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World War II Timeline
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Mussolini's Rise to Power
Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. -
Stalin's Rise to Power
Joseph Stalin preceded Lenin as the general secretary of the communist party of the Soviet Union -
Mein Kampf
Hitler's Novel "Mein Kampf" is published. This novel was written while he was in prison. -
Treaty of Berlin
The Treaty of Berlin is signed by Germany and the Soviet Union, which declares neutrality if either country is attacked within the next five years. -
Chinese Civil War
A Chinese Civil War begins amongst it's own people, between nationalists and communists. -
Hitler's Rise to Power
Was a decorated WWI verteran and author until he became responsible for the genocide of 5.5 millions jewish people. -
FDR Elected as President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected President of the United States. He will remain president through WW2 and the Great Depression -
Ethiopia Invasion Pt. 2
Italy invades Ethiopia again. This is the beginning of the Second Italo–Abyssinian War. -
Spanish Civil War
Civil war fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from 1939 until his death in 1975. The war is often called the "dress rehearsal" for World War II. -
Formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Benito Mussolini announced from the Milan cathedral that Germany and Italy had formed an axis to separate forces. -
Italy's Conquest over Ethiopia
The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia). The war resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia -
Annexing of Austria
On March 12, 1938, German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Bomb Development
A uranium atom is split for the first time at Columbia University in the United States -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Pact between the Soviets and Germans attempting to stop fighting. Had little effect. -
Attack on Poland
Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion -
The "Official" Start of War
September First os considered the official start date of World War II. Begins with the German Invasion of Poland. -
Battle of Britain
Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer of 1940. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces -
Tojo's Rise to Power
A general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941 was the immediate cause of the United States' entry into World War II. -
Battle of Midway
crucial and decisive naval battle in World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy under Admirals decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chuichi Nagumo, and Nobutake Kondo near Midway Atoll, inflicting devastating damage on -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II -
Battle of te Bulge
Major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Death of President Roosevelt
The end of the war in Europe was in sight as the allied armies pressed their invasion into the German heartland. In Washington, President Roosevelt's health had noticeably deteriorated. -
Death of Adolf Hitler
After certain defeat in the war, Hitler commits suicide. -
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)
the public holiday celebrated to mark the acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. It is marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
First dropping of an atomic bomb
At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, instantly killing around 80,000 people -
Second dropping of an Atomic Bomb
Occuring just three days lates after the first dropping in Hiroshima.The bpmb was dropped at 3;49 am, completely unexpected. -
The Official End date of the War
September 2nd is considered the end date/ Japan had surrendered and documents were signed. -
Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day)
Chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event
