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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria because it was an area rich in iron and coal and to solve economic problems and to protect japanse business interests. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somalil and that December gave Benito Mussolini an excuse to intervene. Rejecting all arbitration offers, -
Olympic Games In Germany
"Games of the XI Olympiad" was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin. Berlin hosted the Games. It marked the second time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games. -
Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany -
German takes the Sudetenland
Leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland. -
German Invasion Of Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland -
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 -
Tripartite Pact
Also known as the Berlin Pact. It was an agreement between Germany, Japan and Italy signed in Berlin by, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Saburō Kurusu and Galeazzo Ciano. -
Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms were goals by President Franklin Roosevelt. He proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech
Freedom of worship
Freedom from want
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Lend Lease Act
It was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Germany Attacks Soviet Union
"Operation Barbarossa"
Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement that defined the Allied goals for the post-war. It was drafted by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Atlantic Conference -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
"A date which will live in infamy." On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. 160 aircraft were destroyed and 150 others damaged. -
Battle Of Midway
The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. -
Casablanca Conference
A meeting between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca. Held January 14 to 24, 1943 -
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a meeting between President Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran, between November 28 and December 1, 1943. -
Battle of Normandy
Western Allies of world war 2 launched the largest amphibious invasion.also establish a part of the operation overlord after a successful "D-Day" the first day of the invasion -
Battle Of Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. At the end of the of the 41-day offensive, 19,000 American soldiers were dead. The British Army lost 1,400 lives. Total allied casualties are estimated at 110,000 - making it the bloodiest battle for American troops in all of World War II. -
Yalta Conference
"Crimea Conference" held from February 4 to 11, 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Battle Of Lwojima
The battle of lwojima was a major battle in which the U.S Marines Corps landed on and eventually captured the island from japanese imperial army -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle of okinawa code name Operation iceberg was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu island -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II -
US Drops Bomb on Hiroshima
President Harry S. Truman, warned that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific consequences. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the final stage of world war 2. consent came from United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement -
official Japanese Surrender
Japanese announced that Japan surrender unconditionally to the Allies effectively ending World War 2.
