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Japan Invades Manchuria
Kwantung Army of Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria after the Mudken Incident. Japan established puppet state called Manchuko, that occupation lasted until the end of World War II -
Italy annexes Ethiopia
Border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland, that December gave Mussolini an excuse to intervene. Rejecting atribitration offers. -
Neutrality Act
Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act, which bans travel of belligerent ships, forbids the arming of American merchant ships trading with belligerents, and issues an arms embargo with warring nations. -
Japan invades China
Last incident was the Marco Polo Bridge Incident that marked the beginning of Total War between both countries. -
Attack on the Panay
Japanese warplanes dive bomb the American gunboat, Panay, in the Yangtze River in China. Japan apologizes and pays reparations for the lives lost. -
Germany takes over Austria (Anschluss)
Austrian Nazi's conspired for the second time in 4 years to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany. -
Munich Agreement (appeasement)
Settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted Germany from annexing Sudentenland in western Czechoslovakia. -
St. Louis Refusal
Passenger ship, St. Louis, containing 907 Jewish refugees, begins its journey back to Europe after th United States refuses permission to dock. -
German-Soviet Nonagression Pact
Suprisingly, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Geermany invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adofl Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II has begun! -
U.S. Congress Lifts Aid Embargo
Congress grants Roosevelt's request to revise neutrality laws to repeal an arms embargo so that muntions could be sold to Britain and France, and prevent U.S. ships form sailing in war zones. -
Germany invades multiple neutral countries
Takes neutral countries like Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg. -
Battle of Britain
Air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during te summer and autumn of 1940. -
Tripartie Pact (Berlin Pact)
Agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan. Defensive military alliance that was eventually was joined by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu. 20 America naval vessels, including 8 battleships, and almost 200 airplanes were destroyed. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
After devestating attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt request, recieves a declaration of war against Japan. -
Battle of Midway
Six months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy decisevly defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, inflictinnng damage on the Japanese fleet that proved irreparable. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle in Word War II in which Nazi Germany and its Allies fought the Soviet Union for the control of the city Stalingrad in Southern Russia, eastern border of Europe. -
Italy surrenders
Gen. Eisenhower pubicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. Germany reacted to it with Operation Axis, the Aliies with Operation Avalanche. -
D-Day
Largest seaborne invasion in history, thw operation began the invasion of German- occupied western Europe, which led to the liberation of France from Nazi control, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war. -
Liberation of Paris
After more than 4 years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. Infantry Division. German Resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltiz, defied an order by Hitler to blow up Paris landmarks -
Hitler commits suicide
Killed himself by gunshot in his Furhrerbunker in Berlin. With his wife Eva that also committed suicide by cyanide. -
V-E Day
Public holiday celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies in World War II of Nazi's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. Thus making te end of World War II! -
Hiroshima atomic bomb!
"Little Boy" was the name for the type of atomic bomb dropped on Japanese city of Hiroshima, which was the first atomic bomb used in warfare. Dropped by the U.S. -
Nagasaki atomic bomb!
Codenamed "Fat Boy" for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States. This and "Little Man" were the only atomic bombs used.
