World War 2

Germany invades poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades poland, starting World War 2

Brtian and France (war)

Sep 3, 1939

Britian and France declare war on Germany

Germany invades countries

May 10, 1940

Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlends

Batte of Britian

Jul 10, 1940

Battle of Britian begins.

Peacetime Draft

Sep 16, 1940

The United States begins its first peacetime draft

Lend-Lease Bill

Mar 11, 1941

U.S. Presedent Franklin D. Rossevelt singns the Lend-Lease Bill

Germany invades the soviet union

Jun 22, 1941

Atlantic conference begins

Aug 9, 1941

Japan launch a sneak attaack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S. Then the U.S. declares war on Germany and Italy

Dec 11, 1941

Roosevelt issues executive order 9066

Feb 19, 1942

Doolittle raid on Germany

Apr 18, 1942

The battle of Midway begins

Jun 3, 1942

First battle of El Alamein begins

Jul 1, 1942

Battle of Stalingrad begins

Aug 21, 1942

Second Battle of El Alamein begins

Oct 23, 1942

After 900 days, the Siege of Leningrad is finally over

Jan 27, 1944

Allies begin bombing Dresden

Feb 13, 1945

Mussolini is hanged by Italian partisans

Apr 28, 1945

WW2 ends

Sep 2, 1945