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Japan invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria which they later called Manchucko which was basically a man camp. this is where they stayed for a while and allowed the war to rage on. -
Hitler is made Chancellor of Germany
He becomes the Leader (president) of Germany
He begins to put his plans into action -
Kristallnacht
"Night of Broken Glass" this was when non-Jewish people went and destroyed anything owned or ran by or occupied by Jews. -
The Munich Pact
Hitler was appeased so more land was given to him in order to stop him but this only made him get more powerful and own more land. -
Invasion of Poland
Poland is invaded by Germany and Soviet Russia and this day basically marks the beginning of ww2 in Europe. -
Dunkirk
This was a battle between Britain and Germany. Dunkirk was where Britain evacuated to they lived to fight another day. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs the U.S. Pacific fleet in Hawaii
The U.S. gets involved in WW2. -
Bataan Death March
Japanese Army forced over 20,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war approximately 12,000 prisoners of war died before they could reach their destination.
This was basically them showing their pride and not caring -
Battle of Midway
This was a naval war fought between Japan and America. This was also Japans first naval defeat. It now showed that they were running lower and lower. -
D-Day
Normandy day was the allied forces invading western Europe this went into history as the largest attack in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive is launched against the allies in the Western front.
This caused over 100,000 casualties and was the most expensive battle fought. -
Yalta Conference
This was the heads of the government in the U.S., Russia, ect met about the post war in Europe. -
V E Day
Victory over Europe, this also got us closer to winning the war. -
The bombing of Hiroshima
The U.S. was tired of fighting and scared that US citizens would be killed by Japan so they invented the atomic bomb and diploid 2 of them in Japan killing 1000's. -
V J Day
This was "Victory over Japan" this lead to the ending of the war.