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Germany invades Poland
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Soviet Union invades Poland
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Italy enters the war
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
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Germany invades Soviet Union
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Germany invades Soviet Union
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Pearl Harbor
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US delcares war on Japan
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Nazi Germany and Axis partners declare war on US
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Interment of Japanese Americans begin
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Britain defeat Germany and Italy
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Soviet trioops liberate Kiev
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D-Day
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British and US land on Normandy opening "Second Front" against Germans
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Soviets launch final offensive around Berlin
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Hitler commits suicide
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V-E Day
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Germany surrenders to Soviets
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US drops atomic bomb on Nagaski
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Surrender of Japan
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Japan surrenders, ending WWII