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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion led to the US boycott of raw materials to Japan.They would have to look elsewhere to get raw materials. They looked to the south Pacific for oil and natural rubber. This led to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Wake Island. -
Hitler is named chancellor of Germany
This event was important because this was a turning point for Germany because Hitler wanted to see Germany as a major world power again. -
The Munich Pact
An agreement between Britain and Germany in 1938, under which Germany was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia in which German speaking peoples lived. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain negotiated on behalf of Britain, and Chancellor Adolf Hitler on behalf of Germany. Chamberlain returned to London claiming that the Munich Pact had secured peace. The Germans invaded Poland less than a year later and World War II began -
Kristallnacht
Nazis in Germany torched and vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. This started the down fall and the worsening of Jewish living conditions -
Invasion of Poland
The German invasion of Poland was pretty much the last straw that France and England could take from Hitler. -
Dunkirk
This was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany.The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe. Dunkirk was also an evacuation that had saved 338,000 Allied troops -
attack on pearl harbor
This was a surprise attack that got America into WW2 -
The Battle of Midway
This battle was one of the most important battles in WW2 because it was japans first naval defeat since the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits in 1863. -
Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March was a march of about 60,000 to 80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War 2. Approximately 2,500 to 10,000 Filipino and 100 to 650 American prisoners of war died before they could reach their destination at Camp O'Donnell. -
D-Day
Allied troops landed along a 50 mile stretch of heavily armed French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but by days end allies had a step into continental Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
The battle of the bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II. Hitler planned this Battle with the primary goal to recapture the important harbor of Antwerp. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting between the Soviet, US and British heads of state. Met about how Europe would be organized, Mainly Germany. The agreements shaped European politics for the next five decades. -
V E Day
V E Day or also called Victory in Europe Day -
The bombing of Hiroshima
The U.S was the first one to use atomic weaponry during this time. This marked the end of WW2 but some say this event also started the cold war. -
v-J Day
Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. this finally ended WW2 Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as Victoryover japan day or V-J Day
