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Japan Invades Manchuria
Without the permission of Emperor Hirohito, the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria on this date -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Known as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War was a colonial war between Italy and Ethiopia in which Italy invaded Ethiopia -
Olympic Games in Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany -
Anschluss
Anschluss, which means "union" in German, refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on this day -
Germany Takes Sudetenland
Hitler agreed not to invade Czechoslovakia if he were given control of the Sudetenland. -
Germany Invades Poland
The Invasion of Poland was a joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the start of WWII -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force -
Tripartite Pact Signed
A treaty signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan, and Italy officially formed the Axis Powers -
Four Freedoms Speech
Roosevelt delivered this speech detailing Americans' entitlement to four freedoms: the freedom of speech, the freedom to worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Providing some more cause for entering the war -
Lend Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to provide military aid to foreign nations during World War II while still remaining nuetral -
Germany Attacks Russia
Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, also known as Operation Barbarossa -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill outlining an agreement of visions for the postwar world -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific between the U.S. and Japan which occurred between June 4th and 7th 1942 -
Casablanca Conference
A conference between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill which outlined the Allies' strategy of the next phase for World War II -
Tehran Conference
A strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. It was held in the Soviet Union's embassy in Tehran, Iran -
Battle of Normandy
The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II -
Yalta Conference
A meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Germany and Europe's postwar reorganization -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States against the Japanese -
Germany Surrenders
With imminent defeat seeming very possible, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II -
Bombing of Hiroshima
US drops bomb on Hiroshima as a retaliation attack from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor -
Bombing of Nagasaki
US drops bomb on Nagasaki as a retaliation attack from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor -
Japan Officially Surrenders
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
