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Invasion of Manchuria
was also called Manchurian Incident, seizure of the Manchurian city of Mukden by Japanese troops in 1931.Most observers believe the incident was contrived by the Japanese army, without authorization of the Japanese government, to justify the Japanese invasion and occupation that followed. -
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 was an order issued by U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, which granted the secretary of war and his commanders the power “to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), was a naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. -
The Yalta Conference
(February 4–11, 1945) The Yalta Conference was a major world war 2 conference between the leaders of the United states, Great Britain and the Soviet Union to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany -
Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials (20 Nov 1945 – 1 Oct 1946) was a series of trials held in Nürnberg, Germany, in 1945–46, in which former Nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals by the International Military Tribunal.
