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Invasion of Manchuria
Japanese aggression in the South Pacific of China. The Industrial Revolution caused Japan to hunt for new resources. Led invasions of Manchuria, Korea, and the rest of China. After the invasion of Manchuria in 1931, China appealed to the League for help but it only caused Japan to withdraw from the League. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. He promised to help the economy of Germany and he promised to build up the German Millitary. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini set off to invade Ethiopia because they wanted to successfully conquer one of Africa's only independent states. Ethiopia appealed to the League of Nations after the Italian Invasion. -
Munich Conference
This conference held in Munich is when the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy met. They all agreed to let Germany take over parts of Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht also called the Night of Broken Glass, is when the German Nazis attacked Jewish people. It is called the "Kristallnacht" because there was glass all along the roads that were left in the streets. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Britain and France pledged their support to Poland. Hiter's pact with Stalin eliminated the danger of a Soviet invasion from the east. On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland. -
Invasion of Poland
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. France and Britain said they would protect Poland but they didn't. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler ordered bomb raids on Great Britain, increasing the intensity. Winston Churchill refused a peace settlement so the Luftwaffe (a German air force) attacked Britain night after night. -
Invasion of France
The major mistake the French military leaders made that led to the Fall of France was that they assumed the Maginot Line. Which was a system of forts along the French/German border that they hoped would stop an invasion by Germany. -
Pearl Harbor
"a day that will live infamy"-Japanese attack U.S. naval fleets in Hawaii. Eight battleships and more than three hundred planes destroyed. 2,403 American casualties. On December 8th Congress declares war on Japan -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was when Joseph Stalin wanted the city of Stalingrad held at all time when the Germans were attacking. After six months the Soviets defeated the German. -
Normandy Invasion
The Normandy invasion, also known as D-Day, is when the Allies landed on the Beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the invasion. 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch on the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. -
V-E Day
A rush towards Berlin occurred in the spring of 1945, with the Germans fading fast. In 1945 the Americans and Soviets met in the German capital of Berlin; Hitler committed suicide in his secret bunker two days before April 30th. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
The US decided to bomb Japan to end the war. The first bomb was Hiroshima and the second one was Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
V-J Day also is known as Victory Day. The Japanese had shown that they would fight to the last man, woman, and child. The atomic bombs saved as many as 1 million US lives and possibly many Japanese. On August 14, Japan surrenders, Japan is put under control of General Douglas McArthur, and V-J Day is announced on September 2, 1945.
