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The Washington Conference Begins
Was the meeting between U.S., Britian, France, and Japan and was ment to reduce the size of Japan's navy. We agreed to keep U.S. military out of our eastern colonies as long as Japan reduced the size of their navy. -
End of the Washington Conference
End of the Washington Conference -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria, China and Allied forces become suspicious of Japan's intentions -
Hitler and Nazi's rise to power
Hitler and the Nazi Party come to full power and become the main political party in Germany with the Enabling Act -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia, which begins their expansion of imperialisim -
Japan invades China
After Japan invades China, Allied forces declare war on Japan and this begins the fight in the Pacific -
Munich Conference
Was the conference where Allied forces tryed to appease Hitler by allowing him to annex the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia. -
Nonagression Agreement
Was the agreement that Germany and Russia would not invade one another, and they'd split Poland. -
Invasion of Poland/Start of WW2
Geramny invades from the west while Russia invades from the east, ultimately starts WW2 -
Allies Declare War on Germany
Great Britian and France declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland -
Lend-Lease Act Passed
When the Lend-Lease Act was passed it allowed us to lend money, supplies, and weapons to Allied powers especially Britian -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
U.S. naval base located in Pearl Harbor, HI was attacked by Japan's airforce and navy and 20 warships and 200 aircrafts were destroyed and 2,400 Americans were killed. Japan's attack officially brought us into the war. U.S. declares war on Japan.
"A date that will live in infamy"-FDR -
Germany and Italy Declare War on U.S./U.S. Declares War on Germany and Italy
U.S and Germany/Italy declare war on each other -
D-Day
Allied Forces storm the Beaches of Normandy, France and paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines. This is argued as the biggest amphibious assault in history, and was a major turning point in the war against Nazi Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Germany's last offensive in WW2. They were trying to regain Belgium from the Allies, but were forced to retreat. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler committed suicide when Allied Forces closed in on him in Berlin. He shot his dog and then himself. His mistress Eva Braun took a cyanide pill -
V-E Day
After Hitler's death, Nazi Germany knew that they were done. They surrendered to the Allied Forces and the war with Nazi Germany was over. -
Germany Surrenders to Russia
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Hiroshima
The first A-bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan -
Soviets Declare War on Japan
Soviet Union declares war on Japan, but they don't really help that much. -
Nagasaki
The U.S. drops the second A-Bomb onto Nagasaki, Japan -
Japan Surrenders
Japan unconditionally surrenders to the Allied Forces and this officially ends WW2.
