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Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria. This was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia. This came to be one of the causes of World War II. -
Munich Pact
The Munich Pact was an agreement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia. -
Germany invades Poland/Blitzkrieg
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. It was a major part of the Naval history of World War -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of World War 2, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force. -
Germany invades Russia
When Germany invaded the soviet union it was very unexpected because Hitler signed a nonaggression pact and signed the Barbarossa which was the first attack on the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. It triggered the U.S. to enter World War 2. -
North Africa
Italy attacked Egypt in 1940 and as a counter attack British and Indian forces captured many Italians. Hitler’s response to this was to send out a newly formed African army. Over the course of these wars soldiers were being pushed into many different territories. Many British and American forces were sent to North Africa where they helped fight and then forced all the remaining Axis troops to surrender. -
Stalingrad
The largest confrontation of World War II in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia. -
Normandy Campaign/D-Day
The Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War 2, it was an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Death of Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by a gunshot to the head in Berlin while inside his Bunker’s. -
Germany surrenders
We believe Germany surrendering is the most important event because it is what mostly ended the war and gave the world some peace back. After realizing the Nazi’s had no hope Hitler killed himself and the Germans had to surrender. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efvwJjzqKUk Article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims -
Atomic bombs on Japan
America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan the first being most severe in killing 80,000 people immediately and many more over the next couple weeks from radiation poisoning. This caused Japan to surrender out of World War II. -
Japan surrenders
When Japan surrendered it put an end to World War II. The Japanese navy and air force were terminated after as well.
