WW2 timeline #2

By avamclatchy

  • Japan invades

    Japan invades
    Japan invades Manchuria.

  • War in Pacific

    War in Pacific
    Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

  • Anti-Comintern Pact

    Anti-Comintern Pact
    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.

  • War on Germany

    War on Germany
    Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • Denamark and Norway surrenders

    Denamark and Norway surrenders
    Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.

  • Italy enters war

    Italy enters war
    Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

  • Tripartite

    Tripartite
    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

  • Pearl harbor

    Pearl harbor
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

  • Halt the japanese

    Halt the japanese
    British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.

  • End of world war 2

    End of world war 2
    Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.