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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria (Manchuko)
f Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident . Following the war, the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo , and their occupation lasted until Soviet Union and Mongolia launched the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation in 1945. -
Hitler made Chancellor of Germany
made in an effort to keep Hitler and the Nazi Party -
The Munich Pact
agreement permitting Nazi, Germany annexation -
Kristallnacht
pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany carried out by SA paramilitary forces and German civilians. -
Invasion of Poland
The European theatre of World War II opened with the German invasion of Poland -
Dunkirk
military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France , during the Second World War . -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Bataan Death March
60,000-80,000 American prisoners march 60 miles with no food or water. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
D-Day
American, British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate France, and the rest of North West Europe, from German occupation. -
Battle of the Bulge
Last major German defensive campaign -
Yalta Conference
World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Germany and Europe's postwar reorganization. -
V E Day
day of marking allies victory on europe -
V J Day
allied forces invades northern France -
The bombing of Hiroshima
United States Army Air Forces dropped the nuclear weapon on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
