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Nuremberg Laws are passed
The first of the antisemitic laws of the Nazi party were introduced at the Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. These laws affected Jewish citizenship, jobs, privileges, and treatment. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler invaded Poland mainly to extand his territories and he thought no one would step in and stop him. Hitlers invasion of Poland causes Britain and France to declare war on Germany two days later. -
Germany invades Belgium, Holand, and Luxembourg
Because of this the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, resigns because he realizes his appeasments policies have failed. Winston Churchill replaces him and begins conferring with the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt for aid to the British cause. -
Italy declares war against Allies
Italy does this because of its recent joining of allies with Germany on June 10, 1940. France, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and India declare war on Italy in return. -
Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor
Japanese warplanes attacked the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 18 navy vessels are either sunk or damaged, 164 american aircraft are destroyed, and 2043 americans are killed. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
In response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. declares war on Japan. Three days later Germany and italy declare war on the U.S. -
Allied Nations sign Declaration of the United Nations
26 Allied nations signed this to show that they were all on the same side in WW2 and would fight for and with each other. -
Navajo Code Talkers proposal
Philip Johnston proposes tot he marines that the Navajo Indians be used to transmit military messages using a secure, unbreakable code in thir language. The first Navajo code talkers are start training in May 1942. -
Allied announcement that only an unconditional surrender would be accepted from the Axis Powers
At the Casablanca Conference, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill announce that only an unconditional surrender would be accpeted from the Axis Powers. -
Italy Accepts Allied Surrender Terms
After Rome is bombed and then declared an open city, the Allies land in Southern Italy and Italy accepts the Allied surrender terms. Later, on October 6th, Italy declares war on Germany. -
D-Day and invasion of Normandy, France
Invasion was conducted using both airborn assault and an amphibious landing of armored divisions. Major battle of World War II. -
Germany agrees to unconditional surrender of all German forces
Germany agrees to Allied unconditional surrender terms. Two days later V-E Day is proclaimed as victory in europe is celebrated. -
Allies Declare Japan Must Sumbit or be Destroyed
At the Potsdam Conference, President Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin decide that Japan must submit to unconditional surrrender or face "utter destruction". -
The U.S. drops the First Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The United States drops the first Atoimc Bomb, "Little Boy", on Hiroshima, Japan from the "Enola Gay" bomber plane. 40,000 people killed instantly. Three days later the second atomic bomb, "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan Accepts Unconditional Surrender Terms
Japan accepts thte Allied unconditional surrender terms and surrenders on August 14, 1945.
The Japanese sign ceremonial surrender terms aboard the "U.S.S. Missouri" on September 2, 1945.
