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Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy's invasion on Ethiopia began in 1935. This also marked the end of all Italian colonization. It lasted for 3 years until Great Britain interceded. -
Spanish Civil War
The civil war lasted from 1936 to 1939. It was a military revolt agaisnt the Spanish Republic. -
Rape of Nanjing in China
The Rape of Nanjing, also known as the Nanjing Massacre, occured from December 1937-January 1938. It was the killing and destruction bought upon by the Japanese Imperial Army. -
German Annexation of the Sudetenland
Sudetenland was primarily a German population, although it belonged to Czechoslovakia at the time. Adolf Hitler then moved it into Germany in 1938. -
German Invasion of Poland
Germany had invaded Poland to destroy and capture the Jews residing in the ghettos of Poland. -
France & Britain Declared War on Germany
The French and British declared war on Germany for many reasons. Germany was gaining too much power and had broke its treaty. -
Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor. This triggered the war entrance of the United States -
El-Alamein
A battle site that hosted 2 war battles between the British and the Germans. It was to see who would claim the Suez Canal -
Guadalcanal
A battle between the Allied forces and the Japanese army on the Gaudalcanal, the southern area of the Solomon Islands. It was to seize the airfield here placed by the Japanese -
Stalingrad
The successful defense of the city of Stalingrad for the Soviets. It was to stop the further movement of the German forces into the city. -
D-Day
Invasion of western Europe to drive into Germany. The Germans would continue east where the Soviets would end the war. -
Phillipines (Battle of Manila)
A navy batle to sieze Manila Bay in the Phillipines. -
Yalta Conference
An important meeting where the Allied Powers leaders all met up together to discuss the final act to stop the Axis Powers -
The End of the War in Europe
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Dropping of A-Bomb on Hiroshima
A TNT based bomb that destroyed a 10mile radius of city structure and all the people within. -
Dropping of A-Bomb on Nagasaki
A plutonium type bomb that destroyed most of the Nagasaki prefecture. It killed over 39,000 citizens. -
End of the War in Asia
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Nuremberg Trials
