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Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invades and takes over Manchuria. -
FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president of the United States. -
Anti Communist Pact
The Japanses Empire signs the anti communist pact along with Germany and many other countries. -
Germany Attacks Poland
Germany uses the blitzkrieg tactic to invade Poland immediately after accusimg them of attacking Germany and using a dead criminal as proof. -
Start of War
Britain and France declare war on Germany, They become allies. -
War without fighting continues
Germany takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
Germany Attacks France
Germany attacks France through the Ardennes Forest. By the end of June, France surrenders to Germany. -
Japan Joins Axis Powers
Japan becomes alliances with Germany and Italy. -
Germany Attacks Soviet Union
Hitler breaks the nonagression pact he has with Stalin and invades the Soviet Union. -
Japan gets new leader
General Hideki Tojo takes over Japan. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese raid Pearl Harbor and completely surprise Americans. 200 aircraft were completely destroyed while more were damaged and 2,500 Americans killed. This was a huge defeat for the US. -
Invasion of Silicy
Germany tried to stop Allied Powers and attcks the mainland of Italy. The Allies enter Rome in June and this is the first Axis capital to fall. -
D-Day
Battle in World War II where the Allied Powers tried to over take the Germans and succeseed with many losses of life. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle in which the United States fought and captured the island from the Japanese Empire -
Plan for Postware Peace
Churchill, FDR, and Stalin meet. The plan was to divide and occupy Germany. Stalin promised to hold elections in European countries after the war. Soviets will join war on Japan 3 months after German surrender. -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was the deadlist battles in World War II between the Allied Powers and Japan -
VE Day
The formal end of the war in Europe -
Hiroshima
After warning the Japanese, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. -
Nagasaki
When Japan still did not surrender after the bomb on Hiroshima, another atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan formally surrenders and signs the papers making it official.
