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Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy attacked and annexed Ethiopia. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Germany took over Czechoslovakia. -
Invasion of Poland
Poland territory became divided between Germany, Soviet Union, Lithuania, and Slovakia. -
Invasion of France
Germany took over France. -
Pearl Harbor invasion
Changes nature of the war because it bring the U.S. into the war and now there is another nation involved in the war. -
Battle of Midway
Changes the momentum of the war by giving the Allied power an advantage because they were one step ahead of Japan and arrived and prepared in Midway before Japan got there to fight. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Changes the momentum of the war because Germany never regained the land they had in the East and had to move many forces from the West to reinforce their army. -
D-Day invasion
Changes momentum of the war because the Allied powers came together and pushed Germany out of Paris and started to see the better side of the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
Contributes to the resolution of the war because it was Germany's last offensive battle and they lost, and they were already low on forces and resources. -
Battle of Okinawa
Changes the nature of the war because it had the highest number of casualties and they were island hopping. -
Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Contributes to the resolution of the war because right after the bombings Japan withdrew from the war.