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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
the Japanese had few natural resources so there way of gain them was war they took over Manchuria hoping to even the resources to population ratio -
Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues president Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor -
Nanking Massacre/Rape of Nanking
Japanese troops raped and killed thousands of Chinese men and woman the japs saw the women as people as they raped them and then pigs as they killed them they thought nothing was wrong with what they were doing -
The Munich Conference
leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy met with Hitler and agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia.as long as he respected the borders Czechoslovakia was not there or even invited -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a day where the Nazis went and destroyed many homes businesses and schools the Jews owned also around 100 Jews where killed was known as "the night of the broken glass" -
Non-Aggression Pact is signed
a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet union -
Germany’s Invasion of Poland/Blitzkrieg
Hitler ordered the invasion on Poland after Hitler said he would not invaid poland this will cause Britain and France to declare war on Germany two days later -
Fall of Paris
Paris began to prepare for war after Germany attacked Poland but when the Germans came to France the Germans easily defeated the French and they left Paris because of this Germany took over Paris -
Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was fought in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany -
Selective Training and Service Act is passed
Roosevelt signed a law witch required all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register for the local draft -
The Blitz
The Blitz was Nazi Germany's bombing campaign on Britain The bombing killed 43,000 civilians and lasted for eight months -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa original name was Operation Fritz it was code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans and destroyed many ships and planes -
Bataan Death March
transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains. -
Battle of Midway
battle in the pacific between japan and the united states -
Battle of Stalingrad
the largest battle of World War II which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
D-Day
the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history -
Battle of the Bulge
last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front -
Yalta Conference
meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe -
Battle of Iwo Jima
major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army -
Battle of Okinawa
battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head