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Hitler and his army invade the Rhineland
Hitler and his army invade the Rhineland. This invasion was just a bluff as Germany were showing there strength again and to scare the French -
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WW2
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The Anschluss with Austria
The Anschluss with Austria. The Germans invaded Austria and gave up their land to Germany -
The Munich Conference
The Munich Confrence. It was a meeting between Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy. This confrence gave Germany the permission to have Western Czechoslovakia in order to keep Hitler happy. -
The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland begins. This was the start of the fighting in WW2. -
Great Britain Declares war on Nazi Germany
Great Britain declare war on Nazi Germany. Britain had no choice but to declare war to try and stop Britain. -
Australia Declare war on Nazi Germany
Australia pledges pull support to Bratain and is prepared to fight. -
Bombing of Darwin
Bombing of Darwin by the Japanese. It was Australia's first taste of war at home. They were bombed because they Americans had a fleet of Troops positioned there and because Japan wanted to take over the Southern Hemisphere. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea. It was a naval battle between the Japanese naval fleet and the US and Australian naval fleets. -
Sydney attacked by Japanese Submarines
Sydney attacked by Japanese Submarines. 2 man Japanese submarines entered the Sydney harbour and attempted to attack the destroyer naval ships. -
Australia Pulls out of Kokoda
Australia pulls out of Kokoda after months of feeing from Japanese troops.