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Germany invades Poland
German forces invade Poland starting WWII in Europe. Britian and France declare war on Germany two days later. The United States declares that it is neutral in the war. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Battle of Britain
Germans bomb many British military sites and Britain fired back by destroying over 1,500 Luftwaffe bombers. -
Germans invade Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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Germans invade Romania
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Italy invades Greece
The Italians, loyal to Germany, invade Greece. -
Germans invade the Soviet Union
Germans launch a massive invasion on the Soviet Union -
Japan joined the AXIS
Japan joins the Axis and attacked the US and European territories in the Pacific Ocean. It quickly conquered much of the Western Pacific. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The US Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by bombers. 4 of the 8 battleships in port were sank. This action by the Japanese brought the US into the war. Prior to this event, the US had wanted to stay out of the war. -
United States declare war
US and Britain declare war on Japan. Italy and Germany declare war on US. -
The "Final Solution" was established
20 Nazis hold Wannssee Conferenace to coordinate plans for the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question". 1 million Jews had already been slaughtered by this time, but this meeting gave plans for all Jews in Europe and Africa to be killed. -
US Japanese and Japanese Americans in internment camps
President Roosevelt austhorized the isolation of Japanese and Japanese Americans in the US to be forced to live in camps. There were nearly 120,000 in internment camps located around the US until the end of the war. -
Mass deportation of Jews from Europe
Jews were being deported to extermination camps in Poland. -
First mass gassing of Jews in Aushwitz concentration camp
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US wins Battle of Midway
Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor, in hopes of knocking out the US's ability to stop Japan's advance in the Pacific. The US sinks 4 Japanese aircraft carriers heading to attack the small Midway island (near Hawaii) naval base after breaking Japanese secret codes. Japan's advance in the Pacific comes to an end. -
Mussolini removed from power
The Italian King had Benito Mussolini arrested, therefore ending the fascist regime in Italy. -
Italy declares war on Germany
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First Allied daylight raid on Berlin
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Allies forces liberate Rome
Allies enter Rome, the first Axis capital to be liberated. -
D-Day invasion at Normandy, France
Called "Operation Overlord". Allied forces landed on Normandy beach in France. Thousand of ground troops landed on the beach and lost their lives. Within a month from D-Day, the Allies have landed 920,000 troops, and have lost 62,000 men killed, wounded and missing. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans' suprised Allied forces on the Western Front with an offensive attack. This battle cost the US it's greatest number of casualties. -
Auschwitz camp liberated
Soviet troops liberate (or set free ) Auschwitz death camp victims in Poland. -
President Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage
Harry Truman became President. -
Adolf Hitler suicide
Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. -
Germans Surrender
After Berlin was taken by western Allied forced and the Polish and Soviet Armies - Germany unconditionally surrendered. -
Total War Casualties
WWII was the deadliest war in history with an estimated 50-60 million deaths (including Holocaust, military, and civilian casualities). -
Atomic bomb - Hiroshima
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing as many at 140,000 people. -
2nd atomic bomb - Nagasaki
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing as many at 80,000 people. -
Japan surrenders
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United Nations Formed
