World War 2 Timeline

  • Treaty Of Versailles

    This is a key event that leads Hitler to take his country and the world to WW2 and a lead for conquest for Hitler
  • Invasion Of Manchuria

    Japan invaded Manchuria to turn their country into a puppet state of Japan. It started when the Mukden Accident caused the Japanese to invade the Chinese country
  • Invasion of Ethopia

    Invasion of Ethopia
    Mussolini invaded Ethopia leading to a military occupation of the country. It exposed a weakness in the League of Nations because both countrys involved were in the League.
  • Neutrality Acts

    Acts passed by congress that were inteded to prevent America from becoming entangled with other countries war. The U.S. however was not remaning neutral but favored the Allies
  • Militarism of Italy, Germany, Japan

    The axis powers were breaking the Treaty Of Versailles and rebuilding their armys for war against the world
  • Invasion of Albania

    Mussolini invaded Albania due to its important naval strategic point.
  • Invasion Of Poland

    Hitler and the Soviets began their path of destruction by invading Poland then within three months destroying Denmark, Norway, Belguim, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and France.
  • Invasion of French Indochina

    Japan invades this country to try to restrict supplies getting to china which then led to the US halting shipments of goods and resources to Japan which led to Pearl Harbor
  • The U.S. enters the war

    After the attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. was forced into a tight spot and delcared war on Japan which with current alliances made then in war with Germany and Italy.
  • U.S. Ceases oil exports with Japan

    After the Japanese took French Indochina it was seen to the US as a act of war leading them to not trade with a country that might be at war
  • U.S drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki

    The U.S drops its second atomic bomb in Japan striking immense fear and finnaly ending the war.
  • Pearl Harbor

    The Japan Emipre strikes the U.S. Navy with a devastating blow to their navy and enrages America to enter the war. This event had been caused by the U.S. embargo on resources to Japan. The Japanese belived destroying their navy would let them get to Malaya and Dutch East Indies for resources.
  • Battle Of Midway

    British and American navy halt the advances of japenese naval forces.
  • Hitler commits Suicide

    Hitler ends his life knowing that the Americans and Russians are coming to capture Berlin
  • U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    The U.S. bombs Hiroshima with a super weapon that has never been used before obliterating the city.