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Germany attacks Poland
Germany attacks Poland using blitzkrieg tactics. -
Allies declare war on Germany
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. -
Soviet Union invades Poland
The Soviet Union invades Poland after already being defeated by the Natzi. The Polish army isn't able to put up much of a fight. -
US Neutrality Act amends
US amends the Neutrality Act, now allowing them to sell arms to besieged Allies. -
Warsaw Jews are put in ghettos
Warsaw Jews are all sent to live in ghettos. -
Finland and Soviet Union Peace Treaty
Finland signs a peace treaty with the Soviet Union -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invades Soviet Union. -
Battle of Britain
Natzi bomb anything and everything in Britain to destory their spirit. -
Soviet Union attacks Finland
Soviet Union attacks Finland from the sky. -
Germany enters Paris
Germany's army enters Paris -
Pearl Harbor
Japan surprise attacks the US port, Pearl Harbor. -
Germany declares war on US
Germany declares war on the United States after making an agreement with Japan to join war against the US. -
Doolittle Raid
After loss in Philippines, 16 American bombers attack Tokyo. -
Battle of Midway
4 Japaneses carriers are sunk by the US -
D-Day
The US invades France and occupies the capitol, Paris. -
Soviets capture Warsaw
Soviets capture Warsaw, the captial of Germany. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle between the US and Japan. The US captures the island of Iwo Jima. -
FDR dies
President FDR dies and Truman becomes president. -
Hitler comits suicide
Adolf Hitler kills himself -
Germany surrenders
Germany unconditional surrenders after Hitler's death. -
V-E day
Marks the day of victory for the Allies in WWII. -
Hiroshima
US drops and atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders after attack at Hiroshima.