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Japan invades Manchuria
Began when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. This resulted in a Japanese victory. -
Night of the Long Knives
Also known as the Rohm Purge or Operation Hummingbird was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30- July 2, 1934. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
A colonial war fought from 3 October 1935 until 5 May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and those of the Ethiopian Empire. It started October 1935 and ended in May 1936. -
Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. -
Appeasement Chamberlain
This allowed Hitler to expand German territory unchecked. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the "Night of Broken Glass", it was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany. -
Germany invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land from the air. Hitler wanted to regain lost territory and rule Poland. -
Non Agression Pact
A treaty between two or more states/countries that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other. -
France surrenders to Germany
France surrenders to Nazi Germany. The French government signed an armistice with Nazi Germany just six weeks after the Nazis launched their invasion of Western Europe. -
Battle of Britain
A military campaign of the Second World War. The Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the Germany air force. -
Final Solution
This was the Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews. The policy resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
A surprise preemptive military strike by the imperial Japanese Naavy Air Service on the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack led to the United States formal entry into WWII. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The largest confrontation of World War II. Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. It started in 1942 and ended on February 2, 1943. -
Battle of Midway
A naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII that took place between 4 and 7 June, 1942. -
D-Day
The allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II, and took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
Liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners, who were mostly ill and dying. -
V-E Day
The day makring the Allied victory in Europe in 1945. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the consent of the United Kingdom. This occurred August 6-9, 1945. -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end.
