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Hitler takes power
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. The Nazi party takes power and Hitler is now the Dictator of Germany. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form Rome-Berlin Axis treaty -
Japan invades China
Japan invades China. This started the second Sino-Japanese war at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. -
Hitler adds Austria to Germany
Hitler adds Austria to Germany. Germany annexes Austria. German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland and WWII begins. Hitler wanted to regain lost territory and eventually rule Poland all together. -
France and Britain Declare war on Germany
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. This was in response to Hitler invading Poland because Britain and France were both allies with Poland. -
Germany takes over Denmark and Norway
Germany takes control of Denmark and Norway. This was part of the operation Weserübung Süd for the Germans to take over Norway. -
Germany take over lots of western Europe
Germany uses lightning war to invade and take over a lot of western Europe -
Churchill becomes prime minister
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain in the place of Chamberlain. -
Italy joins war
Italy declared war on Britain and France as a part of the Axis power. Mussolini was eager to join the war and he wanted to be on the winning side. -
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain was fought above the skies of Britain between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe. If the British didn’t win, Germany would’ve invaded them. -
axis power attacks russia
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with over 4 million troops with Operation Barbarossa. After the first day of this invasion, the Germans had destroyed more than 1,000 Soviet Aircraft. The Germans ended up invading up to 300 miles into Russian territory. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Imperial Navy Japanese Air Service bombed the United States at the Naval Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Japan wanted to destroy America’s navy. America joined WWII on this day. -
Battle of Midway
US defeats Japanese navy at Battle of Midway. The United States destroyed Japan’s first line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. -
Allies invade Sicily
The Allies begin their invasion of Axis-controlled Europe with landings on the island of Sicily, off mainland Italy. -
Italian mainland invaded by Allies
The Italian mainland was invaded by the Allies for the first-time during World War II, as the British commanding General sent the first British and Canadian troops across the Messina Strait, from Sicily to the southern tip of Italy. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France by using the beach landings in Normandy. -
Liberation of Paris
Paris is liberated from German control. The Liberation of Paris was a military battle that took place during World War II and it lasted until the German garrison surrendered the French capital. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army. -
Franklin Roosevelt Dies
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies, and Harry Truman takes over as president. -
Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide as the Red Army approached the Führerbunker. -
Victory Day
A day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Japan and devastates the city. -
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan by the US. -
WWII is over
The Surrender of Japan became official when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed. WWII ended after six years and one day.
