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Japan invades manchuria
When the japanese Kwantung army contrived to invade manchuria on 18 September 1931, It unleahed military and political forces which led to the attack on pearl harbor on December 7 1941 -
Hitler takes power
In January 1933, Hidenburg and papen came up with a plan to get the Nazis on their side by offering to make Hitler vice chancellor, He refused and demanded to be made chancellor,they agreed thinking they could control him. Once Hitler became chancellor he immediately set about making himself absolute ruler of Germany. -
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WW2 Timeline by Sara Gonzalez
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US Neutrality acts
On August 31 1935, congress passed the first neutrality act prohibiting the export of arms,ammunition and implements of war from the united states to foreign nations at war. -
Mussolini invades ethiopia
in 1935 Mussolini invaded ethiopia (what was once abyssnia ) and incorparated it into his new italian empire. -
Germany invades Rhineland
Hitler violates the locarno pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland -
Hitler annexes Austria
On March 12 1938 german troops march into Austria to annex the german speaking nation for the Third Reich.In early 1938, -
The Munich Conference
On September 30 1938, Hitler, Mussolini,French premier Edouard Daladier and Brititsh prime minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich pact. -
Kristallnacht
On the night of November 9, 1938, the sounds of breaking glass shattered the air in cities throughout Germany and parts of Austria while fires across the countries devoured synagogues and Jewish institutions -
Germany invades Sudetenland
In March 15, 1939 the German army invaded the rest of czechoslovakia. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact
On August 28 1939 very shortly before world war ll broke out in europe, enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the Nazi-Soviet Non-agression pact, which meant that the two countries agreed to take no military action on each other for next 10 years.Stalin viewed this as a way to keep the nation on peaceful terms with Germany. -
Germany invades poland
On September 1 1939 Germany invaded poland. The polish army was defeated within the weeks of the invasion. -
The Phony War (Sitzkrieg)
The Sitzkrieg was a period of war notable for intaction,especially during the time of world war ll. -
The Fall of France
The germans lauched a major attack on paris June 9,and on the 13 paris was declared as an open city as the government fled to the bordeaux.The first german troops entered the French capital and the campaign began.The end came with the surrender of France on 22 June. -
Rescue at Dunkirk
With the British and French armies cornered by the advancing German army near Dunkirk in 1940, more than 330,000 troops were rescued from the beaches in one of the most astonishing operations of the war. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940. Their biggest failure was one of the many turning points of World War Two which had prevented germany from invading britain. -
U.S lend-lease act
The lend lease act was the principal means for providing U.S military aid to foreign nations during world war ll. -
Yugoslavia and Greece fall
The attack on yugoslavia was harsh and brutal,it was an act of terror resulting in the death of 17,000 civillians. All of yugoslavias airfields were bombed destroying most of its 600 aircrafts on ground.As apart of the balkan offensive the germans had also bombed greece. -
Germany invades the soviet union
The invasion of the soviet union broke the non-agression pact between Germany and the Soviet union leaving Stalin in shock. -
Pearl Harbor
Right before 8:00 a.m hundreds of japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at pearl harbor near Honolulu hawaii. -
Atlantic Charter
A group of 26 allied nations pledged a declaration that set out a vision for the post war world.This was considered one of the first key steps towards the establishment of the united states. -
The Bataan Death March
Because of the surrender of the bataan peninsula,approximately 75,000 filipino troops and american troops were forced to make a harsh 65 mile march to the prison camps. -
Battle of The Coral Sea
Known as the first day of modern naval engagement in history,also known as the Battle of the Coral sea all started because the united states, having broken japans secret war code and forewarned of an impending invasion of tulagi and port moseby. -
Battle of Midway
At 10.26am on 4 June 1942 the course of World War Two in the Pacific changed utterly. At that moment 37 Douglas Dauntless bombers from the USS Enterprise peeled off into a dive attack on two Japanese aircraft carriers. Within minutes both ships were ablaze, their death throes punctuated by the explosion of fuel lines, badly stowed ordnance and aircraft petrol tanks. -
Battle of Guadcanal
The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. With Japanese troops stationed in this section of the Solomon Islands, U.S. marines launched a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of an air base under construction. -
Holocaust
The word “Holocaust,” from the Greek words “holos” (whole) and “kaustos” (burned), was historically used to describe a sacrificial offering burned on an altar.
