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Japan invades Manchuria
Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria. This was an attempt by Japan to gain control over the whole province. This was one of the causes of WW2. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
The invasion was to boost Italian national prestige. Ethiopia was defeated an annexed to military occupation until the defeat of Italy in 1941. -
Olympic Games in Germany
Officially known as the Games of the XI Olympaid, The Nazis used the Olympic Games as propaganda. Germany promoted an image of a new,stronger Country. This was the first time the games were televised. This event is where Jesse Owens made history breaking five records within 45 minutes. -
Germany takes the Sudetenland
Hitler promised Britain's prime minister not to invade Czechoslovakia if he was given Sudetenland. -
Anschluss
This was the annexation of Austria into Germany. Germany was thinking of ways to become a more powerful Nation and become a serious world power, so to claim Austria would be perfect for their cause. -
German invasion of Poland
The invasion was enough to make Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. Nazi troops marched through the north, south, and west without much of a fight. More than 1.5 million troops invaded Poland. -
Battle of Britain
Germany attacks British military forces with their Air Force. Although the attack put a big dent on the British aircraft, Germany lost more thank 700 planes than the British when it was over. -
Tripartite Pact signed
This was the official creation of the Axis powers. Germany, Italy, and Japan all signed it for mutual assistance provided by each other. The pact was created mainly to keep the United States Isolated and out of the war. -
Four Freedoms Speech
President Roosevelt addresses to congress four freedoms that the Nazi and Japanese military were threatening. The four was: speech, worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear. -
Lend Lease Act
This was made to allow the US to provide aid to England without being involved in the war. It let the President transfer defense materials that congress provided money for. This brought us one step closer to entering the war. -
Germany attacks Soviet Union
This was the largest German military operation during during World War 2. The invasion consisted of 134 divisions at full fighting strength and 73 more waiting for deployment. This invasion took place less than two years after the German-Soviet pact was signed.This included more than three million German solders with an additional 650,000 troops provided by their allies. They attacked the Soviet Union across a broad front. -
Atlantic Charter
Th Atlantic Charter was a policy statement addressed during World War 2. This was a vision between the US and Great Britain that was about the postwar world. 26 Allied nations supported the declaration. This document is considered one of the first important steps in creating the United Nations in 1945. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
This was a "surprise attack" that the Japanese executed on American forces in Pearl Harbor. Japan was able to sink four of our eight battle ships, but damage all of them. This was more than enough to make the US declare war on Japan four days later. -
Battle of Midway
Only six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy caused devastating damage on the Japanese fleet that proved to be something they could not recover from. The attack destroyed Japans first line carrier strength and most of its best naval pilots. The Battle of Midway ended any threat of more Japanese invasions in the pacific. -
Casablanca Conference
This was a meeting between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. They planed and agreed to invade Italy as well as increase the bombing that was being done to Germany. That was not it though, they decided to only accept unconditional surrender which means it is an official surrender provided by international law. -
Tehran Conference
President Roosevelt and Churchill had a face to face meeting with Stalin to discuss the invasion of France. -
Battle of Normandy
The western Allies launched the largest invasion in history located on the northern coast of France. A total of 80,000 soldiers died in Normandy. The invasion began with overnight parachute landings and massive air attacks. -
Battle of the Bulge
The crippled German military made a desperate counter attack after an Allied invasion. At first victory seemed to be heading the Nazi's way, but they were to weak to overcome the Allie's forces. -
Yalta Conference
Another meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the plans on the post-war Germany.The ultimate outcome of the meeting was the agreement to create the United Nations. That was made to maintain international order. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A bloody battle that took place on a small Island of Iwo Jima. The United States Marine Corps landed on the Island and eventually captured it from the Japanese.This was a crucial piece of land for the US because it allowed easy access for America to stage attacks on the Japanese main Islands. The battle resulted in 23,000 American casualties. -
Battle of Okinawa
This was another battle where The United States captured a key Island very close to Japan. This crucial victory costed us more than 50,000 American casualties, more than double the amount of lives lost during the battle of Iwo Jima. With control of the Island, we could launch direct attacks on Tokyo and Japanese Islands. -
Germany Surrenders
After the Battle of the Bulge, Germany had no choice but to surrender. General Alfred Jodi signed the unconditional surrender -
US drops bomb on Hiroshima
As a retaliation of the attack on Pearl Harbor, US pilots drooped the first ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The outcome resulted in a significant amount of civilian deaths; 60,000 people dead within the first two minutes of the explosion. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
This took place just tree days after the first bomb was dropped on Japan. The war head that was used on Nagasaki was named Fat Man because it had a much greater radious than the first bomb, or Little Boy. -
Official Japanese surrender
This was the last unconditional surrender of the war. The Allies issued the Potsdam Declaration, demanding Japan to surrender, failure to comply would mean complete destruction of the Japanese military.
