World War 2

By gabi.lee
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    Hitler's Control

  • When Japan Invaded China

    It is known to possibly cause World War 2. It followed up to the Mukden Incident.

  • The Anschluss

    Germany took control of Austria. This event caused Hitler to violate the Treaty of Versailles.

  • The Neutrality Act of 1939

    This act lifted the arms embargo. The ban on loans remained in effect.
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    World War 2

  • Invasion of Poland

    Germany invaded Poland. The Soviet Union also invaded eastern Poland.

  • The Fall of France

    German invasion of France. Also the Low Countries during the Second World War.

  • The Battle of Britain

    Military Campaign of World War 2. The Royal Airforce defended the United Kingdom.
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    The Holocaust

  • US Oil Embargo on Japan

    The U.S. froze Japanese assets. This established an embargo of oil and gasoline exports to Japan.

  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    It was very much so a surprise to all. Military Strike by Japanese Navy Air Service

  • The Bataan Death March

    Japanese forced Allied soldiers to march around 80 miles across the Bataan Peninsula. There were around 76,000 Allies captured.

  • Battle of Midway Island

    It was a Naval Battle in the Pacific Theater. It was six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    It was the largest confrontation of World War 2. Germany and the Allies fought the Soviet Union for control.

  • D-Day (Operation Overload)

    The Allies invaded Normandy. It was the largest seaborne invasion.

  • The Yalta Conference

    It was a World War 2 meeting. It included all of the heads of the government of the United States.

  • V-E Day

    This day marks the Allied victory against Europe. Nazi Germany surrendered its armed forces.

  • Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

    The U.S. dropped 2 nuclear weapons over Japanese cities such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was 15 tons of TNT reduced into 4 square miles.

  • Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki

    This all happened 3 days after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This bomb was nicknamed "Fat Man."

  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    The Soviet Union led troops to crack down on reformist trends in Prague. It led to multiple consequences for the unity of the communist bloc.