WWII

By jdmulcahy99

  • Germany Annexes Austria

    German troops march in and take Austria for the Third Reich.

  • Kristallnacht

    Synagogues and Jewish shops are destroyed by mobs in Germany

  • World War 2 Starts

  • Nazis Invade Poland

    The invasion began one week after signing a pact between Germany and the Soviet Union.

  • Italy Declares War on France and Britain

    Germany had defeated France and kicked the British from mainland Europe. Italy then declares war on both countries.

  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor / U.S. Declares war on Axis Powers

    The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor trying to destroy America's Pacific naval fleet. America Joins World War 2 due to the attack.

  • German Troops Surrender in Stalingrad, Russia

    The Russians stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide in favor of the Allies.

  • Allies Invade Normandy (D-Day)

    Allied forces invade Northern France to retake France from the Nazis.

  • Hitler Commits Suicide / Berlin Falls

    Hitler shoots himself with a pistol after the Allied Forces invade Berlin

  • Atom Bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    American B-29 Bombers dropped the World's first atomic bomb over the Japanese city Hiroshima. 3 Days later the Americans dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki

  • World War 2 Ends

    Japan formally surrenders, marking the end of the biggest war ever.