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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria and established a puppet state called Manchukuo. And it lasted until the end of WWII -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in January of 1933. Hitler promised to help the economy and build up the military. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia, one of the only independent nations in Africa, in 1935. And Italy adds it to the Italian Empire in 1936. -
Munich Confrence
In september 1938 the British and French prime ministers agreed to Hitler's demands without consulting with the leaders. In the hope that Hitler may calm down and be peaceful. -
Kristallnacht
Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses. And during this and after many Jews were killed. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the German-Soviet non agression pact. In which the two countries would not take military action on each other. -
Invasion of Poland
Non agression pact eliminated danger of a Soviet invasion from the east. And because of that Germany had a clear shot at poland. -
Invasion of France (Dunkirk)
Germans surrounded the British and French forces near Dunkirk France. The Allies lost this battle and nearly 300,000 British and French soldiers died. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler ordered bomb raids on Great Britain. And increasing the intensity and churchill refused a peace settlement. -
Stalingrad
Hitler changed his mind about giving parts of Europe to the Soviet Union. Germany invaded the U.S.S.R in june and used the scorched earth policy was used. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked the U.S. naval fleet in Hawaii. Eight battleships and more than 300 planes were destroyed and near 2,400 American casualties, -
Bataan Death March
Around 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a terrible 65 mile march to prison camps. -
Battle of Midway
U.S. Navy and the imperial Japanese navy that played out six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. had a great comeback victory. -
Normandy Invasion (D-day)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower and 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along a 50 mile stretch of Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last German push occured in the winter of 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. The Allies suffered high casualties because the Germans weer not ready. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea conference and code named the Argonaut 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. -
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Military campaign between the U.S. Marines and the army of Japan in early 1945. Lacated 750miles of the coast of Japan. -
V-E Day
In 1945 the Americans and Soviets met in the German capital of Berlin. Victory in Europe anounced on May 8 with the war to a close. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. -
V-J Day
On Aug 14 Japan surrendered and is put under control of Germany. Douglas McArthur and V-J day is announced Sep 2, 1945
