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Spanish Civil War Begins
The Spanish Civil War was between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratically elected Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco France. -
Japanese Invasion of China
Japan captured the former Chinese imperial capital of Beijing after instigating the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which culminated in the Japanese campaign to invade all of China -
Japanese Invasion of the Soviet Union and Mongolia
These battles convinced some factions in the factions in the Japanese government that they should focus on conciliationf the Soviet government to avoid interference in the war against China. -
War Breaks out in Europe
Germany invaded Poland under the false pretext that the poles had carried out a sereies of sabotage operations against German target. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hilter invades Poland on September 1st. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later. -
Germany Invades Denmark and Norway
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect thipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the allies were attempting to cut off by unilaterally mining Norwegian waters. -
New Prime Minister
Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chaberlain as Prime Minister of the UK. -
Germany Invades
Germany begins to invade France, Belgium, and Holland. -
Italy Begins Operations in the Mediterranean
Italy began operations in the Mediterranean, initating a siege of Malta in June, Conquering British Somaliland in August and making an incursion into British-held Egypt -
Triprtite Pact
This pact was a mutual alliance that was between Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Axis attack on the USSR
With the situation in Europe and Asia relatively stable, Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union made preparations. -
Germany Starts Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was and invasion theat began on June 22nd the intial advance was swift and caused the fall of Sebastopol at the end of october, and Mostcow becoming attacked at the end of the year -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launched a suprise atttack on the US Navyin hawaii, sinking 4 out of eight ships that were damaged -
US and Britain declare war on Japan
Britain and The US team up and declare war on Japan. -
Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa with a massive bombbardment followed by and armoured attack -
D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany's forced in Normandy. Thousands of tranports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of general Eisenhow to the Normandy beaches. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter. -
MacArthur accepts Japan's Surrender
US General, Douglas MacArthur, accepts Japan's surrender, formally ending the second world war -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The Japanese genereals refused to surrender, so the US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima -
Atmoic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
The US dropped yet another bomb on the Japanese but this time on the island of Nagasaki -
Japanese Surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies, ending the second world war.
