• Japanese Invasion of Manchuria (Manchuko)

    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

    Hitler made Chancellor of Germany

    made in an effort to keep Hitler and the Nazi Party
  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact

    agreement permitting Nazi, Germany annexation
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany carried out by SA paramilitary forces and German civilians.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    The European theatre of World War II opened with the German invasion of Poland
  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France , during the Second World War .
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    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

    Bataan Death March

    60,000-80,000 American prisoners march 60 miles with no food or water.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
  • D-Day

    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

    Battle of the Bulge

    Last major German defensive campaign
  • Yalta Conference

    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

    V E Day

    day of marking allies victory on europe
  • V J Day

    V J Day

    allied forces invades northern France
  • The bombing of Hiroshima

    The bombing of Hiroshima

    United States Army Air Forces dropped the nuclear weapon on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.