-
World War 2 begins
Poland gets invaded by Germany, then World War 2 had begun. -
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany because Germany invaded Poland. -
Germany invades another country!
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
Germany uses quick stikes.
Germany uses quick stikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of Western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France. -
Winston Churchill becomes a leader
Winston Churchill becomes the laeder of the British government -
The Axis Powers have a new member.....
The Axis Powers have a new member which is Italy. -
Great Britain gets an air attack from Germany...
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain.These attacks lastuntil the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain. -
Axis Alliances were created!
Germany,Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance -
Russia gets attacked!
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over 4 million troops! -
The Japanese attacked the U.S navy in Pearl Harbor!
The Japanese attacked the U.S navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the U.S enters World War II on the side of the Allies -
Battle of Midway....
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. -
Italy surrenders to the Allies......
Italy surrenders to the Allies. however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy. -
D-day and the Normandy invasion.....
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
Paris is liberated.....
Paris is liberated from German control. -
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge.
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge.They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German Army. -
The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River.
The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River. -
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies.
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeded by President Harry Truman. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide......
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows that Germany has lost the war -
Germany surrendors to the Allies
Germany surrendors to the Allies. -
VE- Day
VE -Day officialy announced the end to World War 2 in Europe -
Another Atomic Bomb is dropped!
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devasted. -
Another Atomis Bomb is dropped on Nagasaski, Japan.
Another Atomis Bomb is dropped on Nagasaski, Japan. -
Japan Surrendors....
Japan Surrendors to US General Douglas MacArthur and the Allies.
