World War II Timeline

By kgourrier1

  • Mao Zedong Heads Long March

    Mao Zedong Heads Long March
    Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, lead the Long March in 1934.

  • Germany Invades Poland; France and Great Britain Declare War on Germany

    Germany Invades Poland; France and Great Britain Declare War on Germany
    France and Great Britain - two countries which were trying to avoid war through appeasements and treaties - were pushed into declaring war on Germany after Adof Hitler invaded Poland (an obvious sign of agression).

  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacked the US naval base in Hawaii's 'Pearl Harbor' in 1941.

  • United Nations formed

    United Nations formed
    In 1945, after the end of the war, the United Nations (an updated and reformed version of the League of Nations) was created.

  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    Germany - the former WWII agressor - surrendered in 1945.

  • Allies Use Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Allies Use Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    The Allies decided that the most effective way to bring a fast end to the war was to drop atomic bombs (or 'A-Bombs') on first Hiroshima and then Nagasaki in 1945.