• Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

    Japan attacks Manchuria for more room and resources
    Began a series of hostile acts by Japan
  • Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is leader of Germany
    Hitler has all the power and starts using violence
  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact

    Gave Czechoslovakia to Germany
    Czech's were angry, which led to war
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    Program against Jews
    Started German killing of jews
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland
    Started WWII
  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    Defense and evacuation of British and Allied troops in Europe
    Britain would've surrendered if not rescued
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
    Sucks The U.S. into WWII
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March

    Forced marching of U.S. captives on Bataan Peninsula to prison camps
    Made American feel the need for revenge
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk, A turning point in naval warfare against Japan
    Put the USA into offensive position
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Allied invasion in Normandy, France
    Began allied invasion of Europe
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    Hitler's attempt to split the Allied armies in NW Europe to secure vital bridge heads
    Failure led to Germany's defeat in WWII
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Meeting of Churchill, Stalin, and FDR
    Demanded Germany's surrender, which eventually happened
  • V E Day

    V E Day

    Victory in Europe
    Ends war against Germany
  • V J Day

    V J Day

    Japan Surrendered
    Ends war against Japan
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima

    Dropping of Atomic Bomb that destroyed 90% of Hiroshima
    Led to Japanese surrender