Legacy of WWII

Hitler becomes the chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

this starts Hitler's dictatorship over the Germans

Rome-Berlin axis treaty

Oct 25, 1936

germany and italy form the axis powers which will be one of the sides in the impending war

Japan invades China

Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades china to go against germany and aide the allied powers

Hitler annexes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

also called the anschluss, the austrian nazis wanted to unite with the Germans so they used both of their forces to overthrow the Austrian government. This starts Hitler's expansion and hunger to keep expanding

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland starting WW2

Germany invades and takes over Denmark and Norway

Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940

germans invaded denmwark and poland and easily made them surrender because there were not enough british troops to defend against the german invasion so they surrendered. this makes 3 conquered nations for Germany

German conquers more nations

Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940

Germany uses blitzkrieg techniques to acquire the Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France. This makes Germany seem unstoppable with all of their conquests

Winston Churchill becomes leader of Britain Government

May 30, 1940

Churchill creates key strategies during war that would lead to allied victory and helps bring peace to nations after war

Italy joins war with axis powers

Jun 10, 1940

italy joins forces with Germany

Tripartite Act

Sep 22, 1940

Japan, Italy, and Germany sign a treaty that creates the Axis Alliance

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

This battle was a big turning point in WWII, this battle was 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this was a naval battle that ended in the US defeating Japan at the Battle of Midway.

Hitler Commits Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler and his wife Eva commit suicide, they decide to do this because Germany is going to lose the war, so instead of taking defeat they end their lives.

Germany surrenders to Allies

May 7, 1945

Germany officially surrenders to the allies, which brought the European conflict in World War II to an end.

First Atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

President Truman was warned that if he invaded Japan it would lead to a high death toll of Americans, so Truman decided using an atomic bomb would keep the American people safe.

Second Atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

This bombing led to Japan almost being forced to surrender, they've lost so many lives and their land was severely damaged.

WWII is over

Sep 2, 1945

World War II is over after Japan surrenders to the US and the allies due to the damage and loss of lives after the bombings.

France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

Sep 3, 1949

War was declared on Germany by France and Great Britain to fight against Nazis not the German civilians. Germans didn't care who they killed civilian or soldier