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Hitler becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. -
Mussolini Invades Ethiopia
Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, invades Ethiopia -
March of Time
Time Inc. releases an anti nazi propaganda newsreel entitled march of time in nazi germany. -
Italy attacks France
Benito Mussolinis italian forces attack France from the south -
Roosevelt warns Japanese
FDR warns japanese government to cease all aggression toward neighboring countries or else face US forces -
Italy Surrenders
Italian government officially surrenders to allied powers. -
D Day
The first of nearly 3 million allied soldiers arrive in normandy, on the northern shores of france. -
Hitler ommits suicide
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Soviet Union enters Pacific
Soviet Union enters the pacific war as promised in Yalta -
WWII ends
formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the US battleship Missourri