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invasion of manchuria
Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. Their command in Manchuria lasted until February 7 1932 -
Hitler becomes chancellor
On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or führer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party) -
invasion of Ethiopia
Ethiopia was invaded by Italy on October 3, 1935. The Italian leader (Benito Mussolini) said that they were invading them to bring back the glory of Rome. -
Munich Conference
The Munich agreement was an agreement of Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic, and the Kingdom of Italy. They agreed to let Germany annex the Sudetenland -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the night of broken glass is where Nazis torched Synagogues and vandalized Jewish homes and schools. Also they sent about 30,000 Jewish men to the concentration camps. -
non-Aggression pact
Nazi Germany and the soviet Union agreed to a non-Aggression pact. The pact said that Germany wouldn't attack the Soviet Union if the Soviet union wouldn't attack them -
Invasion of Poland
This attack marked the beginning of WWII. On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland with 1.5 million troops and just after a month the polish surrendered. -
French Invasion
The battle of Dunkirk was called operation Dynamo. It was the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk. -
Battle of Britain
In this war the British royal air force defended England from an attack by the germans. This battle was fought entirely in the air. -
bataan death march
this was the forcible transfer of prisoners of war. there were an estimated 80,000 prisoners that were transfered. -
Pearl harbor
Pearl harbor was the japaneese suprise attack on the millitary base in Hawaii. This event made the US join the war. -
Battle of midway
This was a very decisive win for the US. Also it was a navy and air battle only. -
Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in the war. The german troops were beat and tired. Also Germany broke the non-Aggression pact with the Soviets. -
D-Day
D-Day or operation overlord is when the allies landed on the beaches in france and stormed the coast. It is the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
battle of the buldge
this battle was the last major offensive attack by the germans. They tried to push the allied front line back west. -
yalta conference
In this meeting there were three main people. stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. They met and discussed the reoriginiaztion of Europe -
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
In this battle the US marines had a very decisive victory on iwo jima. On okinawa it was a land air and sea battle. -
VE day
this stands for victory in europe day. It is the day that the Nazis officially surrenderd. -
atomic bombings on japan
there were two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan. One in Nagasaki and the other in Hiroshima. THese bombs absolutly levlled the cities killing thousands of innocent people, but ultimety won us the war. -
VJ day
This event is called victory over japan day or for short, vj day. This was the day that Japan surrendred and the war was over.
