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Attack of Manchuria
The Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931 and established a puppet government. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg laws introduced many racial laws brought up by the Nazis. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnaucht, meaning "the night of broken glass", was a large scale attack against Jews in Germany. -
Alliance with Italy and Germany
This was the aggreement between Italy and Germany, aiming the military focus at France and Britain. -
Invasion of Poland
On this day German war planes invaded Poland as well as tanks and infantry crossed the border and caused terror amung the polish people. -
Soviet invasion of eastern Poland
Afrer Stalins secret agreement with Hitler, the USSR invaded the eastern portion of Poland. -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was the name given to the defendance of Britain from German bombers -
France surrenders
Following the surrender, France gave up the northern half to Germany and the southern half to a puppet government. -
Lend Lease Act
The Lend Lease act allowed the US to lend arms to any country that would benifit the United Stated. -
German invasion of Soviet Union
The invasion, known as "operation Barbarossa", took place on June 22, 1941. there were 4 phases to this operation. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter outlined the aims of both the United States and Britain. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on pearl harbor was a bombing raid over an important navy seaport in Hawaii. -
Japanese internment
Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Japanese americans living in camps on the pasific caost were forced to relocate. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle where the United States defeated the Japanese over the Pacific Ocean. -
Allied invasion of Italy
The Invasion of italy was undertaken by the allies landing on Italy`s mainland durring WWII. -
D-Day
D-Day was the allied invasion of Normandy during WWII. -
German Surrender
The surrender of Germany to the Allies was the ending event in the European side of WWII. -
Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
In 1945, the United States used atomic bombs against the japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. -
Japanese Surrender
Because Japan was no longer capable of large military operations, they surrendered to the allies in august of 1945.
