World War II Timeline by Destiny Ward

By wardda
  • Hitler Invades Poland

    Hitler Invades Poland
    Germany invades Poland both on land and using air strikes
  • Britain and France declare war

    Britain and France declare war
    Britain and France declare war on Germany two days after they invade Poland beginning WWII
  • America claims Neutrality

    America claims Neutrality
    America decides not to get involved in this new world war to save on budget and keep peace
  • Canada Declares War

    Canada Declares War
    Canada rarely goes to war but in this case decided to join the fight against Germany
  • Nazi and Soviet Divide Poland

    Nazi and Soviet Divide Poland
    The Nazis and Soviets share the conquered Poland with each other and the Soviets continue to defend the Nazis
  • Defense Budget Rises

    Defense Budget Rises
    America ups its defense budget past 1.9 million and it continues to rise
  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war
    They Join as an Axis power
  • France surrenders to Germany

    France surrenders to Germany
    After Germany being there a little over a month, France surrenders for the sake of its citizens
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The battle of Britain begins and the royal airforce defends the United Kingdom against Germany.
  • Germany invades Soviet Union

    Germany invades Soviet Union
    Germany invades his friend Joseph Stalin and broke their pact of non-violence
  • Japan assets Frozen

    Japan assets Frozen
    President Roosevelt freezes Japans assets held in the United States to keep it from gaining any more money
  • American Oil Embargo

    American Oil Embargo
    An oil embargo is placed on all states not on the same side as America and anyone who attacks American armies
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Attack on U.S. ships on an American dock led to the entrance of the United states into World War II
  • Hitler and the Army

    Hitler and the Army
    Hitler takes control of the German army so he could attempt to clear up the disaster of taking control of Moscow
  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
    The holocaust had always been a plan until now. Germany began blaming the Jews for their loss in WWI and hitler led them into "punishing" them
  • Mass murder

    Mass murder
    The genocide of Jews begin to take place in Auschwitz
  • Hitler orders Execution

    Hitler orders Execution
    Hitler is beginning to see that Britain is going to lead to their demise and orders for their commanders to be executed
  • White Rose Arrest

    White Rose Arrest
    The white rose ressistance leaders were arrested by the nazis
  • Allies bomb rome

    Allies bomb rome
    They bombed rome to prove their leader Musillini wrong after he had convinced his people nothing would happen to their city
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Known as the Normandy invasion this marked when Liberation of Europe from the Nazi began. More than 160,000 allied troops landed on France's coastline to defend them from Germany
  • Liberation of Auschwitz

    Liberation of Auschwitz
    Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz in order to find surviving Jews and help weaken the Nazis
  • Hitler kills himself

    Hitler kills himself
    He rathered go out on his own terms because he knew if he was caught he would have been sentenced to death or killed on the spot.
  • Allied powers defeat Nazi

    Allied powers defeat Nazi
    30 countries involved in WWII, some end up finally ending the Nazi rule
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb
    This bomb was upon Hiroshima and it forced Japan to surrender and back out of the war
  • JJ Day

    JJ Day
    This marked the end of the war with Germany