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Japan seizes Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 18, 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. This is significant because it opened the front to attack China. -
Hitler invades Rhineland
The remilitarization of the Rhineland by the German Army took place on 7 March 1936 when German military forces entered the Rhineland. This was significant because it violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties, marking the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region. This was one of the causes of World War II -
Canada Declares War on Germany
After Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, the United Kingdom and France declared war on September 3. This is significant is because the Canadians didn't declare war until September 7 so to prove that Canadians is no longer a British colony. -
Fall of France
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. Beginning on 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces in a series of mobile operations, eventually leading to the conquest of France. This is significant because France was a main country that was fighting the Nazis. Conquering France was one step closer to conquering the whole Europe for Hitler. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940, during World War II. This event is significant because over 300,000 soldiers was saved. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, literally "Air battle for England") is the name given to the Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force (RAF) against the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) which began at the end of June 1940. This is significant because the British was so close to losing the war but still held on and defeated the Nazi's. This battle was mainly fought in airplanes. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, and Operation Z during planning, was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. This is significant because it led US into WWII. -
Final Solution
The origin of the "Final Solution," the Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish people, remains uncertain. What is clear is that the genocide of the Jews was the culmination of a decade of Nazi policy, under the rule of Adolf Hitler. This is significant is because over 6 million Jews were killed. -
Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter during planning stages, and by its final official code-name Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942 This is significant because 5,000 Canadians participated in this battle and they suffered heavy casualties. They learned the lessons and used it later on for the D-Day. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. This is significant is because the Russians had to hold Stalingrad or else Hitler might conquer the whole Russia and eventually the whole Europe. -
D-Day
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. This event is significant because this was the starting point of liberating the whole Europe from Nazi. -
V-E day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. This is significant because this date this when Nazi unconditionally surrendered and brought victory in Europe. -
Hiroshima
The United States, with the consent of the United Kingdom as laid down in the Quebec Agreement, dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima in August 1945, during the final stage of World War II. This is significant because instead of invading Japan inland, the Americans used nuclear weapon and force Japan to surrender. Although Japan did not unconditionally surrender, it still caused many innocent lives. -
Nagasaki
3 days after the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the Americans dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This is significant because the Japanese unconditionally surrendered and it ended World War II. -
V-J day
On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ Day. This is significant because this date is when the Japanese formally unconditionally surrender and brought victory to the whole world.
