WW2

Hitler Comes To Power

Apr 4, 1933

Hitler becomes German Chancellor and withdraws Germany from the league of Nations.

Expansion

Jul 8, 1937

Japan invades China

Non-agression Pact

Aug 10, 1939

Nazi-soviet Non-aggression Pact is signed.

WW2

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to May 8, 1945

WW2

Sep 3, 1939

WW2 begins

France is Invaded

May 10, 1940

Nazi Germany invades France and on June 22nd an armistice was signed and Hitler had taken France.

Blitzkrieg

May 10, 1940

Hitler created this fast paste of warfare that took over Poland in only 2 weeks. But, other cuntries caught on and created a counter attack for it.

Operation Sea Lion

Jul 23, 1940

This was an operation name given by Hitler for the invasion of Great Britain but was never carried out because they lost the Battle of Britain.

Battle of Britain

Aug 20, 1940

The battle of Britain prevents a German invasion of Britain.

Lend-Lease

Mar 11, 1941

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease bill

Invasion

Jun 6, 1941

Germany invades the USSR.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on a Sunday that way no one was able to fight back. Because they were at church or sleeping in.

Manhattan Project

Jan 1, 1942

Manhattan Project was a top secret program to develop atomic weapons. It cost several billion dollars and employed tens of thousands of people. The two primary leaders were General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Order 9066

Feb 19, 1942

Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066, which allows the internment of Japanese Americans

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

The Japanese planned to force the U.S. back to California by taking midway but U.S. decoders discovered the plan with enough time for the U.S. to set up an ambush and deal major damage to the Japanese Navy.

Anne Frank

Jul 6, 1942

Anne Frank and her family go into hiding after German invasion

Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

This is when the Americans first see battle in North Africa.

Stalingrad

Oct 25, 1943

Russian defeat Germans at Stalingrad.

D-Day

Nov 28, 1944

Japanese are forced back and the Western Allies advance towards Germany while the Soviets advance on the Eastern front.

FDR

Apr 12, 1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at the age of 63

Hung

Apr 28, 1945

Mussolini is hanged by Italian partisans

Hitler Married

Apr 29, 1945

Hitler was married Eva Braun.

Dead

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

Marked the formal end of the war in Europe.

Surrender

May 9, 1945

Germany surrenders.

Atomic Bomb

Sep 1, 1945

Japan surrender after the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Japan loses

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders to the US.