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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The invasion of the Kwantung army after the Mukden Incident. the army took every city within 730 miles of the annitial attack. This gave them direct rail communications with Korea. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany do to his promises to fix the depression and return Germany to its fame an glory. -
The Anschluss
Nazi Germany annexed Austria and it fell under Hitler's control. -
Kristallnacht
This is the day of the take out of all jewish people in Nazi Germany and parts of Austria. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invades the neihboring coubtry Poland. Officially starts off WWII -
Dunkirk
This was an evacutation of British and other allied troops out of Europe and in to Great Britain. 330,000 soldiers were saved during this time. It is rumored that Hitler gave out a command known as the Halt Order, were German soldiers waited 3 days before attacking the Allies so they could get organized again. -
Battle of Great Britain
German air force attacks GB till October 31 1940. weakened GB very much -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks America do to no longer selling oil. Wakes the "Sleeping Giant" -
Bataan Death March
After the battle of Bataan, the Jappanesse Emperial army led 60,000-80,000 American and Filipino soldiers to Camp O'Donnell. while 2,500 Filipino soldiers died on the way only 100 or so American soldiers died on the march. -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important battle in the Picific Theater for the US Navy. Took place 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and showed that we were still stronger than Japan. -
Battle of Stalingard
turning point for Germany losing the war in Europe -
D-day
The invasion of Normandy, US troops land on the beaches of Normandy only to be slaughtered by German forces waiting for them. The US did indeed win the battle but with the loss of many lives. This is the largest amphibious invasion in world history. -
Battle of Bulge
Germany launched a suprise attack on the US that caused a lot of casualties -
Yalta Conference
meeting between America, UK, and Russia about what they wanted after the war from Germany -
V E Day
Victory of Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
America drops the worlds first nuclear missile on outside of Japan and kill 90,000- 166,000 people. -
V J Day
The day Japan surrendered to the Allies after being nuked twice.