -
Declaration of War
The United States declares war on Japan. -
Stalingrad
Soviet soldiers fight to defend major city whereas Hitler wants it to come down. -
Battle of El Alamein
British forces under command of Bernard Montgomery push German troops out of Egypt and back towards Tunisia. -
Italy
Allied forces in North Africa invade Sicily and than mainland Italy. -
Rome's Liberation
Rome, Italy is liberated by the Allied forces heading north into Europe. -
D-Day
Allied Forces land on the beaches of Normandy and invade German occupied France. -
Paris, France
Paris, France is liberated by Allied force. -
Battle of the Bulge
German forces press one final major offensive against the east marching Allies. German offensive ends in defeat. -
VE-Day
The Germans surrender ending the war in Europe. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki become the first to have nuclear weapons used against them. -
VJ-Day
The Japanese surrender ending World War II entirely.
