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Japanese Forces Invade Manchuria
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Hitler Violates the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler builds up a standing army and invades the de-milatarized zone of Rhineland. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
German and Soviet representatives sign a non-agression, ensuring that neither nation will attack the other. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Formed
Hitler and Muissolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis, a defesive pact between the two. -
Anti-Comintern Pact Signed
Japan and Germany sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, a defensive pact between the two. It also declared that both governemnts were against communism. -
Japanese Forces Invade Nanking
Nanking,a major Chinese city,is taken by the Japanese government. During several months after thismass muders and mass rapes of Chinese citizens occured frequently. -
Hitler Annexes Austria
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World War II Begins
Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. Two days later both Framce and Great Britain declare war on Germany. WWII has officialy begun. -
France Signs Armistice With Germany
Fance sign an unconditional Armistice with Germany after being invaded. -
Japanse Defeated at Battle of Midway Island
The Japanese Navy is decimated at the Battle of Midway Island. After this attack United States victory is seemingly guaranteed. -
Pearl Harbor Bombed
Japanese forces bomb Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The American Navy is severely damaged and there are heavy United States casualties. -
United States Declares War on Japan
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States officially declares war on Japan one day later. Germany then declares war on the Unite4d States as part of its alliance with Japan -
Nazi Death Camps Complete
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Germans Defeated at Stalingrad
The German's Sixth Army surrenders at the Battle of Stalingrad to Soviet troops. This devastating loss made Hitler withdraw troops from teh Soviet Union and was a major victory for the Allies. -
Italy Surrenders
Italy signs the Armistice of Cassibile, unconditionally surrendering from the war. -
D-Day Invvasion
Brtish, United States, and Canadian forces succsesfully land troops in Normandy. This is the first major landing of Allied troops in mailand Europe since the fall of France. -
Germany Surrender
Germany unconditionalyl surrenders to Allied Forces, ending the Eurpoean theater. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States uses the first atomic bomb in histroy on the civilain Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima the Untied States bomb the civilian Japanese city Nagasaki with the second, and final atomic bomb ever dropped. -
Japan Surrenders
After two atomic bombings on civilian cities Japan formally surrenders to the United States, ending the Pacific theater.
