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Attack of Manchuria
The Japanese invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden incident. The army of Japan invaded Manchuria in China and eventually the Japanese army had almost all dontrol over Manchuria. Thousands of chinese soldiers and civilians had been killed. -
Nuremburg Laws
The Nuremburg laws were a set of laws stated and passed by Hitler and the Nazis. They stated that Jews could not have the same rights as German citizens, prohibited marriage between Jews and Germans, and many other cruel things. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht means "Night of Broken Glass". On this day Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes becuase a man shot and employee of the German Embassey. They attacked Jewish homes, businnesses, and synagogues across Germany and murdered around 100 Jews. -
Alliance with Italy and Germany
This alliance was called the Pact of Steel. Italy and Germany wanted to aim their forces at France and Britain. Japan would have been included in this agreement but they had their sights on attacking the Soviet Union. -
Invasion of Poland
German Warplanes invaded Polish airspace, raining bombs and using terror. The Germans also bombed the capital (Warsaw). Poland fell three weeks before the Allies could react. -
Soviet Union Invaded Eastern Poland
Stalin and Hitler made a secret agreement. After this Stalin sent troops to occupy the Eastern Half of Poland. -
France Surrenders
On this date the Germans took control of the Northern Part of France. This left the Southern part to be badly run by the Government. -
Battle of Britain
Germans targeted British airfields and aircraft factories. Then, they focused on London. Bombs exploded daily in the city streets. -
Lend Lease Act
Congress allowed the president to give military aid to any of the United States' allies. This was important because now the allies would become more powerful than before. -
German invasion of Soviet Union
The Germans invaded the soviet Union by using Blitzkrieg which was lightning warfare. Roar of German tanks and aircraft announced the beginning of the invasion. The Soviet Union was not prepared for the invasion. -
Atlantic Charter
On this date Rossevelt and Churchill met and discussed the charter secretly. The Atlantic Charter issued upheld free trade among nations and the right of people to choose their own Government. -
Pearl harbor
On this day, japanese planes attacked and bombed the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This bombing killed more than 2300 people and this forced the United States' to jump into the war. They were a neutral country before this. -
Japanese internment (in US)
The internment of Japanese Anericans was the relocation of people who were American citizens but of Japanese descent. It forced over 100,000 Japanese who lived on the Pacific Coast to go to camps near the center of the United States. -
Battle of Midway
In the turning point of WW2, the Japanese sent a task force including 4 aircraft carriers to invade Midway island. This island was defended by an American task force which was made up of 3 carriers. The US defeated the Japanese by sinking 4 of their carriers. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
Allied forces of 180,000 soldiers landed on Sicily and captured it from German troops. By August, the conquest of Sicily toppled Mussolini from power. -
D-Day
This was the day in which the allies began their invasion during WW2. British, American, French, and Canadian troops fought their way on Normandy Beach. -
German Surrender
With the Americans closing in from the west, and the Soviets closing in from the East, the remander of the German army was forced to surrender after the Soviets crushed Berlin. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
On this date, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. This took out 90% of the city and killed a near 80.000 people. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
This bombing was involved with the atomic bombing of Japan. The bombing killed an estimated 40,000 people. This eventually forced Japan to retreat and surrender from the War. -
Japanese Surrender
President Truman dropped an atomic momb in Japan's important city Hiroshima. 73,000 people died because of this and this forced Japan to surrender.
