World War II Events

  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor

    Hitler Becomes Chancellor
    On this day in 1933, the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), named Hitler as chancellor of Germany.
  • Undoing of Versailles

    Undoing of Versailles
    Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty Of Versailles because with it he cant fight or get stonger.
  • Axis Powers

    Axis Powers
    Germany, Italy, Japan form pact known as Axis Powers.
  • Germany annexes Austria.

    March 12, Hitler stood by German troops into Austria, where enthusiastic crowds met them. Hitler created a new Nazi government, and on March 13 the deed was done.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    This is the first country attacks with their new tactic ''Blitzkrieg''
  • Britain and France Declare War on Germany

    France and Britain declared war on Germany because Poland was a big help to them.
  • Peal Harbor

    Japan flew into Pearl Harbor to bomb and sink U.S. ships so they will not enter the war. The overall goal was to delay entrance.
  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific.
  • D-Day

    American troops rush Normandy beaches in Germany while German troops have been waiting to try out their new MG-42.
  • Germany surrenders

    On May 7, 1945, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    On August 6th, the Uninted States had decided to drop the first atomic bomb named '' Little Boy'' and have it Hiroshima.
  • Nagasaki

    On August 9th 1945 the United Stated had dropped 1 more atomic bomb called ''Fat Man'' on the city of Nagasaki.
  • Japan surrenders

    IN 1945 Japan finally surrendered due to two atomic bombs being set off on the cities on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.