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Hitler breaking Treaty of Versailles
Hitler moves troops into the rhinelands. Breaking the treaty of Versailles. -
Japan invades China
Japan attacks China there fore creating WWII in the pacific. They were targeting resources and conquer. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany attacks poland with a three front biltzkrieg and successfully takes the land. -
France and Britain Declare war
After poland is attacked Britain and France declare war because they have war relationship with poland -
Nazis invade Denmark and Norway
Germany invaded into Denmark. Main reason for attack was iron ore and so that they could control over norway. Tactic used was Blitzkrieg -
France falls
Germany with its Blizgkrieg takes over France and signs armistice so that Germany can occupy France. -
Italy Joins Axis Side
As France falling was apparent Italy joins Germany and attacks France -
Pearl harbor
Japan attacked U.S navy base of the coast of hawii island ohau. -
Us enters War
United States joins the war shortly after pearl harbor. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Japanese forces attcak U.S fleet on coral close by Austrialia. Japense win this battle. -
British bombing on Germany
British start to bomb Germany and continue this action for the next three years and was one actual attack on Germany actual soil. -
Battle of Midway
U.S has a successful attack a japanese fleet. Off Midway atoll and cripled japanese. -
Battle of stalingrad
Germans get stopped at stalingrad by USSR and was the first german lost. The sixth army( best german army) was lost because of this war. -
Tunisia Campaign
Its a series of battle in North Africa with allies and axis powers. The war was problomatic because of the supply issues. -
Sicily is controlled by the allied powers
U.S and Britain land on sicily to prepare for the attack north through Italy up toward Germany. Allies take over sicily -
Mussolini is inprisoned
Benito Mussolini is inprisoned by the king of Italy and new government was to be set up. He was later broken out by Hitler. -
D-day
Last attack on germany from the ally forces on omaha beach in normandy. Led by general Eisen Hower -
Concentration camps liberated
Allied powers invade poland and discover what Hitler was doing to the jews and other people. Allied powers begin to liberate death camps. -
Hitler dies
Hitler commits suicide in a under ground bunker in berlin with his wife. He got married two days earlier and his wife also commited suicide. -
Germany Surrenders
Germans sign instrument of surrender at reims. Although WWII does not end until Japan surrenders. -
Atomic Bombs dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki both got Atomic Bombs dropped on them by the U.S. Nagasaki was bombed three days after Hiroshima -
surrendering of japan
Japanese sign instrument of surrender so that World war II could end.