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Italy Invades Ethiopia
The Italian Invasion of Ethiopia is often known as one of the causes of the start of WWII. When the Italians invaded Ethiopia it also revealed the weaknesses of the League of Nations, which was created after WWI to prevent any more world wars. After Italy invaded Ethiopia a war broke out, called the Italo-Ethiopian war, which the Italians won pretty easily due to the lack of military presence in Ethiopia. -
The Munich Conference
At the Munich Conference Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France signed an agreement that stated Czechoslovakia would have to surrender their border regions and defense to the Nazis. Then just a couple days later German forces occupied these areas. They were there from October 1, 1938, to October 10, 1938. Czechoslovakia surrendered to Germany after much pressure from Great Britain and France; they pressured Czechoslovakia into surrendering because if they did Germany promised peace. -
Germany Invades France
On may 10, 1940 Germany attacked France, and the French were not prepared. France assumed Germany would attack the same way they did in WWI, which was to go through Belgium but Germany actually split into three different fronts. The different fronts would attack the Netherlands, France, and Luxemburg. After attacking each of these countries Germany was able to move to the coast of France, taking over many of France's ports and capture many troops. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor. The U.S. military had no time to prepare and it took Japan only ninety minutes to destroy nineteen U.S. warships, 300 U.S. aircraft, and kill more than 2,400 U.S. military personal. The Japanese wanted to attack Pearl Harbor because they knew they could take out a large chunk of the U.S. military and the U.S. would then be unavailable to help other countries for a time and in return Japan was able to take over parts of the Middle East. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor. The U.S. military had no time to prepare and it took Japan only ninety minutes to destroy nineteen U.S. warships, 300 U.S. aircraft, and kill more than 2,400 U.S. military personal. The Japanese wanted to attack Pearl Harbor because they knew they could take out a large chunk of the U.S. military and the U.S. would then be unavailable to help other countries for a time and in return Japan was able to take over parts of the Middle East. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
In the battle of Stalingrad the Soviet Union defeated Germany, which caused it to be a major battle of WWII. Germany were the ones to initiate the battle by invading the Soviet Union; the Germans were after oil supplies that were in the Soviet Union and little did they know it ended up being the bloodiest war of WWII and was a major turning point in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was an attack initiated by the Germans in hope that the war would turn in Hitlers favor. Eventually the Americans were the ones who won the war and according to Winston Churchill it was the greatest battle of the war and the greatest battle in American military history. But, the victory did not come without loss. There were 75,000 casualties and of those 75,000, 19,000 died. This was the deadliest battle of the U.S. during WWII. -
Germany Surrenders
On April 25, 1945, Soviet Union forces went into Berlin and after much fighting the Soviets approach the bunker where Hitler was hiding. Then five days later, on April 30, 1945, Hitler commited suicide. Shortly after Hitlers death, Berlin fell to the Soviets and then on May 7, 1945, western Germany surrendered and May 9, 1945, eastern Germany surrendered.