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Japan invading China for resources. Seen as a "starter" of WWII
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When Germany took back over the Rhineland.
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Germany "reunited" German speaking people from Austria with Germany.
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Conference agreeing that Germany gets the Sudentenland and that they will stop trying to expand.
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Germany proves it was lieing at the Munich Conference and takes over the rest of Czechoslovakia.
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Signed as an agreement that the two countires would not attack each other.
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Marks the start of WWII
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This was the fastest ground campaign Germany had, lasting only 6 hours.
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Germany invades Norway while on a rampage of taking over countries.
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Germany invades the Netherlands, against their wishes to stay neutral.
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Germany invades Belgium for more land.
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Germany starts the invasion of France, marking their downfall during WWII.
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Ther German invasion of the Soviet Union.
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Provoced the U.S. into joining the war on the side of the Allies.
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Marks the U.S. entering the war in Europe.
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Battle in which the Nazis fought the Soviet Union in Stalingrad. Hand to hand combat was very common.
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160,000 Allied troops landing on 50 miles of French Coastline to march and fight Nazi Germany. Marks the start of the end of the war.
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FDR, Winston, and Stalin discussing Europe's post-war reorganization.
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Nazis surrender, ending the war in Europe.
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Victory in Europe day, celebrating the end of the war in Europe.
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Stalin, Churchill, and Trumen discussing post-war actions.
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The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. The U.S. warned them of the drop and then warned them that they would do it again.
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The last nuclear bomb dropped in WWII, causeing the end.
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The signing of the instrument of surrender by Japan.
