World War II

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  • When Japan invaded China

    Manchuria seized by Japan. Japan needed natural resources so they invaded them.
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    The Holocaust

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    Hitler's Control

  • The Neutrality Act of 1939

    Lifted the arms embargo. American ships couldn't transport goods to belligerent ports.
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    World War II

  • The Anschluss

    Germany took control of Austria. This event caused Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Invasion of Poland

    German forced bombard Poland on land and from the air. Hitler wanted to have Poland. "Start of WWII"

  • The Battle of Britain

    Was a military campaign of the Second World War.

  • US Oil Embargo on Japan

    Stopped giving Japan oil. The US did this because they didn't want to supply them taking over other countries.

  • The attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan surprise attacked the US base Pearl Harbor. One of the reasons they did this is because of the US Oil embargo on Japan

  • The Bataan Death March

    The Bataan death march happened after the US and Filipino troops surrendered their last position in the Philippines. This was important because it showed as a symbol of the Japanese brutality.

  • Battle of Midway Island

    The turning point in the war. The first the allies had an advantage over Japan.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II. Germany and the axis powers fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad.

  • D-Day (Operation Overload)

    It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It took 24 days to complete.

  • The Yalta Conference

    Was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. It was hosted in the Soviet Union.

  • V-E Day

    The day the allies claimed victory in Europe in 1945. End of WWII in Europe.

  • The Fall of France

    Was also known as called "The Battle of France." After the British left France to fight for itself.

  • Atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima

    First atomic bomb ever dropped. Killed between 90,000 to 146,000 people.

  • Atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki

    Killed between 39,000 to 80,000 people. Was the second atomic bomb dropped in the world.

  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Germany invaded Czechoslovakia to make it apart of the German empire. Great Britain and France didn't get involved because they didn't want to get involved in another war.