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Japan invades Manchuria stealing their natural resources. They are particularly brutal to the local residents.
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Adolf Hitler is voted into power in Germany. He promises to bring an end to their everlasting depression.
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Italy invades Ethiopia. Mussolini says it will bring back the glory of the lost Roman empire!
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Meeting that allowed Germany to have Sudetenland. The supposed end of Germanys terror.
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Also, known as the night of broken glass. Jewish businesses and houses holds were destroyed and burned along with some synagogues.
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Russia and Germany sign a non-agression pact. They will not declare war on each other based on this pact.
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German soldiers invade Poland. They take all Jews and minorities as prisoners.
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Germany invades France. France falls as Allied troops retreat.
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German air raids pounded England as they defended. Britain came out victorious.
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Japan bombs Pearl Habor and wipes out part of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. people were outraged.
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The biggest confrontation in WWII where the Germans fought the Russians for control of Stalingrad.
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Known as D-day for its countless deaths. The Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy and thousands were lost.
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The victory over the Axis powers in Europe. The Allies had almost won the war.
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America drops nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The population that lived there is still affected by the radiation to this day.
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Victory over Japan. WWII has come to an end for everybody.
