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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Event when Japan invaded Manchuria, China victoriously. China was in a weakened state and Japan wanted it's resources. -
Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany
Hitler became very popular, mostly due to be unordinary because people wanted change in their country. He was elected chancellor and soon became the dictator, even though he wasnt born in Germany. -
The Munich Pact
Agreement between Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France. Germany got the Sudetenland back from Czechoslavakia and promised not to try to gain more territory. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was a series of coordinated attacks on Jews in Germany and Austria. At least 91 Jews were killed and over 30,000 were put into concentration camps. -
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union that marked the start of World War II. Germany and the Soviet Union divided Poland up. -
Dunkirk
The defensive effort and evacuation of Great Britain and Allied forces from the Western Front. Over 330,000 Allied troops were recued. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A surprise military attack by the Japanese Navy on the American Navy base in Hawaii. This brought America into World War II and crippled our Navy. -
Bataan Death March
Took place in the Philippines and was considered a Japanese war crime. It was a forcible transfer of over 75,000 American and Filipino through 60 miles where they were abused and murdered. -
Battle of Midway
Naval between America and Japan near American base Midway Atoll. It was considered an attempt by Japan to eliminate America as a power in the Pacific and open Hawaii up for attack. -
D-Day
The landing operations of Allied forces on Normandy, France. Resulted in an Allied victory, but at the cost of 12,000 deaths. -
Battle of the Bulge
Also known as the Ardennes Offensive, Hitler made an attach against America, Great Britain, and France that he thought would break their alliance. It created a bulge on the allied front line, but didnt break. -
Yalta Conference
A meeting of the leaders of Great Britain, America, and the Soviet Union. It was about Europe's post-war reconstruction held near Yalta in Crimea. -
V E Day
The victory in Europe ending World War II in Europe. After Adolf Hitler committed suicide, his successor surrendered to the Allied forces in Berlin, Germany. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima
A uranium atomic bomb called Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima killing 90,000-170,000 people. It was an effort to quickly end the war against Japan who never gave up. -
V J Day
The day on which Japan officially surrendered, ending World War II. Japan representatives did it on the USS Missouri.
