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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan was going through an industrial revolution and had a need for raw materials. This led to Japan invading Manchuria, along with Korea and the rest of China. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany. The people loved him and saw him as their solution. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
When Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy he promised he would restore "Glory to Rome", so he invaded Ethiopia. He also invaded it to establish a new italian empire in Africa. -
Munich Conference
The best example of appeasement because the Allies let Germany take Sudetenland to not anger Hitler. Hitler's argument was the German people there were being mistreated. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as "the night of broken glass", where German people went around and destroyed Jewish property. This is also when Jews started to be interned in the camps because of their ethnicity. -
Non-Aggression Pact
The pact was between the Soviet Union, and Germany. Where both countries agreed to not attack or invade the other. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany used a military strategy called Blitzkrieg on Poland. Hitler invading broke the Non-Aggression pact he had made with Stalin. -
Invasion of France
The French government thought the Maginot Line would hold the Germans back. At Dunkirk more than 300,000 British and french soldiers had to evacuate. -
The Battle of Britain
Hitler ordered bomb raids on Great Britain for many months. Churchill refused to give in and in doing so led Britain to victory. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese planned a secret attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor. Eight battleships and 300 planes were destroyed, and 2,403 american casualties. -
Stalingrad
The Soviets held out and eventually won against the Germans. The fighting lasted 6 months and the Soviets lost 250,000 men -
Normandy Invasion
The Allies attack the Germans on Frances coast at Normandy. It was led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, it was also called Operation Overlord. -
V-E Day
The day Americans and the Soviets met in Berlin. This is the day the Allies declared victory in Europe. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to end the war quicker. they dropped them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
The day Japan officially surrendered to the United States. This marks the day WWII was completely and entirely over.