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Italy turns Fascist
Benito Mussolini and his black shirts take control of Italy -
Manchurian Crisis
Japanese invade Chinese province of Manchuria. Japanese fascists rising -
Hitler becomes Fuhrer
Hitler in power of Germany, now Fascist -
Nuremburg Laws
Nuremberg laws are passed in Germany, making antisemitism in Germany even stronger -
Formation of Axis Powers
Germany, Italy and Japan make pact not to go to war with each other -
Anchluss
Germans take over Austria, and soon Czechoslovakia -
Kristallnacht
"Night of Broken Glass" is a night where Jewish shops, properties and synagogues etc. are destroyed by many German civilians, along with the murdering of many Jews on this night. -
Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler and Stalin agree to divide Poland between each other and not attack one another -
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia completely falls to Germans -
Ghettos
Germans start moving Jewish people into ghettos and their own areas to live. Jewish properties confiscated, lost citizenship -
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Concentration and Extermination Camps
Jews are moved to concentration camps, where they are forced into labour and limited food and depleted of basic human rights. They are also sent to extermination camps where they are killed -
Germany Invades Poland
World War II essentially begins with the Nazis invading Poland -
Declaration of War
Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
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Battle of Atlantic
Important supply lines for Allies constantly attacked by Axis, whole war long. 1939-1945 -
Canada declares War
Canada declares war on Germany. -
Canadians land in France
Canadians come to France, but France soon falls and they see no action. -
Axis Powers Update
Axis had power over most of mainland Europe, spring 1940 -
Battle Of Britain
Summer - Fall 1940, German Luftwaffe attacked Britain and targeted air fields, but RAF, RCAF, and Polish air forces frustrated them, stopping attacks. -
Canadians Fight Japanese
Canadians see first war action on Hong Kong, fighting the Japanese -
Operation Barbossa
Assault on Russia by Germans. Hitler turns back on Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact. -
Battle of Hong Kong
Canadians stationed in Hong Kong to protect British territory from Japanese. Canadians surrendered on Christmas day, 1941. Many were taken POW and starved, tortured etc for 3 1/2 years. -
Attacks on Pearl Harbour
Japanese attack largest American Naval base, in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii -
Americans get Involved
America declares war on Japan and Germany -
Island Hopping
Americans start Island Hopping in the Pacific. Liberating all the tiny islands in the Pacific from the Japanese and moving towards Japan -
Battle of Midway
Americans liberate the Midway islands in long bloody battles -
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Guadalcanal Campaign
The island of Guadalcanal is liberated by the Americans -
Dieppe Raid
Allies wanted to open a western front, tried on Northern French Coast but Germans were well prepared and the attack was essentially a disaster with over 3000 casulaties -
Battle of Stalingrad
Critical strategic point for Germans, they attack Stalingrad but Soviets defend it -> Soviet Victory. 1.1+ million soviet casualties, 400 000+ German -
American Naval Battles
Americans start pushing east in the Pacific,moving towards Japanese -
Battle of Ortona
Canadians and allies liberated Ortona through bloody street fighting. Hitler kept sending troops but Ortona was eventually liberated -
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Italian Campaign
Allies landed in Sicily and took it. Allies and Canadians continued to move up mainland Italy and eventually liberate it. -
Battle of Stalingrad Won
The Soviets resist the Germans and start pushing west towards Germany. -
France is Liberated
France is liberated by the allies completely. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans plan a counter offensive to take Antwerp back, but the Allies resisted the attack. -
Battle of Guam
Guam is liberated by the Americans, -
Kamikaze
Japanese start using kamikaze tactics in desperate attempt to resist the Americans -
Battle of the Scheldt
The 1st and 2nd Canadian army are tasked with liberating the crucial area of the Schedlt river. After securing the river, they continue moving northeast and liberate Antwerp, Amsterdam and other Dutch cities. Liberating the Netherlands. -
D-Day (Normandy Landings) AKA Operation Overlord
A critical battle in the Normandy landings opens up a Western front for the war. American, British, Canadian and other allied forces attack Normandy beaches and start the liberation of France. -
Liberation of Paris
Paris is liberated by the Allies and French Resistance Movements led b Charles de Gaulle -
Manhattan Project
Extreme secret development of atomic bombs begins in the US -
Japanese Islands taken
The Americans take the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, which are very close to Japan. They can take off from these isalnds -
End of the European Fascists?
The allies are getting dangerously close to Berlin. With the Soviets being within a few hundred kilometers. Things are not looking good for the Nazis. -
Roosevelt dies
President Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman takes the presidency and is made aware of the Manhattan Project. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide as he did not want to be humiliated like Mussolini was, by his own people. -
Soviets Arrive
The Soviets arrive at Berlin and take down the Reichstag, Berlin surrenders -
V-E Day
The war is over in Europe, the Nazis fall and peace is restored in Europe. V-E = Victory in Europe day -
Trinity Test
Test of 1 atomic bomb of 3 is successful in Los Alamos, New Mexico -
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
The Japanese are informed that the Americans have a new weapon, and they should surrender. But Japan rejects. Americans use atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" and Hiroshima is devastated -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Japanese are again offered to surrender or face another nuclear bomb. Japan ignores this and Nagasaki is bombed by the last bomb, nicknamed "Fat Man" -
Japanese Surrender, Second World War Over (V-J Day)
Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri, putting a formal end to the Second World War. Many Japanese soldiers perform HariKari. An honorable suicide as they failed to win the war. -
United Nations
United Nations formed in another attempt to hold peace in the world. Similar to League of Nations. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal of Declaration of Human Rights is written and guarantees the human rights of all people around the world