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Attack of Manchuria
The Japanese army invaded Manchuria even though the government said not to. The army then set up a government in Manchuria. -
Nuremberg Laws
A set of laws created by the Nazis. This stated that the Jewish could not have contact with the Germans. -
Alliance with Italy and Germany
This alliance was named the Axis Powers. Germany came into the agreement a month after. -
Kristallnacht
The Night the Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes. They also attacked Jewish business synagogues. -
Invasion of Poland
Hitler planned an attack of Poland to conquer the land. The Germans invaded Poland using airspace, raining bombs, and terror on the land. -
Soviet Union invaded East Poland
Stalin sent the Soviet troops to occupy East Poland. They then began taking over regions in the second part of the agreement such as Lithuania, Lativa and Estonia. -
France surrenders
Germany took control on the northern part of France. He set up a government to reconquer France. -
Lend Lease Act
It stated that the president could not lend or lease arms or other supplies to any country. -
Battle of Britain
Germans wanted to attack British airfields and aircraft factories, Hitler called off attacks on Britain and then he started to focus on Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. -
German invasion of Soviet Union
This is known as the "Operation Barossa". The Red Army was known as the biggest army in the world but was not ready for the Germans to attack. -
Atlantic Charter
A declaration of principles issued by the British prime minister. This was put out as an Allied peace plan at the end of WWII. -
Pearl Harbor
American soldiers woke up to many explosives set off by the Japanese. 18 ships were sunken or damged. -
Japanese internment in US
The Japanese on the Pacific coast were sent to camps. All of the Japanese were evacuated in Japanese-American communities. -
Battle of Midway
A sea and airforce battle between the Americans and the Japanese. The Americans defeated the Japanese forces. -
Allied invasion of Italy
Stalin urged the British and Americans to invade France. Germans took control of northern Italy and put Mussolini back in charge. -
D-Day
The day that Norway was invaded. It was considered the greatest attack on land and in sea. -
German surrender
Allies crossed the Rhine River into Germany to attack. General Eisenhower accepted the surrender of the Third Reich from the German miliitary. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Americans dropped two nuclear bombs of this city. This was the first atomic bomb dropped. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
AMericans dropped nuclear bombs of Japanese cities. This was during the final stages of World War II. -
Japanese Surrender
After the bombings in Japan, the Japanese surrendered. They surrendered around the Missouri battleship in the Tokyo Bay.
