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Concentration Camps
The Nazis open their first concentration camps in Germany, two months after Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany. -
Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact
Hitler and Stalin realize they have a lot to gain by working together and sign a non-aggression pact in August 1939. One week later, Hitler invades Poland. Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in attempt to destroy the Pacific Fleet. Almost 2,500 men were killed and 1,000 wounded. Twenty American ships and more than 300 airplanes were destroyed. -
Executive Order 9066
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that called for the exclusion and internment of all Japanese Americans from the West Coast. -
D-Day
21 American divisions, and 26 British, Canadian, and Polish divisions on a 50 mile stretch of beach in Normandy. Allies created a fake army under General Patton, tricking the Germans into thinking they were attacking further North. -
Germany Surrendered
After falling into madness, giving orders that were not obeyed and planning attacks that were not being carried out, Hitler committed suicide -
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
U.S. pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima after the Japanese refused to surrender. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. -
Victory in Japan
Emperor Hirohito surrendered.
