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Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria -
Italy invades Ethiopia
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a colonial war. -
Germany takes the Sudetenland
The Sudeten Germans made increasingly bold demands from the government. When the demands could not be met they insisted that they were being persecuted. -
Anschluss
Anschluss refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany -
German invasion of Poland
The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy. -
Olympic Games in Germany
Officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force. -
Tripartite Pact signed
The Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. -
Lend Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Germany attacks Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa was the codename for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement issued during World War II. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. -
Battle of Midway
The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre. -
Casablanca Conference
The Casablanca Conference was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, French Morocco. -
Tehran Conference
Was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. -
Battle of Normandy
The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Yalta Conference
Was the 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. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Germany surrenders
Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II. -
US drops bomb on Hiroshima
the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
During the final stage of World War II, the United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Official Japanese surrender
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.
