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Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria. The purpose was so that Japan would gain more resources needed in their homeland. -
Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria. The purpose of the invasion was to take over manchuria for more resources needed. -
Hitler became Chancellor
President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor after a series of parliamentary elections. The enabling act was then past, giving him dictatorial powers. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
The Italians invaded Ethiopia by Benito Mussolini's orders. They succeeded in conquering Ethiopia and appointed Italy's king as their new emperor. -
Munich Conference
Agreement by Germany, Britain, France, and Italy at Munich. It allowed Germany's annexation of Sudetenland. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the "Night of Broken Glass", it was where around 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Concentration Camps. After this night, conditions for Jews started growing rapidly worse. -
Non Aggression Pact
Shortly before WWII, Russia and Germany signed a German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. The two countries agreed to take no military action upon each other for the next 10 years. -
Invasion of Poland
At 4:45 am, around 1.5 millions German troops invaded Poland along its border. This became the beginning of WWII. -
Invasion of France
German Invasion of France and the low countries during WWII. They defeated allied forces and conquered France. -
Battle of Britian
Attack on Britain by Germany. The Royal Air Force successfully defended Britain against the German Air Force. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a brutal military campaign between Russia and Germany forces. One of the largest, longest, and bloodiest engagements in modern warfare. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, the naval base near Honolulu, was the sight of the surprise air attack by the Japanese. On Sunday morning, Japanese fighter planes descended on Pearl Harbor and destroyed around 20 naval vessels. -
Normandy Invasion
Also known as D-Day, Allied forces landed along 5 beaches on France's coast. Resulted in Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany control. -
V-E Day
The Allies acceptance of Germany's unconditional surrender. After the formal surrender of Germany's other troops, it marked the end of the War. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
An American B-29 Bomber dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, finally causing the Japanese to surrender, -
V-J Day
Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the Allies. This was effectively the end of WWII.
