World War 2 Timeline

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  • Taking Manchuria

    Japanese militarists attacked the Chinese province of Manchuria in order to gain more land for their growing nation.
  • Taking Over

    Manchuria was completly taken over by the japanese despite the League of Nations efforts to stop it.
  • The Holocaust

    Hitler takes any one that is not Aryan and puts them in concentration camps along with thousands of jews.
  • Hitler leaves the League of Nations

    Hitler pulls Germany out of the League of Nations and then defies the treaty of versailles
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer

    Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer
    After the death of German president, Paul von Hindenburg, a law was made that stated Adolf hiteler will become the Fuhrer, Complete leader of all of Germany
  • Nuremberg Law

    Jews are stripped of their right and lose their citizenship
  • Civil War in Spain

    General Francisco Franco and his army rebel against the spanish Republic
  • The Munich Agreement

    Winston Churchill did not wan to sign the Munich agreement because he thought war was going to happen no matter what
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany and the soviet union attack warsaw, Poland and start world war 2 in Europe
  • Neutrality Acts

    To stay out of the war America made a set of laws that prohibited to sale of weapons to nations in the war. Also prohibited America giving Loans to other countries
  • France surrenders

    Germany, with the help of Russia, takes over the northern part of France
  • The Luftwaffle

    Germany attacks Britain from land and air endlessly trying to destroy Britains air force.
  • Hitler invades the Soviet Union

    Hitler intended to completely destroy the soviets along with any jewish soviets
  • Pearl Harbor

    Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor, killing about 3000 Americans
  • U.S. Helps Out

    The United States enters the war and fights against the axis powers.
  • War Plans

    Winston Churchill goes to the white house to make war plans with President Roosevelt and athe united states and Britain joined forces in the war
  • WAAC

    The Womens Auxiliary Army Corps was established and was given an official status and salary but not the same benefits as male soldiers
  • WAC

    The US military gave the WAAC full US army benefits making it the WAC
  • Most hated man in italy

    King Victor Emmanuel is overthrown
  • Breaking Germanys Defense

    General Omar Bradley attacks St. Lo by air and land, breaking Germanys defense.
  • Sobibor

    A riot in the concentration camp Sobibor breaks out and about 60 people escaped. Eventully the camp was abandoned and the Nazi troops atempted to hide the existance of Sobibor
  • Germany weakens

    France, Belgium and Luxembourg are freed by the allies
  • Aachens liberation

    American soldiers free Aachen and hitler responds by sending his troops to take back Antwerp
  • Battle Of The Buldge

    Germany broke through American defences but had to retreat due to loss of many men and weapons
  • Soviets revenge

    The Soviet Union attacks Berlin leaving the city in panic
  • Hitlers Wedding

    Hitler marrys Eva Braun and writes his final message to the world. He states how he blames the jews for the war and his generals for losing it
  • Hitlers End

    Hitler and his new wife commit suicide
  • D Day

    The Third Reich surrenders and the war is declared over
  • V-E Day

    World War 2 ends
  • The League of Nations

    The League Of Nations is officially ended