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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan is an island with limited resources. The Japanese invaded Manchuria to gain more resources. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler gave the Germans a sense of faith and pride. He was elected to be Chancellor of Germany. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini wanted to "restore the pride of Rome" by invading Ethiopia. He was successful and Italy controlled Ethiopia. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was a series of negotiations between Hitler and the Allies. Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Before the war, Germany and the Soviet Union shocked the world by making the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. The two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany uses fast lightning war to invade Poland rapidly. Great Britain and France declare war on Germany as a result. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also called Night of Broken Glass, was when the German Nazis attacked Jewish people and their property. The violence continued for many days. -
Invasion of France
German forces defeated Allied forces in France. The Allies were forced to retreat and France had fallen. -
Battle of Britain
The German air force, the Luftwaffe, attacked and bombed Britain many times. Great Britain was able to hold off and destroy the Luftwaffe with their own air force. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese surprise attacked the U.S. naval base Pearl Harbor. Many Americans were killed and this event pushed the U.S. to join the war. -
Stalingrad
Germany invaded Russia and fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. It was a very bloody battle and Germany was defeated. -
Normandy Invasion
The Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, was the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. The Allies drove Germany out of France and took it back. -
V-E Day
V-E Day is the when the victory in Europe was celebrated. It marked the formal acceptance of Germany's unconditional surrender. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
The Japanese would not surrender to the United States, so the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing thousands. A second bomb was dropped three days later on Nagasaki. The Japanese finally surrendered. -
V-J Day
The Victory in Japan Day was the day that Japan had unconditionally surrendered. This was the ending to World War II.
