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Japan takes over Manchuria
Japan wants to be a superpower and in order for that to happen it needs resources, a lot of them. The League of Nations tried talking to Japan but it simply withdrew from the League. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
Hindenburg, the president of Germany, appoints the chancellor of Germany. -
Adolph Hitler has power in Germany
Hitler now controls all of Germany and Hindenburg is reduced to a figure head -
Heidenburg dies
Hitler assumes the presidency of Germany when Hindenburg dies and thus gains full control of the government. -
Policy of Appeasement
France and Britain enact a policy of appeasement, agreeing to the German annexation of Sudenten, Czechoslovakia. -
Annexation of Sudenten, Czechoslovakia
The northern ,southwest, and western regions of Czechoslovakia are inhabited by ethnic germans. Hitler wanted these germans to help add to his power and army, and at the same time he wanted to weaken Czechoslovakia. -
Britain Promises To Help Poland
British Government pledges to aid Poland "at once . . . with all the support in their power" in the event that Poland is attacked by Germany. -
St.Louis Incident
The refugees on S.S. St. Louis requested entry to Canada because they were denied entry to Cuba and the U.S. Canada, believing that Jewish refugees won't make good settlers refused their entry. -
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Invasion Of Poland
The Germans confidently take over Poland while, they were at a non-aggression pact with the USSR. Prior to this, Britain and France warned Germany that the next time they would take over another country , they would go to war. -
Declaration Of War by Britain and France on Germany
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Canada's Declaration of War
The Canadian Government saw this war as an opportunity to show how autonomous they had become. So, Canada declared war a full week after Britain's declaration of war. -
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The Phoney War
The Phoney War was a phase early in World War II that was marked by a lack of major military operations by the United Kingdom and France against the German Reich. This resulted in no fighting between the two sides; the allies were on the defensive. -
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Invasion of France
The Germans invaded France through Belguim, just like World War I and, completely avoiding the Maginot Line. A defensive structure built by the French near the German border. -
Evacuation at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France; Leaving all their equipment behind -
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Battle at Britain
The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force(RAF) from July to September 1940. Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of World War Two and prevented Germany from invading Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
The invasion of the USSR, a.k.a. Operation Barbarossa.The ambitious operation was driven by Adolf Hitler's persistent desire to conquer the Soviet territories as embodied in Generalplan Ost. It marked the beginning of the pivotal phase in deciding the victors of the war. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 4] was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
American Declaration Of War
The day after the attack on pearl harbour, the American government declares war on Japan. The government was supported by their citizens and considered the attack an act of cowardice. -
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The Battle of Hong Kong
Also known as the Fall of Hong Kong, was on the same day as the attack on the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbour.The attack was in violation of international law as Japan had not declared war against the British Empire. Japan's unprovoked act of aggression was met with stiff resistance from Hong Kong's garrison, composed of local troops as well as British, Canadian and Indian units. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater of Operations was one of the most important naval battles of World War II.It was Japan's first naval defeat since the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits in 1863. -
Dieppe Raid
Also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter and, later, Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. A total massacre for the Canadian and Royal Army but, mostly the Canadian Army. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
The Allied Invasion of Italy was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on 3 September 1943, during the Second World War. -
Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona (20–28 December 1943)[1] was a small, yet extremely fierce battle fought between a battalion of German paratroops and assaulting Canadian forces -
D-Day
The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Canadian forces was given the responsibilty of taking over Juno beach which lead to the best push of the Allied forces -
Liberation of the Netherlands
By September 1944, the Allied armies, advancing from France and Belgium, had reached the southern boundary of the German-occupied Netherlands. The first attempt to break into the Netherlands failed. The First Allied Airborne Army dropped by parachute and glider in an attempt to capture bridges across the Maas and lower Rhine rivers. -
Potsdam Declaration
Ultimatum from the Potsdam Conference that was issued by the United States, Great Britain and China to Japan offering that country the choice between unconditional surrender and total annihilation. -
Bombing on Hiroshima
An atomic bomb , the "Little Boy", was dropped on Hiroshima Japan which killed 90,000-166,000 people including citizens. -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day (also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, V-J Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day, or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
Bombing on Nagasaki
3 days after the bombing on Hiroshima, the U.S. got tired of waiting for a reaction from Japan so they dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, called the "Fat Man."
