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The Japanese Invasion of Manchuri
This invasion began on September 19, 1931. The Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden incident. -
The Anschluss
The Anschluss was the event where Germany invaded Austria and added it to the empire. This caused Austria to lose its independence. -
Invasion of Poland
Warsaw surrendered to German on September 17, 1939. Britain and France kept their guarantee of Poland's border. The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland. -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
Lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of "cash-and-carry". Also, the ban on loans stayed in effect. -
The Fall of France
Germany defeated the allied forces including France. In May 10,1940 -
The Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Forces defended the United Kingdom against attack’s from the Germany’s air force. -
Oil Embargo
following an agreement between Japan and Vichy France, the US froze Japanese assets on July 26 1941. On August 1 an embargo was established on oil and gasoline exports to Japan. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service against the US naval base at pearl harbor. this led the US entry to ww2 -
Bataan Death March
This was a forceful transfer by the imperial Japanese army of 60,000-80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war. -
Battle of Midway Island
Decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of ww2 -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought the soviet union. This was for the control over the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
D-Day
an operation in which 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces all attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. -
The Holocaust
Adolf Hitler took control over Germany and started the Holocaust. This resulted in Hitler killing over 6 million Jews along with other religions. He didn't want anyone to feel superior to him. -
The Yalta Conference
this was the World War II meeting of the heads of government. They had began plans for a post-war. -
VE Day (Victory of Europe Day)
This day marks the day when Europe and the Allies succeeded victory. Germans surrendered their armed forces. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Follwed by another bombing . These bombs wiped out 90 percent of the city and later caused death from radiation exposure. -
Bombing of Nagasaki Japan
This bombing happened in Nagasaki Japan, following the bombing of Hiroshima Japan. Both bombs were atomic and wiped out 90 percent of the population. Also later killed thousands of people from radiation exposure.
