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World War 2 starts when England and France declare war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland.
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Italy enters the war when they declare war on Britain and France and ally with Germany.
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Japan attacks a U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii with out notice, it was a surprise to America because we had previously been very peaceful with Japan. This event is historically known as Pearl Harbor.
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America enters the war infuriated by Pearl Harbor, America declares war on Japan.
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With Japan as there Ally, Germany and Italy both declare war on America after America declared war on Japan.
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Anne Frank turned 13 on this day, as a birthday present she recieved the diary that one day millions would read. Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived in Germany with her older sister, Margot and her mother and father.
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After Margot got a call demanding that she go to a Jewish work camp the day before the Frank family went into hiding in a place called "The Secret Annex"much earlier than originally planned.
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The Frank family was joined by the Van Pels, Mr. and Mrs. Van Pels, and Peter, a 16 year old boy who later became Anne's boyfriend.
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Fritz Pfeffer joined the Van Pels and the Frank family in hiding. Fritz shared a bunk bed with Anne for a while, Anne did not think very highly of him, she called him selfish in her diary.
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Italy surrenders to the Allied Powers.
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Italy Declares war on Germany, re- entering the war.
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D-Day, 100,000 soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy in France to fight against Germany. 9,000 soldiers fighting for the Allied Power were dead or wounded after D-Day. D-Day was a success the Allied Powers had a handle on some of Normandy Beach.
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German police found out about the Secret Annex and took everyone staying there to a concentration camp. Immediately the woman were separated from the men, Anne, Margot, and their mother stayed together for a while, then Anne and Margot were transported to a new camp.
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After months of surviving the concentration camps Margot died because she was very ill and she fell from her bunk bed and the shock killed her. Anne died from a disease called Typhus a few days after Margot died.
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Germany forced Italy to surrender.
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Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers, VE Day or Victory in England Day marks this day.
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Victory in Japan Day marks the day when Japan surrendered after the USA bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
