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invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese attacked China to get more land and raw materials. The league of nations did nothing to prevent this except they shamed Japan. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler promised to help rebuild the german economy and he also promised to build germany's army back up. When Hitler became chancellor he formed an alliance with Italy. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy takes over Ethiopia for the new Holy Roman Empire. Mussolini was the leader of Italy at this time. -
Munich Conference
Where germany and germany met to decide what to happen to
Czechoslovakia. Britain went with the appeasement move and gave germany the land in order to stay out of war. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the night of broken glass. That night germans destroyed jewish businesses and other jewish places. -
Non-Aggression Pact
This was a treaty with the soviet union and germany. It said that they would not attack each other and that they would split Poland. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland. They used blitzkrieg to take over Poland, a couple days later Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Britain was being bombed be germany just about every day. Britain did not give up and made them the last allied power. -
Invasion of France
Germany invaded france and took over the whole country. Many of the french soldiers escaped france at dunkirk with the help of the british -
Pearl Harbor
The japanese attacked a US naval base at pearl harbor. Franklin D. Roosevelt said it was a day that would live in empathy. -
Stalingrad
This was the turning point in the war it was germany's first loss. The Soviet Union held of the germans and finally beat the them making germany retreat and unable to make any other offensive moves. -
Normandy Invasion
The allies launched a major on Normandy France in order to try to get french land back. After the attack it was called D-Day because so many people died. -
V-E Day
This was a day when Germany surrendered. After that the war in Europe was over and Japan was the only Axis left. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
There were two bombings of japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombs killed many civilians and at the end Japan would surrender. -
V-J Day
It was announced that the Japan had surrendered that day. Many of the soldiers wet back home to see their families again.
