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Japanese Invade Manchuria
When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II -
Italy Invade Ethiopia
Loosing early in history, Italy looked to get them back and attacked them, they won, Ethiopia's weapons were no match for Italy's artillery. Link text -
Hitler Invades the Rhineland
German troops marched into the Rhineland. This action was directly against the Treaty of Versailles which had laid out the terms which the defeated Germany had accepted. This move, in terms of foreign relations, threw the European allies, especially France and Britain, into confusion. -
Spanish Civil War
Nazi and Italian Fascists were sent to Spain to support the nationalist to overthrow the government.Link text -
Franco Controls Spain
He took over Spain all the way until he died, he did this because of the help of Nazi and Italian Fascists. He used Fascism until he died. Link text -
Japan Overruns Eastern China
when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Rape of Nanking
The Nanking Massacre was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Hitler Annexes Austria
Austria was Hitlers' first victim in his rise to glory. He steamrolled right through Austria and many more. Link text -
Munich Conference
Resulted in an agreement signed by Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany that ceded the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. The resolution was signed in an attempt to avoid war. Link text -
Hitler Invades Czechloslovakia
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Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
This was a treaty signed between the U.S.S.R and Germany saying that they will respect each others boarders and not invade. Link -
Hitler Invades Poland
Even though Germany and Poland signed a non-aggression pact in 1934. Hitler invades Poland which caused Great Britain to mobilize and help Poland. Link text -
Briatain and France Declare War on Germany
Hitler invading Poland was the tipping point for France and Britain, shortly after(exactly 2 days) they declared war resulting in the start of WWII -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France. Link text -
Italy Declares War on Britain and France
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France Surrenders to Germany
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a combat of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks from the end of June 1940. -
London Blitz
The Blitz, from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war', was the name used by the British press to describe the heavy air raids carried out over Britain, also called Operation Sea-Lion. -
Hitler Abandons Operation Sea Lion and Turns Toward Russia
Due to Hitlers unsatisfactory with the invasion of Britain, he did not want to show is ill-will to take over everyone and turned toward Russia(his next target) -
Japan Advances Into French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies
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Italy Invades Greece
This local war began the Balkans Campaign of World War II between the Axis powers and the Allies. Link text -
Rommel's Army Surrenders in Africa
A German born tank general sent by Hitler to help push Ethiopia back West, but France pushed Italy and Rommel back towards the East, Erwin was also called "The Desert Fox" -
Lend Lease Act
Was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. This countries consisted of Britain and France mostly. -
Operation Barbarossa
Was Germany secret plan to take over the U.S.S.R. But Germany did not think of the timing before doing so, causing them to freeze during Russia's harsh winter. -
Hitler Devised the Plan For the "Final Solution"
The Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews. Introduced by Heinrich Himmler and administered by Adolf Eichmann, the policy resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration camps between 1941 and 1945. Survivor- Link text -
Atlantic Charter
Was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, this was the start of the Allie between Britain and USA -
Hitler Seizes Leningrad
This invasion of Russia lasted over 2 years and killed over 1,000,000 Russian civilians and soldiers. Link text -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
This was the turning point for the U.S., this boosted the U.S. into WWII. This attack killed tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers. Survivor- Link text -
Battle of Coral Sea
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Hitler Launches Blitzkreg
This was an intense military campaign against the Denmark and Normay, this was pretty much a campaign to dop bombs all over them and "soften up" the land.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. -
D-Day Invasion
British, American, Canadian, and French soldiers stormed the coast of France with hundred of fleets of thousands of men, everyone knew this was one of the last attacks of WWII in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the Nazi's last Offensive of WWII to get back at the Allies for the D-Day invasion. Link text} -
V-E Day
This day marked the victory of the allies in Europe, while this was going on,the U.S. was still fighting and fighting. -
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Official Surrender Signed on the Deck of Missouri
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NATO Founded
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty.
