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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany in 1933. Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party. -
Treaty Of Versialles
Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty of Versailles by building up his Army and creating new and advanced weapons. -
Japanese Aggression
Japan invaded Manchuria for their raw materials. Eventually Japan invaded China and the capital of Beijing and Nanjing. -
Axis Powers form
Germany, Italy, and Japan team up in a time of war. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Hitler and his army invades Ethiopia for its raw material -
Annex of Austria
Hitler invades and annexes Austria to unite German speaking people and the country with Germany -
Munich Agreement
Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain sign the Munich agreement to avoid conflict and a war -
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Germany Breaks Munich Agreement
Germany breaks the Munich agreement by occupying the rest of the Czech lands -
Nazi-Soviet Union Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, dividing Eastern Europe -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland -
Declaring War On Germany
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany honoring their support of Poland -
Soviet Union Invades Poland
Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov declares that Poland and it's citizens should cease to exist and they invade them -
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Phony War
France and Britain declare war on Germany and deploy their troops at the Maginot line, but no fighting occurs -
Concentration Camp
German starts putting Jews in one of there largest death camps -
Germany Invades Denmark and Norway
Germany invades Norway and Denmark to collect more land -
France Falls
Hitler takes over France, but more importantly takes control over Paris -
Operation Sea Lion
The invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain -
North African Campaign
Germany sends General Erwin Rommel and Afrifakorps to save the Italians -
Germany is Defeated
During Operation Sea Lion, Britain defeats Germany -
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Kristallnacht
The Germans ruined Jewish buisnesses, church's, homes, and killed many of them on the streets for others to see. -
Invasion of Soviet Union
Hitler and the German army invades the Soviet Union under code name Operation Barbosa -
The Day That Will Live In Infamy
The Japanese air force attacks the US pacific fleet while in their sleep. destroyed aircraft carriers, planes, subs, and killed US troops. -
End of the Battle of Midway
This is the turning point in WWII because it shows the Germans that they aren't undefeatable. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Mac Arthur sets up a strike on the Japanese airforce base on an island called the Island of Death. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans and Soviet Union fight at Stalingrad. Hitler and his army weren't ready for the harsh winter, and Stalin vowed to not lose. Germany later lost this battle. -
D-Day
On Tuesday the 6th, of 1944, the US invades Normandy and takes france back. -
Surrender of Germany
After the Germans realize there is no coming back from their loses, they finally surrender and accept defeat. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
In response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Since Japan didn't surrender after the first dropping of atomic bomb, the US dropped a second one on Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
After two atomic bomb droppings, Japan finally realizes that they have been defeated and they have lost many people.
