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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
In 1931 the Japanese Imperial army AKA Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria after the set up diatomite explosion near a railroad in northern china. The Chinese was blamed for this explosion by Japanese. Japanese forces came full in hard at Manchuria. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor/President of Germany
Hitler is elected as Chancellor of Germany, which will start conflict in Europe. -
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Second Italo-Abyssinian War
This second war was the conquest of Italy taking Ethiopia. The Italians lost the first battle. The reasoning Italy wants to attack is because Ethiopia is not powered by Europe. Mussolini then named King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy as the Emperor of Ethiopia. Mussolini then named King Victor Emmanuel III the new emperor od Ethiopia. -
Pact of Steel
Friendship alliance between Germany and Italy. This was mainly a military and political alliance between two axis powers. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
An act that made a peace treaty between Nazi-Germnay and the Soviet Union. A treaty that had a deal of no conflict if war between two countries. That was then broken by Nazi-Germany. -
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Germany invades Poland
Germany Invades Poland. German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France seek to gain back Europe from Nazi-Germany and Italy. These four countries will battle out the start of world war 2. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese kamikaze pilots flew to hawaii to attack the United States Navy. This attack lasted hours in devastation of multiple ships being sunk and many american lives lost. This event put a push for the United States to join ww2. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi-Germnay and Italy attacks the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad. The soviet Union became victorious after a long bloody battle. -
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. -
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Battle of Berlin
Battle of Berlin is a planned battle to take Berlin, Germany and capture Hitler. The soviet Union planned this attack. The plan worked, Berlin was taken but Hitler was not captured. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Adolph hitler commits suicide on this day in his under ground bunker while the soviet union are taking over Berlin. His body was never discovered. -
Adolph Hitler murders his wife
Adolph Hitler murders his wife in the underground bunker before he commits suicide. -
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Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America warns Japan of two atomic bombs that will be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki if they didn't surrender. The Japanese did not surrender and both bombs were dropped ending the WW2. -
V-J Day (Surrender of Japan)
Japan finally surrenders to allied forces. This is officially the end of WW2.
