WWII

The Treaty Of Versailles is written and signed

Jun 28, 1919

At the end of WWI Germany is unfairly blamed and is forced to pay for the war. This leads to WWII.

World War II

Period: Jun 28, 1919 to Dec 7, 1941

1936: Hitler and Mussolini form the "Axis"

Oct 23, 1936

This is seen as an agressive more for the Fascist parties.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Thousands of synagogues and jewish buisinesses are burned and destroyed.

Germany invades Poland

Jan 9, 1939

Poland put up a fight, but really didn't stand a chance.

Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa declare war on Germany

Mar 9, 1939

the Allies of poland mobilize against Germany.

The USA Congress passes a neutrality act

Apr 11, 1939

The US did not want to be involved in Europe's problems.

The Soviet Union invades Poland

Sep 17, 1939

The Soviet Union rises to claim what they think is rightfully theirs.

Canada declares war on Germany

Oct 9, 1939

Canada Joins the fight

Japan bombs the Chinese city of Ningbo with fleas carrying the bubonic plague

Jan 20, 1940

**the actual date is unknown

Germany invades Belgium and Holland

May 10, 1940

Germany moves to claim more land as their own.

British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and is replaced by Winston Churchill

May 10, 1940

Britain bombs the region of Westphalia in Germany

May 11, 1940

Britain mobilizes against germany.

Germany invades France

May 12, 1940

Continuing their conquest

Holland surrenders

May 14, 1940

there was very little resistance.

Belgium surrenders

May 27, 1940

Norway surrenders

Jun 10, 1940

Italy enters the war on Germany's side and invades France

Jun 10, 1940

The Axis powers mobilize for world domination.

Germany sets up a concentration camp at Auschwitz in Poland

Jun 14, 1940

Thousands will die within it's walls.

The Soviet Union invades Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Jun 18, 1940

None of them hold out for very long.

Germany bombs London

Aug 23, 1940

striking back at the british

Britain bombs Berlin

Aug 25, 1940

7/9/1940: the German Luftwaffe launches 652 bombers on London (the "blitz")

Sep 7, 1940

dropping one million bombs in two months and killing By November 13, 150-200 tons of bombs were being dropped on London each day; the total came to approximately 1 million bombs and killing abount 40,000 British civilians in six months

Germany, Italy and Japan sign a tripartite treaty (the "Axis")

Sep 27, 1940

Germany invades Romania

Oct 7, 1940

Italy invades Greece

Oct 28, 1940

14/11/1940: Greece repels the Italian invasion and invades Albania, an Italian colony

Nov 14, 1940

Rasch Ali Gailani seizes power in Iraq and enters the war on Germany's side

Apr 3, 1941

6/4/1941: Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

Apr 6, 1941

Croatia declares its independence from Yugoslavia and enters the war on Germany's side

Apr 10, 1941

The Soviet Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact

Apr 13, 1941

The Germans launch a surprise invasion of the Soviet Union ("Operation Barbarossa") that includes killing all Jews

Jun 22, 1941

Italy and Romania declare war on the Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

general Hideki Tojo is appointed prime minister of Japan

Oct 17, 1941

The USA declares an oil embargo against Japan

Nov 7, 1941

Germany lays siege to Moscow

Nov 25, 1941

The Japanese navy attacks the USA fleet at Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941