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Japan invaded china right after the Mukden incident. After the war, the Japanese established the puppet state.
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Germany took control of Austria. This event caused Hitler to violate the Treaty of Versailles.
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This put all trade under the terms of "cash-and-carry". American trips were barred from transporting goods.
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German warships and U-boats attacked polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. Poland then declared war on Germany which initiated WW2.
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Germany attacked France. They attacked them by using bombs
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This battle took place between Britain's air force and Germany's air force. The was the first battle in history to ever just fight in the air.
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America took away japans oil supply. so japan surrendered.
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This was a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base. This ignited the U.S. entering WWII.
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American troops were forced to walk miles to prison camps. Some people died along the way from walking.
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This battle was fought almost entirely with aircraft. This battle also destroyed a lot of Japan's strong components.
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This was a successful Soviet Union defense of the city of Stalingrad. This stopped the German advancing into Russia.
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On this day, allied forces invaded Normandy, France. It was also the start of Operation Overload.
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This was one of the major WW2 conferences. This conference was held with the 3 chief allied leaders to plan the defeat of the Nazis.
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On this day, both Great Britain and the U.S. celebrated victory in Europe day. Cities in both nations would put up banners and flags rejoicing the defeat of the Nazis.
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A bomb was dropped on Hiroshima with a blast equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT. The bomb killed 80,000 people instantly.
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An atomic bomb was dropped down on Nagasaki by the U.S killing between 60,000 to 80,000 people. This convinced japan to surrender.
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Soviet Union led troops to crack down reformists trends in Prague. Although it was successful, it had unintended consequences for the unity of the communist bloc.
