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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked the Chinese troops in Manchuria, in an attempt to encompass all of East Asia -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler became chancellor of Germany in part of a compromise with Franz von Papen, appointing him as vice chancellor. -
The Munich Pact
An agreement allowing Nazi Germany the annexation of borders along Czechoslovakia mainly inhabited by German speakers. -
Kristallnacht
A series of coordinated attacks against Jewish people throughout Germany and parts of Austria. Kristallnacht refers to all the broken glass found on the streets from the broken windows of Jewish owned business, homes, and churches. -
Invasion of Poland
the German invasion of Poland which was one of the events that began WWII. -
Dunkirk
A battle fought during WWII between the Allies and Germany, which ended with the evacuation of British and Allied troops in Europe. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack conducted by the Japanese navy which pushed the U.S into the second World War. -
Bataan Death March
The forced transfer of Fillipino and American POW to Camp ODonnell in Capas, TArlac. MAny of prisoners died before they reached the camp. -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles fought during WWII, six months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It was Japan's first naval defeat since 1863. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Battle of the Bulge
A major German offensive campaign that took palce in Europe towards the end of WWII. It caught the Allied troops off guard and resulted with man, many casualties. -
Yalta Conference
A meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchilll, and Joseph Stalin, to discuss what was to happen of the rest of the European country that was devastated by the war. -
V-E Day
The day marking the end of WWII in Europe. -
Hiroshima
An atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the US army, immediately killin 80,000 and wiping out 90% of the city. The dropping the the bomb is what caused Japan to surrender completely. -
VJ Day
The day in which Japan surrendered.
