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Japan invaded Manchuria. They did this to take their land.
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Hitler was elected chancellor after elections. He promised to help the economy.
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The league of nations tried to stop Italy but failed. The next year Italy turned Ethiopia into the "Italian Empire".
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Great Britain, France, and Italy met. They decided to give Germany parts of Czechoslovakia.
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Kristallnacht means "broken glass". This is unfortunately very literal, this refers to the broken windows that are a result from anti-semantic demonstrations.
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The Soviet Union agreed to not fight with Germany for 10 years. They both promised not to attack each other.
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Germany invaded Poland. This sparked WWII.
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Germany surrounded the Allies near Dunkirk. The Allies sadly lost this battle.
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Also known as The Blitz. Lots of bombs were dropped on Britain from the Germans.
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The japanese bombed a naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many US soldiers died.
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Germany and the Soviet Union fought. The Soviet Union won.
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Also known as D-Day and Operation Overlord, Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Thousands of men died during that battle.
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The day the Allies won the war in Europe. Then the Allies paid attention towards Japan.
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America bombed the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It took two tries to have Japan surrender.
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The day when the USA won the war in Japan. Japan was put under the control of General MacArthur.