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Invasion of Manchuria
The Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria due to the Mukden Incident. The Mukden Incident was when an explosion destroyed a section of a railway track near Mukden. The Japanese blamed the Chinese for this and so they invaded Manchuria. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler finally attainted power on January 30th, 1933. Unfortunately, what was to come ahead in the future would not be pleasant. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy and invaded Ethiopia, which was one of the two independent African nations at the time. The Italians committed awful abomination against the Ethiopians such as poisonous gas, flame throwers, aerial bombardment, and much more. -
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was between Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic, and the Kingdom of Italy. This agreement permitted Germany to annex Studetenland which was in Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass was a riot against Jews. On this night people attacked all types of shops, practices, and homes owned by Jewish people. -
Non-Agression Pact
Shortly before WWII broke out in Europe, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed an agreement that the two countries wouldn’t take military action against each other for the next ten years. This shocked the world. -
Invasion of Poland
This invasion marked the beginning of WWII. Germany invaded Poland, and after the invasion Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Invasion of France
Germany invaded France. During this time the Battle of Dunkirk occurred, which was fought against the Allies and Nazi Germany. -
Battle of Britain
This battle was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. British Air Force defended themselves against the Luftwaffe, which was the Nazi German Air Force. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a military strike by the Imperial Japanese Air Service. It was upon the U.S against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
Bataan Death March
This was an awful march led by the Imperial Japanese Army. They made 76,000 captured Allied soldiers (Filipinos and Americans) to march about 80 miles to the Bataan Peninsula. -
Battle of Midway
This was a naval battle in the Pacific between the United States and Japan. This battle took place six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This is when Germany betrayed the Soviet Union. The Nazi Army was battling the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad. -
Normandy Invasion
Now know more famously as D-day, this was one very significant point in the war. The Western Allies launched the largest invasion in history when they attacked German positions at Normandy, which was located in France. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the last major German offensive, which unfortunately for them, wasn’t in their favor. The Allies harshly defeated worn out German soldiers. The Germans suffered a huge loss. -
Yalta Conference
This was a conference set up to discuss the aftermath of the war, most importantly to discuss the reorganization of Germany and Europe. The heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union met up for the discussion. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was death and Japans doorstep. The U.S captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. -
VE Day
VE Day is also know as Victory in Europe Day. This was the day Europeans celebrated their victory against the Germans in WWII due to their surrender. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
These bombings took place is Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S dropped bombes in these cities, causing absolute ruin. -
VJ Day
VJ Day is also known as Victory over Japan Day. Victories were celebrated by the U.S because the Imperial Japan surrendered in WWII.
