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German Anschluss with Austria
Hitler annexed Austria then demanded the liberation of German of German people in the Sudetenland. -
Treaty of Munich
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladir of France and Mussolini of Italy met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were not involved. -
Britain rearms and reassures poland
Britain rearms and tells Poland that Hitler wouldn't attack him -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler marched on Czechoslovakia and occupied the country -
Russia and Germany sign pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact -
Hitler Invades poland
Hitler Invades Poland -
Britain and France declares war on Germany
Britain and France declares war on Germany. The announcement was broadcast throughout the country that they were at war. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler launched against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed mercilessly. Both countries were occupied. -
Chamberlain resigns
Neville Chamberlain resigned and Churchill was the new head of the wartime coalition government. -
Dunkirk (operation Dynamo)
The British retreat to the beach of Dunkirk. All men with ships were called and 338,000 men were saved. -
Phoney war
the months following Britain's declaration of war they see no military action. -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler does this to safeguard supply routes of Swedish ore and so that he could form a base to break the British navel blockade on Germany. -
Italy enters the war on the side of the Axis powers
Italy enters the war on the side of the Axis powers in hopes for riches. -
France signs armistice with Germany
The french signed armistice with Germany giving France to German control. -
Tripartite Pact
This pact of mutual alliances was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. -
Battle of Britain
this contained four phases
1.Hitler sent his air force the bomb the British ports and to see the response time of the RAF.
2.Hitler starts to bomb the air fields as well as ports.
3.The blitz- the city of London was bombed in the day.
4.Hitler started to go on night bombings and targeting industrial cities. -
British rout Italians in N. Africa
Italian forces in north Africa were routed by the British led by general Wavell. -
Italy and Germany attack Yugoslavia
Italy and Germany attacked Yugoslavia, Greece and the island of Crete. -
Hitler attacks Russia- operation Barbarossa
Hitler attacked Russia with 3 M solders and 3,500 tanks breaking the pact. Russia turned to Britain for help and got it. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the US pacific fleet at pearl harbor hawaii. -
Britain and the US declares war on Japan
Britain and the United States declared war on Japan -
Japanese take Singapore
Japanese capture Singapore from the British taking 60,000 prisoners. -
Allies push into N. Africa
British and American forces landed in the NW of Africa and gained control of Morocco and Algeria. Gradually closed in on the Germans. -
Battle of Midway
The US defeated Japan at the navy battle of midway we were able to push the Japanese back. -
Allies in N. Africa
General Alexander was given a letter to destroy the German-Italian army and city. He handed the campaign off to General Montgomery. -
Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian force and chased them across the desert. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad. -
Axis surrender in N. Africa
The British and american forces defeat the Axis forces in North Africa. -
Allies invade Sicily
British and US forces invade Sicily. -
Allies take Sicily
The allied troops had won the island of Sicily. -
Italy surrenders
Mussolini was thrown out of office and the government surrendered and joined the allied powers. -
Allies meet at Tehran
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met for a plan to squeeze Germany and settle post war settlements. -
Leningrad revived
The siege of Leningrad was lifted by the soviet army. -
Rome liberated
The Allies liberated Rome from German control. -
D-Day
The allies attacked Normandy in western France and took the port there. -
Japanese evicted from Burma
British forces under general Slim with help from guerrilla fighting chindits evicted the Japanese from Burma. -
Paris liberated
The French capital of Paris was liberated from the Germans. -
V2 flying bombs
The first flying bombs killed 3 people in London. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans launched its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium. -
Allies cross the Rhine
The Allies crossed the Rhine while Soviet forces were approaching Berlin from the east. -
Russians reach Berlin
The Russians reached Berlin shortly after the US forces did. -
German forces surrender
German forces everywhere else surrender. Admiral Donitz tries to negotiate peace except with Russia. -
Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died and was succeeded by Truman. -
Mussolini captured and executed
Italian artisans captured Mussolini and executed him -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide in his bunker with his wife. -
German forces surrender
German forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies. -
Donitz offers unconditional surrender
Donitz offers unconditional surrender to the allies. -
V.E. Day
Victory in Europe was celebrated. -
Churchill loses election
Winston Churchill loses the election to the Clement Labour Party. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The US dropped a Atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Russia declares war on Japan
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese ruled Manchuria. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The US dropped an Atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Japanese surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrender to the Allies ending the second world war. -
MacArthur accepts Japans surrender
MacArthur accepts Japans surrender thus formally ending the second world war.
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