World War II

  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party, becomes the Chancellor of Germanay.
  • Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty Of Versailles

    Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty Of Versailles

    Hitler wants vengeance.
  • Germany, Italy, Japan form pact known as Axis Powers

    Germany, Italy, Japan form pact known as Axis Powers

    Axis Powers are formed.
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy bombs Ethiopia in order to invade it.
  • Germany annexes Austria

    Germany annexes Austria

    Hitler added Austria to Germany
  • Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement. (Appeasement)

    Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement. (Appeasement)

    Gave into the policy of appeasement to Germany
  • Germany breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands

    Germany breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands

    Germany takes control of Czech property
  • Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence

    Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence

    Soviet Union and Nazi Germany make a pact
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    The start of WWII.
  • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France try to protect Poland
  • Soviet Union invades Poland

    Soviet Union invades Poland

    USSR take over Poland as well.
  • Phony War

    Phony War

    An eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there were no major military land operations on the Western Front.
  • Auschwitz

    Auschwitz

    a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich.
  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Germany takes over Denmark and Norway.
  • France falls and Germany controls Paris

    France falls and Germany controls Paris

    France gives into appeasement.
  • Operation Sea Lion

    Operation Sea Lion

    Nazi Germany's code name for the plan for an invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain.
  • North African Campaign

    North African Campaign

    It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia.
  • Britain defeats Germany in Operation Sea Lion

    Britain defeats Germany in Operation Sea Lion

    Britain outplayed Germany.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    The Night of Broken Glass
  • Battle of Britain ends

    Battle of Britain ends

    The Battle of Britain comes to an end.
  • Germany invades the Soviet Union - Operation Barbarosa

    Germany invades the Soviet Union - Operation Barbarosa

    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory.
  • Battle of Midway Ends

    Battle of Midway Ends

    The Battle of Midway, a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II ends.
  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Battle of Guadalcanal

    It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders

    Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    Atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the U.S.
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki

    Atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the U.S.
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders

    The Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.