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Invasion of Manchuria
Japanese officials, the militarists launched a surprise attack and seized control of chinese provine of Manchuria. Japanese troops controlled the entire province -
Neutrality Acts
Neutrality Acts outlawed arms, sales of loans to nations at war. US sent arms and supplies to china after the Japan invasion -
Spanish Civil War
General Francisco Franco rebelled against the spanish republic. The war forged a close relationship between Germany and Italy -
Japanese invasion of China
Hideki Tojo launched the invasion into China. Japanese leaders leaped at the opportunity to unite East Asia under Japanese control by seizing the Colonial lands -
Hitler takes power
Hitler quickly dismantled Germany's democratic welmar republic. In it's place he established the Third Reich of Third German Empire -
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
Hitler turned to Czechoslovakia after invading Austria. Hitler wanted to invade Czechoslovakia in order to provide living space for Germany -
Munich agreement
Deladier and Chamberian choose to believe Hitlers' saying last territorial demand. They turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired -
Non-aggression pact
Stalin signed non-aggression pact with Hitler. They committed never to attack each other -
Invasion of Poland
German air force roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads and cities. German tested newest military strategy, the Blitzkrieg of lighting war -
Invasion of Denmark/Norway
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway. Hitler planned to build bases along the coast to strike at Great Britain -
Fall of France
Italy entered the war on the side of Germany and invaded from the south as the Germans closed in on Paris from the north. German occupied northern part of France, and a Nizie controlled puppet government -
Battle of Britain
The battle raged on through the summer and fall. German and British both bombed each other's cities. -
Lend-Lease
Britain run out of money for cash and carry. FDR lended a garden hose to a neighbor whose house was on fire -
Atlantic Charter
Roosevelt and Churchill met secretly aboard the US battleship Augusta. They agreed on a joint declaration of war aim -
Pearl Harbor
U.S. protested Japanese aggression by cutting off trade. Japanese could not live without importing oil. Hideki Tojo ordered to attack U.S. base at Pearl Harbor -
Doolittle's Raid
The Allies began to turn the tide against the Japanese. Lieutenant Colonel james Doolittle led 16 bombers in the attack -
Battle of Midway
Japan's next target was toward midway. Battle of midway was a turning point in the pacific war -
Battle of Stlingrad
Hitler wanted to wipe out Stalingrad, a major industrial center on the Volga River. Soviet army closed around Stralingrad, trapping the Germans in and around the city and cutting off their supplies -
Operation torch and North American Front
An invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa. It was command by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower -
Italian Campaign
Italy got off a good start with the capture of sicility. The effort to free Italy did not succeed until 1945, when Germany ifself was close to collapse -
D-Day
D-Day was the first day of the Allied invasion of Europe. It helped with liberation of France -
Liberation of France
Under the onslaught in both the North and South of France, the German Army fell back. France resitance forces and American troops liberated the France capital from four year of German occupation -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Allied troops and ships converged on Leyte Gulf in the Phillippines. Japanese threw their entire fleet into battle of Leyte Gulf. -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge was the bulge in the line that gave this desperate last ditch offensive. Allies wins the Battle of Bulge. -
Iwo Jima
It was crucial to US as a base to launch bombers to reach Japan. More than 6,000 Marines died taking the island -
FDR's death
FDR did not live to see V-E Days. While posing for a protrait in warm spring, Georgia, FDR had a stroke and died -
Okinawa
U.S. Marines invaded Okinawa. 1900 Kamikaze attacks sunk 30 ships and damaged 300 more. -
Battle of the Atlantic
German aim in the Battle of the Atlantic was to prevent food and war material from reaching Great Britain and Soviet Union. In the first four months of 1942, the Germans sank 87 ships off the Atlantic Shore. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe day. The war in Europe was finally over -
Hiroshima
Bomber named Enola Gay released an atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Japan still refused to surrender -
Nagasaki
Second bomb dropped on Nagasaki. The effect of the bomb was 200,000 of injuries and radiation poisoning -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day. The name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred, effectively ending World War II -
Nuremberg Trials
24 Nazi leaders were on trail for crimes against humanity and war crimes. 12 of 24 were sentenced to death
