World War II

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Peace Treaty that ended WWI and blamed Germany

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Treaty of Cooperation

Oct 25, 1936

signed between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy

Rome-Berlin Axis

Nov 1, 1936

Alliance between Italy and Germany
Finalized in 1939 - Pact of Steel

Anti-Comintern Pact

Nov 25, 1936

Pact signed by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan against Soviet Union and Communism

Japan invades China

Jul 7, 1937

WWII starts in the Pacific

Munich Agreement

Sep 29, 1938

Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France which forces Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland

Protect Poland

Mar 31, 1939

France and Great Britain agree to protect Poland

Nonaggression Agreement

Aug 23, 1939

Secret Codicil between Nazi Germany and Soviet union to divide Eastern Europe into spheres influence

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

World War II starts in Europe

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France agreed to protect Poland from Germany

Canada declares war on Germany

Sep 10, 1939

Soviet Union invades Poland

Sep 17, 1939

Germany attacks France

Jun 5, 1940

Italy enters the War

Jun 10, 1940

Italy declares war on Britain and France

Canada declares war on Italy

Jun 10, 1940

France surrenders to Germany

Jun 22, 1940

"Blitz" Bombing

Sep 7, 1940

Germany bombs London

Axis of Powers pact

Sep 27, 1940

Tripartite Pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan

Germany invades Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attacked Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor

United States declares war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

United States enters WWII when it declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor

War with the United States

Dec 11, 1941

Germany and Italy declare war on the United States

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 25, 1942

5 month German attack begins

Germans Surrender at Stalingrad

Feb 2, 1943

turning point of war

Mussolini arrested

Jul 25, 1943

Fascist Prime Minister of Italy
His country had him arrested.

Germans occupy Rome

Sep 10, 1943

Germany rescued Mussolini

Sep 12, 1943

D-day

Jun 6, 1944

British and US troops (Allies) invade the Beaches of Normandy

Attempt on Hitler's life fails

Jul 20, 1944

German officers attempt to kill Hitler

Battle of Bulge begins

Dec 16, 1944

Battle begins in Belgium and Lexembourg

Battle of the Bulge ends

Jan 28, 1945

Mussolini killed

Apr 28, 1945

Italian resistance kills Mussolini

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Germany Surrenders to Western Allies

May 7, 1945

WWII ends with Hitler taking his life

Germany surrenders to Soviet Union

May 9, 1945

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki

War Over

Sep 2, 1945

World War II ENDS with Japan Surrendering