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Treaty of Versailles
The Axis powers are formed as Germany Italy and Japan become allies when they sign it in Berlin. The pact provided for mutual assistance should any of them suffer an attack on any nation not already in the war. -
Hitler Voted to Power in Germany
Hitler attained power after the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933, granting him expanded authority. Then he set fire to his parliament and said it was the USSR so he was granted special powers that he abused. -
Hitler Olympics
The 1936 summer Olympics were a propaganda event to try to get people to follow him. During the opening ceremonies, the Olympic torch was carried past rows of Hitler Youth. Still, the boycott campaign failed to convince countries to keep their teams home. -
German Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland was an attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. they did this to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
The tripartite Pact was concluded by Germany, Italy, and Japan one year after the start of World War II. It created a defense alliance between the countries and was supposed to stop the United States from entering the war. -
Nazis Establish Gas Chambers at Aushwitz
The camp's morgue and some showers were converted into chambers that several hundred people could be fit into and killed. They were undressed and killed with Zyklon B gas. -
Japanese Americans Sent to Internment Camps
Japanese internment camps were established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and all people of Japanese descent no matter if they were citizens or not were sent there. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since early 1941 the U.S. had been supplying Great Britain in its fight against the Nazis. It had also been pressuring Japan to halt its military expansion in Asia and the Pacific. Which eventually caused japan to atack. -
D-Day
The US, Canada, and united kingdom allied forces launched a combined naval, air, and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Early on 6 June, Allied airborne forces parachuted into drop zones across northern France. Ground troops then landed across five beaches. -
Iwo Jima
trying to take over Iwo Jima was a strategic move made by the United States so American bombers could fly over to japan without having to worry about a Japanese garrison. Taking over Iwo Jima also meant that planes could fly over japan with fighter escorts. -
Hitlers Death
Hitler die when he was holed up in his bunker under the headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commited suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. -
Axis Powers Surrender
This is when Nazi Germany surrendered due to warring tussles between the Soviet Union and its allies. Japan and Italy were also soon to fall considering they were allies with Germany during the war. -
Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan
This is the first atomic bomb dropped in the world and was dropped at Hiroshima Japan. The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. both were dropped by the USA by a B-29 Bomber plane.