World War Two Timeline

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    This Treaty was the treaty that negotiated the terms to the end of World War I. It said that Germany wasn't allowed to build up an army again, which Hitler ultimately disobeys which creates the start of World War II. It was between Germany and the victorious allies.
  • Hitler Voted to power in Germany

    Hitler Voted to power in Germany
    In March of 1933, Hitler was voted to power and elected leader of Germany at the time. He was elected right after the Enabling Act of 1933 which allowed him expanded authority and free-range.
  • Hitlers Olympics

    Hitlers Olympics
    Germany used the 1936 Olympics for propaganda purposes. They used the event to promote a newer and stronger Germany. In doing so they masked their growing militarism and Jew targeting.
  • German Invasion of Poland

    German Invasion of Poland
    The invasion of Poland was also known as the September invasion. This was marked as the very beginning of WWII, as the Soviet Union and Germany invaded the Poland Republic. This made Poland's allies, France and Britain to declare war on Germany.
  • Warsaw captured

    Warsaw captured
    Warsaw was the capital of Poland. Germany invaded Poland and captured Warsaw, which indicated their undoubted victory. Poland surrendered nine days after the capture of Warsaw.
  • Paris Falls to the Nazi's

    Paris Falls to the Nazi's
    Paris falls to the German Forces, as they overtake them, and then France falls 11 days later.
  • Tripartite Pact Signed

    Tripartite Pact Signed
    The Tripartite Pact, Otherwise known as the Berlin Pact. This was signed by Italy, Germany, and Japan. The purpose of the Pact was to create a defense alliance between these countries. It also wanted to ensure that the United States didn't enter the conflict.
  • Nazi's establish Gas Chambers at Aushwitz

    Nazi's establish Gas Chambers at Aushwitz
    Nazi's established gas chambers in 1941 at Auschwitz, an important German concentration camp. These gas chambers were constructed for the sole purpose of killing Jews. They killed 850 people in two days, with the experimentation of gas chambers September 3-5 in 1941.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack brought on by the Japanese Navy that destroyed Pearl Harbor, In Honoluly Hawaii. This attack destroyed countless United States resources such as airplanes, battleships, and countless civilians.
  • Japanese Americans sent to internment camps

    Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
    The Internment Camps were established By Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1942-1945. It is considered one of the greatest civil violations, and it followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Franklin Roosevelt signed executive order 9066, which deemed that all people that were considered a national threat, would be sent to the internment camps and this was more often than not, Japanese Americans.
  • Germany, Japan and Italy surrender

    Germany, Japan and Italy surrender
    These three countries surrender to the Allies at different times. Germany surrenders a week after Hitler's suicide, on May 7, 1945. Japan on September 2-1945, and Italy surrendered almost two years beforehand on September 8th, 1943. After all of the countries surrendered, the war quickly came to a close and the defeated powers of the countries took precedence.
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    A battle that lasted a month and seven days, between the United States Marine Corps, and the Imperial Japanese Army. The United States wanted to take over the Japanese two airfields. The United States reigned victorious in the end.
  • Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan

    Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
    The United States developed Atomic Bombs meant for widespread destruction and dropped two on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of these Atomic Bombs killed 120,000 people. An American Bomber dropped these for the first time in a plane on August 6th, 1945. The dropping of the bombs ultimately led to the end of the war.