World War II

By MelissaV.26

  • Treaty of Munich

    Czechs surrendered to Sudetanland in Czechoslovakia. It was Hitler's ambition, Chamberlain then returns to England with a piece of paper proclaiming " Peace in our time"

  • Hitler invades Czechoslovakia

    He invades despite of his assurances made in The Treaty of Munich.

  • Russia and Germany sign pact

    Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact

  • Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese, who were already in war against the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, as a preliminary to taking British, French and Dutch colonies in South East Asia.

  • Battle of Midway

    The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back

  • Death of Roosevelt

    US president Roosevelt dies. He was succeeded by President Truman.

  • Mussolini captured and executed

    Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him.

  • Hitler commits suicide

    The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter together with his mistress, Eva Braun, who he had, at the last minute, made his wife.

  • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

  • Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.

  • End of World War II

    US General, Douglas MacArthur, accepted Japan’s surrender thus formally ending the second world war.