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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden incident. -
Hitler Appointed chancellor of Germany
Hitler attained power in march of 1933 after the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933. -
Nanjing Massacre/ Rape of Nanjing
A mass scale of random murders, wartime rape looting, and arson committed by the imperial Japanese Army against residents of Nanjing -
Munich Conference
British and French prime ministers Nevile Chamberlin and Edvard Daladier sign the Munich pact with nazi leader Adolf Hitler, agreement averted the outbreak of the war but gave Czechoslovakia away to the German conquest. -
Kristallnacht
Night of broken glass, also called the November program, was a program against jews carried out by the nazi party's Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces along with civilians throughout nazi Germany. -
Non-aggression Pact Signed
Europe enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the german soviet non-aggression pact. -
Germany's Invasion on Poland/Blitzkrieg
German invades Poland, initiating World War 2 in Europe -
Fall of Paris
French surrendered on March 31 ending war of the sixth coalition and forcing emperor Napolean to abdicate and go into exile. -
Dunkrik
Fought around the French port of Dunkirk during the second world war between allies and Nazi Germany -
The Blitz
The German Bombing campaign against the UK in140 and 1941, during the second world war -
Selective Training and service act is passed
Required all men ages 21-45 to register for the draft, those selected were required to serve at least one year. -
Operation Barbarossa
Original name Operation Fritz. The code name for the German invasion of the soviet union. -
Japanese attack on pearl harbor
The surprise attack on the US Naval base at pearl harbor, Hawaii. The US has been supplying great Britain in its fight against the nazi -
Bataan Death March
The Forcible transfer by the imperial Japanese army of 60,000-80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point. -
Battle of Midway
Major Naval battle in the Pacific theater of WW2 that took place on Pearl Harbor and one month after The Battle of the Coral Sea. -
Battle of Stalingard
Germany and its allies fought the soviet union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southern Russia. -
D-Day
Landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, June 6 1944of the allied invasion of Normandy in operation. -
Battle of The Bulge
Also known as the Ardennes offensive was a major german offense campaign on the western front during world war two. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting o three world war two allies, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchhill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. Meeting of the heads of government of the united states, united kingdom, and soviet union to discuss the post-war organization of Germany and Europe. -
Battle of Iwo jima
A major battle in which the US Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captures the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese army during World War 2 -
Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed operation Ice Berg, was a major battle of the pacific that was fought on the island of Okinawa by the US Army and US Marine Corp forces against the imperial Japanese army. -
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
He committed suicide in his underground bunker on April 30 of 1945 -
VE Day
Both Great Britain and the US celebrate victory in Europe. Cities in both nations as well ad formerly occupied cities in western Europe put out flags and banners rejoicing in the defeat of the NAzi war machine during WW2. -
The dropping of the Atomic Bomb
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime. Approxminently 80,000 people were killed and another 35,000 injured and expected 60,000 more people would've died due to the effects of the fallout. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the which Japan surrendered in WW2 in effect bringing the war to an end.