World War II

By jamosher

  • Nazis invade Poland

    This event is seen as the beginning of World War Two.

  • Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany

    Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

  • United States proclaims neutrality

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    German invasion of Denmark and Norway

  • Nazis invade France, Belgium ane the Netherlands

    Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands;

  • Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of England

    Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of England
    Battle of BritainWinston Churchill Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister.

  • Hitler and Mussolini meet in Munich;

    Mussolini

  • German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic.

  • Battle of Britain begins

    Battle of Britain
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    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan.

  • Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins.

    Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins.
    Operation Barbarossa

  • Roosevelt and Churchill announce the Atlantic Charter.

    Roosevelt and Churchill announce the Atlantic Charter.

  • Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
    report on Pearl HarborPearl Harbor

  • United States and Britain declare war on Japan

  • Germany and Italy declare war on the United States

  • Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations

  • Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy

    Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy

  • Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans

  • Hitler commits suicide

  • Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allie

  • V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.

  • First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.

  • Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan

  • V-J (Victory over Japan) Day

    V-J Day