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Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invaded Manchuria to gain raw materials. They installed a new puppet government called Manchoukou. -
Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese need raw materials for their industrialized nation. They invaded Manchuria to get the raw materials and established the puppet state of Manchuko -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg. He then proceeded to start reforming Germany -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia to get a claim in Africa and gain glory through battle. It was condemned by the League of Nations when they found out. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference is where the choice to appease Germany by giving up the Sudetenland was made. This is where the trend of allies appeasing Germany started. -
Kristallnacht
This is a night of mass destruction of Jewish property in Germany. It gets its name from the amount of glass broke that night -
Non-Aggression Pact Made
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany made a pact not to attack each other for ten years. This pact would be broken by Germany when they attacked the Soviet Union -
Invasion of Poland
Poland was invaded by the Soviet Union and Germany. It is considered to mark the beginning of WW2 -
Invasion of France
The Germans invaded France to gain more territory. The invasion was an allied defeat. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was when the Nazis repeatedly bombed Britain. Britain deployed the Royal Air force and won -
Pearl Harbor
The JApanense bombed Pearl harbor to destroy critical ships and planes. This pushed the United States to enter the war -
Stalingrad
Germany fought the allies n the Soviet Union to try to gain control of the Stalingrad. The Soviets defended the city and started to push the Germans back. -
Normandy Invasion
The Normandy invasion (D-Day) is when the allies started taking Europe back from the Axis powers. They used boats to bring troops to land and were met with heavy resistance -
V-E Day
V-E Day is when the European Axis powers all surrendered. This would allow them to focus on Japan in the Pacific -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
Japan was going to fight until the last man so we used atomic bombs to guide them to surrender. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the targeted cities. -
V-J Day
V-J Day is when Japan surrendered in the Pacific Theatre. This marks the end of WW2
