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japanese invasion of manchuria
the kwantung army of the empire of japan invaded manchuria immediately following the mukden incident -
Hitler made Chancellor of Germany
Hitler took the reins of a 14 year old German democratic republic which in the minds of many had long outlived its usefullness -
munich pact
the last time countries gave into hitler -
Kristallnacht
Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed 100 jews -
Invasion of Poland
starts WWII -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland and started WWII -
Dunkirk
Important battle in WWII between the Allies and Germany -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan supprisingly attacked the US and thats how the US entered the war -
Battaan Death March
approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Battaan were forced to make a 65 mile march to prison camps -
battle of midway
a naval and air battle between japan and the u.s in wwll -
battle of the bulge
wwll battle between germany and the allied forces -
D - day
single largest battle of the war -
Yalta Conference
meeting about the end of the war -
VE Day
Allies celebrated victory in Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
americans dropped an atomic bomb over this japanese city -
VJ Day
Allies declared victory over Japan