World War II

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
  • Japan Withdraws From the League of Nations

    Japan Withdraws From the League of Nations
  • Germany Withdraws From the League of Nations

    Germany Withdraws From the League of Nations
  • Hitler Takes Over Germany

    Hitler Takes Over Germany
  • Neville Chamberlain Becomes British Prime Minister

    Neville Chamberlain Becomes British Prime Minister
  • Japan Invades China (Sino-Japanese War Begins)

    Japan Invades China (Sino-Japanese War Begins)
  • Germany Invades; Annexes Austria

    Germany Invades; Annexes Austria
  • Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass); Thousands of Synagogues and Jewish Businesses Destroyed Throughout Germany

    Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass); Thousands of Synagogues and Jewish Businesses Destroyed Throughout Germany
  • Signing of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

    Signing of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
  • The War Officially Begins (Germany attacks Poland)

    The War Officially Begins (Germany attacks Poland)
  • Britain and France Declare War on Germany

    Britain and France Declare War on Germany
  • Russia and Japan Sign a Peace Treaty

    Russia and Japan Sign a Peace Treaty
  • Polish Campaign Ends (Poland Surrenders)

    Polish Campaign Ends (Poland Surrenders)
  • Finnish-Soviet War begins

    Finnish-Soviet War begins
  • League of Nations Expels the Soviet Union

    League of Nations Expels the Soviet Union
  • Russo-Finnish war ends (Finland Loses)

    Russo-Finnish war ends (Finland Loses)
  • Neville Chamberlain Resigns as British Prime Minister (Winston Churchill Replaces)

    Neville Chamberlain Resigns as British Prime Minister (Winston Churchill Replaces)
  • Battle of France

    Battle of France
  • Italy Declares War on Britain and France

    Italy Declares War on Britain and France
  • Germany Begins Blitz of Britain

    Germany Begins Blitz of Britain
  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign Tripartite Pact

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign Tripartite Pact
  • US Congress Passes Lend-Lease Act

    US Congress Passes Lend-Lease Act
  • Battle of Moscow Begins

    Battle of Moscow Begins
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese

    Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese
  • USA Declares War on Japan

  • Germany and Italy Declare War on USA

    Germany and Italy Declare War on USA
  • Battle of Moscow Ends (Russians Win)

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
  • Mussolini Resigns

    Mussolini Resigns
  • Italy Surrenders to the Allies

    Italy Surrenders to the Allies
  • Italy Declares War on Germany

    Italy Declares War on Germany
  • D-Day

    D-Day
  • Woodrow Wilson Dies (Harry Truman Takes Over)

    Woodrow Wilson Dies (Harry Truman Takes Over)
  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
  • Mussolini Assassinated

    Mussolini Assassinated
  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide
  • V-E Day (Germany Surrenders)

    V-E Day (Germany Surrenders)
  • USA Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

    USA Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
  • USA Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki, Japan

    USA Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki, Japan
  • War Ends (Japanese Surrender)

    War Ends (Japanese Surrender)