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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of Japan. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of WWII. It was important because the Japanese invasion led to the US boycott of raw materials to Japan like oil. Which the led to the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany
President Paul Von Hindenburg names Hitler the Leader. This was important because he discoverd and was the leader of the Nazis and he brought Germany out of the depression. -
The Anschluss
The occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. It was important because it returned former German land back to Germany and it was Hitlers birth place. -
Kristallnact
A program against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria. It was important because many people say that Kristallnact was the start of the Holocaust when Nazi's targeted Jews for death. -
Invasion of Poland
It was a invasion of Poland by Germany, The Sovit Union, and a small Slovak contingent. At 4:45 a.m., about 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. It was important because it marked the beginning of WWII. -
Dunkirk
It was a evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 300,000 men under German fire. The battle of Dunkirk was important because it resulted in the capture of France by Germany after British forces evacuated. -
Attack of Pearl Harbor
It was a suprise military attack by Japanese Nazy against United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was a preventive attack sp the U.S. wouldnt have any ships to go to war with. They wanted the get the aircraft carriers but they were out at sea and not at the base. It was an important attack because it led to the U.S. entry into WWII. -
Bataan Death March
Forcible transfer by Japanese Army of 60,00 to 80,000 filipino and American prisoners of war to Camp O'donnell after a 3-month Battle of Bataan. It showed the total cruelty that the Japanese had for any foreigner. The people that fell along the way were either shot or bayoneted to death. It was important because it resulted in the biggest surrender in U.S. history. -
Battle of Midway
It was a naval battle; American soldiers were based on land and on carriers, decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade The Midway Islands. The Battle of Midway was important because it was the first decisive victory for Allied Forces in the Pacific during World War II. -
D-Day
It was the day the allies invaded the Beaches in France. D-Day is the Allied code word for Operation Overlord. The "D" does not stand for anything other than planning speak for the day to commence the invasion.It was important because it began the liberation of France and eventual defeat of Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
Von Rundstedt launched a powerful counter offensive in the forrest at Ardennes and caught the allies by suprise. It was important because it was the last throw of the dice for the Germans in the west. They gathered together all the reinforcements and equipment they could find and commited them to one last offensive. -
Yalta Conference
The final stages where planned by Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill. They agreed to the territorial division of Europe. At the Yalta Conference, the Allies agreed that the liberated nations would create a democratic government of their own choice. It was important because Germany would pay war reparations, and the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan. -
VE Day
It was important because it marked the the Allied victory in Europe. It stands for the Victory in Europe day. -
The bombing of Hiroshima
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the final stages of WWII. It was the only time nuclear weapons were used in the war. It was important because it ended the war between U.S. and Japan. -
VJ Day
V-J Day stands for "Victory Over Japan" Day when Japan unconditionally surrendered, ending World War II.