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Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is appointed by President Hindenburg based on his charm -
Hitler becomes Furher
Upon President Hindenburg's death, Adolof Hitler was appointed head of the the Nazi party and deemed himself Furher -
Germany Invades Poland
German invades Poland the event that truely starts The War. Using the 'blitzkreig' method of bombing and charging in on the ground -
Germany Invades France
Germany invades France giving the the door to the western front. -
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Battle of Britain
Royal Air Force defending Britain from Blitzcreig attacks made by the German Air Force -
Pearl Harbor
"A day which will live in infamy" the day the Japanese Empire attacked the United States Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Gwadalcanal
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Battle of Stalingrand
Germany invades and battles for control of Stalingrad, Soviet Union. Russia is the victors and this begins the decline of Germany's hold on the Eastern Front. -
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Battle of El-Alamein
Fought in Egypt, nicknamed "The Desert Fox", Allied forces fought to stop the advance of Axis troops closing in on various cityies and ports of Egypt. -
Surrender of Italy
Italy's Fascist government is taken down by the Italian resistance shot both Mussolini and his wife and hang them in the center of a small village -
D-Day
The invasion of the beaches at Normandy, Fance allowing the Allies a gateway into France. An event that many say gave the Allies the upper hand in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensive push launched through Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front towards the end of the war -
Yalta Conference
The conference discussed the unconditional surrender of Germany and the distribution of some of its land. This made Stalin very angry because Russia didn't get the land it wanted. Foreshadowing the Cold War. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
United Sates Marines invade and capture the Japanese island of Iwo Jima a battle that lasted 5 weeks -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders ending the war -
Potsdam Conference
More war reparations, what to do with German prisoners, and giving Japan an ultimate ultimatum, unconditional surrender or "prompt and utter destruction". With Truman only making a brief reference of the U.S.'s "new powerful weapon" -
Bombing of Hiroshima
First atomic bombing on Japan from U.S. warcraft -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Second Bombing on Japan from U.S. Air Force -
Surrender of Japan
Following the bombings Japan has no choice but to surrender ending the war.
