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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria in September of 1931 -
Hitler creates Enabling Act
Hitler creates the Enabling Act, giving him dictatorial power in Germany -
Hitler violates Treaty of Versailles
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles -
Hitler and Mussolini create Rome-Berlin Axis pact
Hitler and Mussolini signed a pact, making them in a military alliance -
Germany signs separate pacts with Italy and Japan
Germany signs pacts that states they are in a military alliance with Italy and Japan -
Japan seizes Chinese capital
Japan storms China, taking the capital. -
Hitler annexes Austria
Austria becomes a part of Germany under Hitler's Reich. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler invades Poland, taking control, adding it the the Reich. -
Britain and France decclare war on Germany, WW2 begins
After the Poland invasion, Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Germany bombs British cities
Germany launches an attack on military and civilian cities, dropping bombs from planes -
France falls to Germany
France loses the battle of France, losing control, added to the Reich -
U.S. enters the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, forcing the U.S. to enter the war. -
Japanese defeated at Battle of Midway Island
Japan was defeated by U.S. at the Battle of Midway Island -
Battle of Stalingrad
This is when the Battle of Stalingrad started. It started with Hitler invading Russia -
Battle of Stalingrad ends
Hitler's troops are defeated by Russia due to the weather. -
Soviets defeat Germans at Battle of Kursk
The Soviets were able to get one final victory over Germany at the battle of Kursk -
Rome falls to Allies
Allied forces attack Italy, starting in September of 1944. They did not liberate the capital, rome, until may second. -
D-Day
Allied forces invade France through Normandy beach -
Paris is Liberated
The Allied forces win at the Battle of Paris, giving control back to Paris from Germany. -
Hitler and Mussolini die after Germany is invaded
After Germany is invaded, Hitler hides out in an underground bunker, and commits suicide. Around the same time, Mussolini is shot by his former supporters in Italy. -
Soviets enter Berlin
Known as the Battle of Berlin, Soviets invade Germany on April 16th and defeat the Germans on May second. -
Germany surrenders
After the death of their leader, Adolf Hitler, Germany has no choice but to surrender. -
America drops first atomic bomb in Hiroshima
America drops the first ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan, causing mass destruction. Japan still refused to surrender. -
Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Since Japan would not surrender, America dropped the second and final bomb on Nagasaki, forcing Japan into surrender. -
Japan surrenders
After two nuclear attacks, Japan is forced to surrender, ending World War Two.
