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Japan invades Manchuria
The Kwantung army (Japan) invades Manchuria. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy wanted to invade Ethiopia and move in on the capital -
Hilter's Announcement to remilitarize
1935- Hitler announces plans to re-militarize -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland marking the beginning of WW2. -
Britain & France declare War
Britain and France declare War on Germany. -
General J.C. Smuts Declared South Africa
Smuts declared South Africa, Germany and the Axis at War -
Hitler breaks the pact
Hitler breaks the Non-Aggression pact with the Soviet Union. -
Germans retreat
The Soviet Union counter offences drives Germans from Moscow in a retreat. -
U.S. declares war on Empire of Japan
Day after pearl harbor, the U.S. declares war on the empire of Japan because of the damage the Japanese planes caused from Pearl Harbor. -
The War is brought home by Germany
British bomb Köln (Cologne), for first time brings the war home to Germany. Urban Germany is reduced to rubble over the next three years by Anglo- American bombs. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad, significant battle between Nazi and Germany (it’s allies fought the soviet union) -
D-Day
June 6th, 1944- D-Day, US and allied troops invaded Normandy, France. -
Germans Surrender
The day after D-Day Germany surrenders. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day (AKA VE-day). The Nazis surrender to Russia (Western Allies). -
U.S. drops two atomic bombs
U.S drops two atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan
