World War ll

By tonkinblake

  • Leading up to the War

    Leading up to the War
    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.

  • Leading up to the War

    Leading up to the War
    Japan invades China.

  • World War ll Begins

    World War ll Begins
    Germany invades Poland.

  • Italy joins the Axis powers

    Italy joins the Axis powers

  • Tripartiten Pact Signed

    Tripartiten Pact Signed
    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. The Tripartite Pact established the Axis Powers of World War II.

  • Pearl Habor

    Pearl Habor
    The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.

  • Franklin Roosevelt Dies

    Franklin Roosevelt Dies
    US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman.

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide
    Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.

  • Surrender

    Surrender
    Germany surrenders to the Allies.

  • The Atomic Bomb

    The Atomic Bomb
    The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.

  • World War ll Ends

    World War ll Ends
    Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.