• the USSR attacks Poland from the East and germany invades from the west and poland is split down the middle

  • Germany, Italy, and japan sign the tripartite pact

  • United States drop an atomic bomb in Hiroshima

  • Italy invades British controlled Egypt

  • Italy invades Greece

  • battle of the Atlantic

    battle of the Atlantic

  • the Germans and the USSR sign the Nazi Soviet pact

    the Germans and the USSR sign the Nazi Soviet pact

  • Germany attacts Poland

    Germany attacts Poland

  • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

  • USSR gain control over the Baltic states

  • the winter war between the USSR and Finland ends

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway

  • Germany attacks eastern Europe

    Germany attacks eastern Europe

  • Italy joins the war and invade southern France

  • the battle of Britain

    the battle of Britain

  • Slovakia Hungary Romania join the Axis powers

  • German African korps are sent to North Africa to help the italianss

    German African korps are sent to North Africa to help the italianss

  • when did the Japanese gain control over the Philippines in France Indochina in Singapore

  • did the United States declare war on Japan and when did Germany and Italy soon declare war after

  • Bulgaria joins the axis powers

    Bulgaria joins the axis powers

  • Germany joined by axis and Finland attacks the USSR

    Germany joined by axis and Finland attacks the USSR

  • the Battle of Guadalcanal

  • Italy surrenders unconditionally

  • the Japanese surprise attack Pearl Harbor

  • the battle of coral sea

  • the Bataan Death March begins as Imperial Japanese army forces filipino-american prisoners of war to march 60 miles

  • the battle of okinawa

    the battle of okinawa

  • the Battle of Midway

  • 1st battle of El alamein

    1st battle of El alamein

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

  • 2nd battle of El alamein

    2nd battle of El alamein

  • United States drop an atomic bomb in Hiroshima

  • operation overlord D-Day

  • Paris is liberated

  • Battle of the bulge

    Battle of the bulge

  • the Yalta Conference

  • the battle of iwo jima

    the battle of iwo jima

  • FDR dies and Harry Truman becomes president

    FDR dies and Harry Truman becomes president

  • Mussolini executed

  • Hitler commit suicide

  • V-E day

  • potsdam conference

  • V-J day