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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion began in September when the Kwantung Army of Japan invaded Manchuria. -
Hitler made Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, Hitler immediately began accumulating power and changing the nature of the Chancellor. The Chancellor could introduce any law without con -
The Munich Pact
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany to portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers.The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe, without the presence of Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, was the against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria. It was carried out by SA paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians. -
Invasion of Poland
It was an invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was an important battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany.It was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from May to June 1940. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States entry into World War II. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. The 80 mile march was characterized by wide-ranging physical abuse and murder, and resulted in very high fatalities inflicted upon prisoners and civilians alike by the Japanese Army -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was one of the most important naval battles of World War II. Between June 4 and 7, 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated an attack by the Japanese Navy -
D-Day
The Normandy landings also known as D-Day was the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy. The landings commenced on Tuesday, June 6th, beginning at 6:30 am. It was the biggest amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured divisions in the war -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German attack through the densely forested Ardennes region of Belgium on the Western Front toward the end of the war. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard and became the costliest battle in terms of casualties for the United States, whose forces bore the brunt of the attack. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin. They discussed Europe's post-war reorganization plan. -
V E Day
Victory in Europe Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. It marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
The bombing of Hiroshima
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima was conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The bombing was the first and remains the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. Following a firebombing that destroyed many Japanese cities, the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. But instead of the invasion the US decided to drop the bomb. -
V J Day
Victory over Japan Day also known as Victory in the Pacific Day is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, ending World War II.
