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begining of WW2
Japan invades Manchuria -
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WW2
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NAZI
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement. -
JAPAN INVADES CHINA
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. -
GERMANY, ITALY, GREAT BRITAN, FRANCE
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany. -
FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN
France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state -
ITALY
Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania. -
WW2 IN EUROPE
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. -
WAR ON GERMANY
Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
SOVIET UNION
The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east -
GERMANY INVADES DENMAEK
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9. -
ITALY
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
FIGHT
Second Vienna Award: Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary. The loss of northern Transylvania forces Romanian King Carol to abdicate in favor of his son, Michael, and brings to power a dictatorship under General Ion Antonescu. -
ALLIED TROOPS
Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples. -
HITTER DEATH
Hitler commits suicide. -
END OF WW2
aving agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II
