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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria which is a northeast province of China which is rich in minerals. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia and conquered it in 1935 and the League of Nations was powerless to stop them. -
Invasion of China
Japan invaded China during a Chinese civil war. -
The Munich Agreement
Hitler promised not to invade anymore land if the Sudetenland was given to Germany. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Hitler and Stalin agreed not to attack each other in order to control Europe. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland using Blitzkrieg attacks. -
The War Begins
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany for invading Poland and violating the Munich agreement. -
Invasion of France
France fell to Hitler in late June of 1940. -
Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign a pact creating an alliance later known as the Axis Powers. -
Invasion of Russia
Hitler invaded Russia through Poland. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces attacked the United States Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. Attack was meant to cripple the U.S. fleet so that it could not interfere with Japan. -
U.S. Joins the War
The United States declared war on the Japanese Empire after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Doolittle Raid
James Doolittle led a raid on Tokyo with B-25 bombers which helped boost American morale. -
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Battle of Midway
Japanese used Midway as a base to neutralize Pearl Harbor. After the battle power in the Pacific shifted towards the Allies. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
The Japanese advance into the Pacific was halted giving the United States the momentum to defeat the Japanese. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima put American forces within striking distance of Japanese home islands. -
The End Of The European Theater
The fighting in Europe ended when the Allied forces defeated the Germany army in Germany's capital city of Berlin. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped its first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
The Bombing of Nagasaki
The United Staes dropped its second atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
The End Of The Pacific Theater
The fighting in the Pacific ended when the United States defeated the Japanese Empire.
