World
War II(1937-1945): The
greatest, most destructive conflict in
history. Under
Construction--Links below and to the side are
active. The
Invasion of Normandy
(1944)--A
collection of links to websites dealing
with the Normandy invasion. World
War 2
Documents--This
new page features the texts of many
important documents, speeches and treaties
dealing with World War 2. U.S.
Declaration of War against
Japan The
Raid at Dieppe
(1942)--A
collection of links to websites dealing
with the 1942 Raid at Dieppe, France.
Attack
on Pearl
Harbor--*New* Predecessor
Conflicts: (Prior related
conflicts ) The
Italo-Ethiopian War
(1935-1936) German
Re-Occupation of the Rhineland
(1936) Spanish
Civil War
(1936-1939) Austrian
Anschluss (1938) Munich
Crisis/Dismemberment of
Czechoslovakia
(1938) Concurrent
Conflicts: (Related conflicts
occurring at the same
time) The
Anglo-Iraq
War
(1941) Successor
Conflicts: (Related conflicts
occurring at a later
time) DATES
OF CONFLICT: Asia/Pacific
Theater: BEGAN:
July 7, 1937--The first battle in the
Japanese invasion of China took place in
Battle of Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge
Incident) ENDED:
September 2, 1945-The signing of the
Japanese surrender documents onboard the
battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay
. European
Theater: BEGAN:
September 1, 1939--The German invasion
of Poland. ENDED:
May 7, 1945--The surrender of Germany
to the Allies. Allies *
nation that did not provide
military forces in
combat China,
Poland, Great Britain, France,
Australia, New Zealand, Canada,
South Africa, Denmark,
Norway, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Yugoslavia, Greece,
USSR, United States, Brazil,
Mexico, Egypt*, Ethiopia, Iran*,
San Marino*, Argentina*,
Bolivia*, Chile*, Colombia*,
Cuba*, Costa Rica*, Dominican
Republic*, Ecuador*, El
Salvador*, Guatemala*, Haiti*,
Honduras*, Liberia*, Mongolia,
Nicaragua*, Panama*, Paraguay*,
Peru*, Saudi Arabia*, Uruguay*,
Venezuela*, Turkey Germany Italy Japan Hungary Rumania Bulgaria Finland Thailand* The
Invasion of Normandy
(1944)--A
collection of links to websites
dealing with the Normandy
invasion. World
War 2
Documents--This
new page features the texts of
many important documents,
speeches and treaties dealing
with World War 2. U.S.
Declaration of War against
Japan The
Raid at Dieppe
(1942)--A
collection of links to websites
dealing with the 1942 Raid at
Dieppe, France. Attack
on Pearl
Harbor--*New* Outside
Links 8-inch
Coastal Defense Guns: British,
Italian and Japanese Naval Guns
and their Emplacements in
Micronesia--by
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Associate
Professor at the Australian
National University . The
Second World
War The
Great Patriotic War
(USSR) The
Great Pacific War
(Japan) Chinese
People's
Anti-Japanese War of
Resistance
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Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy"
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World
War I (1914-1918)
The
Winter War (1939-1940)
The
Cold War (1945-1991)
President
Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy"
speech
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Kohn, George C.
Dictionary
of
Wars.
New
York: Facts On File
Publications. 1986.