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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
World War II began on September 1st, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. The war in Europe began at this point and unfolded as a series events. The first weeks of the war in Europe consisted mostly of Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, unleashing its tactics against Poland. -
Battle Of France
During World War II, the German invasion of France. German armed forces overran Belgium and the Netherlands, drove the British Expeditionary Force from the Continent, and captured Paris, and forced the surrender of the French government. -
The war in Europe
Europe fought for almost six years, starting with Germany 's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ending with the Western Allies conquering part of Western Europe, the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe including the German and Germany's surrender on 8 May 1945 although fighting continued elsewhere in Europe. -
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World War II
World War II, the largest and deadliest in human history, involving more than 50 nations and fought on land, sea and air. -
Battle of Britain
The battle was known as a war of air superiority and the British air force was facing off against the German air force in the skies over Britain. While Britain was able to withstand the German attack, German bombers inflicted large amounts of damage on British cities and towns. -
The Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which Wilson signed on May 18, 1917. The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler's forces broke the non-aggression pact when Germany attacked the Soviet Union as part of its Operation Barbarossa. The German attack on the Soviet Union began in June of 1941 and saw Germany make massive territorial gains against the country, which was led by Joseph Stalin. -
Pearl Harber
The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 people, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. -
The campaign in Africa and Italy
The East African campaign was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allies of World War II, mainly from the British Empire, against Italy and its colony of Italian East Africa. -
The War Industries Board
A month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D Roosevelt ordered the establishment called Executive Order 9024. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a battle between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy that played out six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Island Hopping
The offensive against the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Archipelago was the beginning of Island Hopping. -
The Food Administration
The War Food Administration was responsible for the production and distributing food during World War II. -
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a naval battle between American and Imperial Japanese forces that took place in the North Pacific, south of the Soviet Komandorski Islands. -
The invasion of France and Germany D-day
Normandy Invasion, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944, with the landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. -
Pacific theater
During World War II, the United States fought battles in several regions of the world. These regions were called theaters. Battles with the Japanese mostly occurred in the Pacific Theater, the waters of the Pacific Ocean. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945, the invasion the island of Iwo Jima and fought for five weeks. -
Potsdam conference
At the Potsdam Conference, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, Churchill and Stalin discussed the ongoing war with Japan as well as the peace settlement with Germany. -
Post war Germany
It would be divided into four occupation zones, to be controlled by the Soviet Union, Britain, the United States and France. -
Discussion of Eastern Europe's future
On the matter of Eastern Europe’s future, Churchill and Truman acquiesced to Stalin, as they needed Soviet cooperation in the war against Japan. -
Battle of Berlin
The Soviet Union army was able to advance into Berlin, the capital of Germany. The Battle of Berlin, the Soviet invasion of the city, saw the end of Nazi Germany and ended World War II in Europe. -
United States drops atomic bombs in Japan
The atomic bombs hit cities such as Hiroshima, and Nagasaki and that's when Japan surrendered. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad could be one of the bloodiest battles of World War II and a major turning point for the war. Germany lost its entire 6th Army at the Battle of Stalingrad and was never able to recover from this defeat.