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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invaded Manchuria, China in order to establish a "puppet state"
The held onto the "puppet state" until the end of the war -
Hitler made Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was made chancellor and after two months was made president. He continued to gain power over the government. -
The Munich Pact
A pact between European powers and Nazi Germany, stating that Germany will not finish taking over Czechoslovakia in return of a piece of territory called Sudetenland.
It was a failed act of appeasement. Germany invaded Czechoslovakia the next year. -
Kristallnacht
A series of attacks against Jews in Germany and Austria
Killing thousands of Jews and destroying businesses and homes -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland marking the beginning of WWII
The invasion ended with Germany and the Soviet Union both controlling parts of Poland. -
The Battle of Dunkirk
The defense and evacuation of British and allied forces in France.
Over 330,000 British and allied troops were rescued. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise military attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii conducted but Japanese forces, thus leading the US to declare war and officially join WWII -
Bataan Death March
Japanese marched between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers on a 60mi trek to Camp O'Donnell. The soldiers were beaten and ravaged and killed, or they would die of starvation and dehydration.
Tens of thousands of soldiers died, very few escaped. -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles in WW2 -
D-Day
US Army troops took control over the five brigades in Normandy France.
This was a major turning point in the war, the allied forces gained a foothold in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was the last major battle of WW2 between the allied forces and the axis powers.
Germany was defeated by the Allied forces after a month of fighting. -
Yalta Conference
WWII Conference held between heads of the government of the US, UK, and the Soviet Union. Held to discuss post war reorganization. It was one of the "big three" conferences. -
V E Day
Victory over Europe! The formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany unconditional surrender of their Armed Forces! -
The bombing of Hiroshima
The first use if a nuclear weapon, used to get Japan to surrender.
A uranium gun-type atomic bomb called "little boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and it killed 90-166 thousand people. -
V J Day
The Japanese surrender and WWII ends
