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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria, which is on the northern side of China. The other countries ignored this invasion until Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in America. -
HItler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler became chancellor on January 30, 1933. There were a series of elections and Hitler was ultimately named chancellor. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Ethiopia was invaded by Italy. Italy invaded Ethiopia to gain more territory and become more of a world power because their country is small/ -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference is when the major world powers held a conference to determine if Germany was allowed to annex Czechoslovakia. The major powers included Great Britain, France, and Italy. The powers allowed Germany to annex Czechoslovakia to keep Germany from getting upset and starting another war. This is an example of appeasement. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, or "The Night of Broken Glass", is when the Nazi's attacked the Jewish buissnesses and homes. This occurred because of the shooting of a German diplomat by a Jewish student. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union made a non-aggression pact. They made a pact so that when Germany invaded Poland, the Soviet Union would get part of Poland and not attack Germany or oppose the invasion. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. The invasion marked the beginning of World War II. -
Invasion of France
The French had the border of France and Germany heavily fortified except for the Ardennes Forest, which is the exact place the Germans came through. The Germans used "blitzkrieg" which means "lighting war" to take the French by surprise and take over. The French got pushed back to Dunkirk, which was a major loss but also showed the strength of the European Allies coming together to rescue the soldiers that were stranded on the shore. -
Battle of Britain
Britain was the last Allied Power in Europe after Germany took over France. Germany bombed Britain relentlessly but Britain held on. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was the Japanese attack on the US that started America's involvement in World War II. The attack happened at 8am and surprised all of the soldiers. The Japanese sent planes and bombed the port. -
Stalingrad
The Germans attacked Russia on their western side. Stalin ordered his men to keep Stalingrad even through the major loss of life. -
Normandy Invasion
The Allies invaded Normandy, France, through the water and then scaled the cliffs on the beach. The Germans were forced to move back to Paris because of "Operation Overlord". -
V-E Day
V-E Day is when Germany signed an unconditional surrender to the Allies. The surrender caused celebrations to breakout all over the world. -
Atomic Bombs on Japan
There were 2 bombs dropped on Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs demolished the cities and created millions of casualties from the impact or from radiation. -
V-J Day
Japan surrendered after the atomic bombs were dropped by the US. They officially surrendered on the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
