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Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed
Representitives from Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia signed this pact stating Soviet Russia recieved control over half of Poland and Germany got control over numerous other countries. -
World War II begins
Germany invades Poland and two days later Britain and France declare war on Germany marking the begining of World War II. -
Battle of Britain
Germany bombs Britain, more specifically London, killing thousands of civilians. The Battle of Britain marked the first loss for the Axis powers. -
Italy enters the war
Japan decided to enter the war by invading southern France. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii causing the United States to enter World War II. -
D-Day
Dwight D. Eisenhower led allied troops into Normandy, France where they fought off German troops until they surrendered on May 7, 1945. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Germanys last offensive on the western front (border between France and Germany) in attempt to recapture belgium and split up the allies but instead end up quickly retreating back into Germany. -
Battle of Okinawa
Allied forces invade Okinawa. The Battle of Okinawa was the biggest of the Pacific wars. This war includes 287,000 U.S troops and 130,000 Japanese soldiers. During this was 1/3 of Okinawas populations died. -
Soviets take Berlin
Soviets invade Berlin, the capital of Germany, in hopes of getting Germany to surrender. -
Hitler commits suicide
Leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun kill themselves in a bunker. This marks the end of Nazi Germany. -
Unconditional surrender of Germany
After their capital was taken by soviets and nearly running out of resources Nazi Germany signed an unconditional surrender at the allies headquarters in Riems. -
V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
This day celebrates the uncoditional surrender of Nazi Germany and its acceptance by the Allied powers. -
Hiroshima bombing
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima killing tens of thousands of civilians in attempts to get the Japanes to surrender. -
Nagasaki bombing
Three days after the United States bombed Hiroshima they dropped another bomb on Nagasaki killing another 70,000 people. -
Japan unconditionally surrenders
Japan gives in to the demands of the United States and signs an unconditional surrender ending World War II completely.
