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Japan seizes Manchuria
Japan had decided to take over Manchuria because Japan was becoming crowed with its growing population and the limited size of the nation was small. Manchuria had more land making it a good idea to take over. Japan took over Manchuria in 1931 tying to expand their land due to overpopulation. -
Hitler's Invasion on Rhineland
On March 7 German troops marched into the Rhineland area on the orders of Hitler. This action was against the Treaty of Versailles, which had stated they were not allowed to go into Rhineland and Germany had agreed to the treaty. This was the first step toward Hitler's ''making Germany great again'' act. -
The Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht was event that took place in Germany that was against all Jewish people. In 2 days and nights more than 1000 synagogues were burned or damaged. Rioters had destroyed or looted about 7,500 Jewish businesses, killed at least 91 Jews and damaged any property that was owned by the Jews. This was known as a pogrom and was given the name ''Krishtallnacht'' -
Canada Declares War on Germany
Canada had joined second world war a week after Britain's declaration. Britain's declaration of war did not automatically commit Canada into the war since they had become there own country. Canada was unprepared for the war, and had a army of 4500 men, and they had no modern equipment with them. -
The Munich Pact
The Munich Pact was an agreement signed by Germany, Italy, France and The United Kingdom. The agreement stated that Czecholavak Sudetenland would belong to Germany because most of the people that live there were Germans. The agreement was signed in Munich, Germany on Septemeber 29, 1939. -
The Batte of France
In 1940, from May 10 to June 25 the Battle of France had occurred. This is when Germany had invaded France and the low countries during the World War two. The Germans had defeated France by mobile operations and took over. -
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The Miracle of Dunkirk
The British assembles an armada of 800 fishing, pleasure and commercial boats. These boats along with 222 navel vessels were sent across the English channel. Brought the troops from the beach. Saving the soldiers from the island was considered a miracle. -
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The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain began when Hitler had ordered his air force to damage and destroy all aircraft factories, air fields and radar stations in Britain. The radars were first used by the British to figure out if plans were coming in to attack. -
Invasion of Hong Kong
Canadian soldiers had gone to help their British colony in Hong Kong where the Japanese had attack during the night and won victory in defeating them. The Canadians who survived were held captive by the Japanese, they sent them to camps and were treated harshly. More than 260 Canadians died in the camps and they were forced to do labour work. -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
The Japanese Navy Air Services gave a surprise to the U.S, when they attacked the Americans naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The barrage lasted for about 2 hours and managed to destroy 20 American naval vessels, including 8 enormous battleships and more than 300 airplanes. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was from June 4 to 7 in 1942. This was when the Japanese had decided to attack the U.S an desired to sink the American aircraft carriers that had escaped destruction at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had a plan that would crush the opposite forces but the Americans found out their scheme and planned accordingly. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad went from July 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943. Germans had tried to invade the Soviet Union but the Germans failed, making it the Soviets success in defense. Russians consider it is as their greatest battles and this battle was a turning point in the war in the favour of the Allies. -
The Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid took place in the summer of 1942. It was where the Soviet had decided to raid on Dieppe from a French seaport on the English channel. The raid was a failure because as the Soviet soliders moved forward they met the German convoy. -
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The Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona was one of the toughest battles fought by Canadian forces. There aim was to capture Ortona and this battle was fought in the streets of the city. Fighting for their allies, the Canadian forces were successful in taking over Ortona and won it back for Italy, which was taken over by Germany. -
Hiroshima Bombing
On August 6, 1945 during the last stages of World War 2 the U.S had dropped an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima in Japan. It destroyed many lives and killed many, people lost their families and the ones that survived ended up with diseases and skin problems that they had to face in the future.
