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Neutrality Acts
Neutrality Acts outlawed arms, sales of loans to nations at war. US sent arms and supplies to china after the Japan invasion -
Germany invades Czechoslovakia
Despite the assurances given by Hitler in the Treaty of Munich, he marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country. -
Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy.
he Pact of Steel was an alliance between Italy and Germany. It had two parts to it. The first was for trust and cooperation and the second was for military and economy. The Pact of Steels original name was going to be "The Pact of Blood". -
Germany invades Poland
Just before dawn today, German tanks, infantry and cavalry penetrated Polish territory on several fronts with five armies, a total of 1.5 million troops. Britain and France have mobilized their forces and are preparing to wage war on Germany for the second time this century. -
Great Britan and France declare war on Germany
On 1 September 1939 Germany invaded Poland, and two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany because they had a treaty with Poland in which they had undertaken to help Poland if its independence was threatened by force. -
Belgium surrenders to the Nazis.
This was the day that the Belgium king surrendered to Germany. After 18 days of non-stop bombing the king offered an unconditional surrended in which Hitler accespted. from the beginning Belgium was outnumbered and outgunned even with British forces. -
Battle of Britain
British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces -
President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease act which is still in effect today was used to aid Britain against the Germans. This was so that we could sell, trade or dispose of military weapons to the Bristish to help aid them in their war. -
Operation Barborossa
Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
in the largest German military operation of World War II. This is significant due to they had a peace treaty, but Germany violated it. So now Russia is in the war too. -
Pearl Harbor
he attack was intended as a preventive reaction in order to keep the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against over seas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves -
Japans invades Australia
Largest Japanese air raid since Pearl Harbor occurs against Darwin, Australia; Japanese invade Bali. This was the first time that Australias ever been attacked. Australia was bombed like in Pearl Harbor. A lot of military ships were sunk and most of the military bases were destroyed. -
Battle of Midway
Following the attack on Peal Harbor, Japanese armies rolled over Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and the East Indies. The war in the Pacific was fought on land, at sea, and in the air. The turning point in the war in the Pacific came in June, 1942 at the Battle of Midway. In a four day battle fought between aircraft based on giant aircraft carriers, the -
Germans surrender at Stalingrad
when the air got cold and the winter was arising the German soldiers were weak. there was starvation and ongoing soviet attacks. eventually the Germans just couldnt get in Stalingrad and and finally with no re-supply from the air the Germans were doomed. they eventually just stopped coming in andd all German forces stopped. -
D-Day
The day on which the Allied forces invaded France during WW2. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Allied troops and ships converged on Leyte Gulf in the Phillippines. Japanese threw their entire fleet into battle of Leyte Gulf. -
FDR's death
FDR did not live to see V-E Days. While posing for a protrait in warm spring, Georgia, FDR had a stroke and died -
Hiroshima
omber named Enola Gay released an atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Japan still refused to surrender -
VJ-Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as "Victory over Japan Day," or simply "V-J Day." -
Nuremberg Trials
24 Nazi leaders were on trail for crimes against humanity and war crimes. 12 of 24 were sentenced to death
