World War II

By overcashrachel

  • Great Depression begins

    Great Depression begins
    Huge and long-lasting economic downturn that affected the entire world.

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
    The Jews were captured and put in concentration camps. Over 6 million Jews were murdered.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Nazis violently attacked thousands of Jews in the streets of Third Reich.

  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    German tanks invaded Poland. Prompted by this event, Britain and France declared war on Germany.

  • France Surrenders to Germany

    France Surrenders to Germany
    France had been defeated by the Nazis. The red, white, and black swastika flag flew over Paris.

  • Pearl Harbor Bombing

    Pearl Harbor Bombing
    Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in a surprise attack. Hundreds of Japanese bombers destroyed 18 American navy ships

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    This invasion was a masterful coordination of Allied land, sea, and air power. German defenses invaded Normandy.

  • Adolf Hitler dies

    He killed himself in the bunker in Berlin, Germany.

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    The remaining German forces surendered bringing victory in Europe.

  • Nuremberg War Crimes Trials begin

    Nuremberg War Crimes Trials begin
    Series of 13 trials that were designed to put Nazi war criminals to justice. Adolf Hitler committed suicide before his trial.