1. WWII

2. Lead up to WWII Japan invades Manchuria China in 1931. 1937 Japan full invasion of China

4. Germany Germany annexed Austria in 1938 Germany continues to press for territory in Czechoslovakia

5. Vienna Austria

6. Europe on the eve of World War II http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/resource/wwii.htm

7. Non Aggression Pact Germany and Russia sign secret agreement that plans to split Poland and Eastern Europe between themselves.

9. WWII Begins Germany invades Poland Britain and France declare war on Germany Russia begins its own invasion of Poland Germany & Russia split Poland

11. Axis Advance May 1940 Germany invades France June 1940 Italy invades France France surrenders June 22

12. Tripartite Pact Germany, Italy and Japan formalize the Axis Powers September 1940. Any country that attacked one of the three Axis Power would be forced to go to war against all three.

13. Axis Grows The Axis expanded in November 1940 when Hungary, Slovakia and Romania joined the Tripartite Pact Italy wages war in North Africa Germany invades the Balkans

14. Europe in 1942 http://www2.bc.edu/~heineman/maps/1942label.html

15. Germany invades Russia Germany invades Russia in June 1941

16. Japans moves South Japan invades French Indochina Japan uses new conquest to put pressure on Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Japan wanted a steady supply of oil from Dutch East Indies.

17. U.S. Response U.S. puts a complete oil embargo on Japan Japan revived 80% of its’ oil from the U.S. 1940 U.S. Fleet is moved to Hawaii Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Oahu west of Honolulu Island

19. Japan Japan decides that it needs to get oil from the Dutch East Indies. Japan plans surprise attack Japan attacks Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941.

20. Wave 1 http://www.navpublishing.com/phtour1.htm

21. Wave 2 http://www.navpublishing.com/phtour5.htm

22. http://staff.imsa.edu/socsci/jvictory/help_07/exemplary_papers/tu_09_4/pearl_ha rbor.jpg

23. http://maryt.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/pearl-harbor-uss-virginia.jpg

25. U.S. Declares War on Japan Germany and the other members of the Tripartite Pact responded by declaring war on the United States.