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Appeasement
The foreign policy of pacifying an aggrieved nation through negotiation in order to prevent war. -
Japan invades Manchuria
When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria following the Mukden Incident. After the war, the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo. Which led to the invasion of China. -
Night of the Long Knives
It was a purge by Hitler to kill most of the Nazi leaders in fear that they became too powerful. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia because he wanted to be on the same level as Hitler and the Germans. Mussolini wanted prestige for Italy. -
Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. -
Kristallnacht
The Nazi Party in Germany burned down synagogues and vandalized homes of Jewish people. A lot of people were sent to concentration camps. -
Non Aggression Pact
It is a neutrality act between two or more countries to not engage in any fighting or militarism. -
Germany invades Poland
The invasion of Poland was the start of World War 2. -
France surrenders to Germany
Six weeks after the Nazis launched an invasion for France. The French surrender leaving the Germans to have all of France. -
Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Force defends Great Britain from large scale military attacks from Germany. -
Final Solution
The Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews. Introduced by Heinrich Himmler and administered by Adolf Eichmann, the policy resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration camps between 1941 and 1945. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
In a surprise attack, Japan bombs Pearl Harbor leaving the United States with there Navy completely destroyed. -
Battle of Midway
It was a naval battle 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany turned its back on the Soviet Union to try and gain control of Stalingrad. -
D-day
Battle of Normandy, when Allied forces invade the coast of northern France against the Germans. -
Battle of the Bulge
Also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War 2. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
The Soviet army marched in and freed over 7,000 prisoners from the camp. -
V-E Day
The Victory in Europe Day which is when German surrenders to the allied powers. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The bombing was a retaliation from the Pearl Harbor bombing. -
V-J Day
Is when Japan surrenders to the United States.
