WWII Timeline

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    One of the most important treaties for ending World War 1. 5 years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  • Hitler voted into power in Germany

    Hitler voted into power in Germany
    Paul Von Hindenburg, President of Germany, named Hitler the Chancellor of Germany.
  • "Hitler's Olympics" 1936 Summer Olympics

    "Hitler's Olympics" 1936 Summer Olympics
    Germany hosted the Summer Olympics in 1936 to spread Nazi propaganda. Jessie Owens stands above all the blond hair, blue-eyed Germans.
  • Tripartite pact signed

    Tripartite pact signed
    A group of agreements between Germany, Japan, and Italy to create a defense alliance and to keep the US out of War World 2
  • German Invasion of Poland

    German Invasion of Poland
    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union invaded the Republic of Poland.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan bombs an Amerian Base in Pearl Harbor. A day later America joins the Allies
  • Gas Chambers in Auschwitz

    Gas Chambers in Auschwitz
    Jews and other groups of people prosecuted by Hitler are sent to Auschwitz to be killed by Zyklon B Gas.
  • Japanese Americans sent to interment camps

    Japanese Americans sent to interment camps
    120,000 Japanese-Americans were put into internment camps around the US. This was done to keep them from helping their Japanese family and friends.
  • Italy surrenders

    Italy surrenders
    Italy Surrenders to the Allies
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    America's forces storm the beaches of Normandy. Ultimately killing 12,000 soldiers from the Allies. This event helped America take hold of land in Europe so that they could start fighting land battles.
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    US marines fought Japanese soldiers on the island of Iwo Jima. This is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands.
  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide
    Hitler commits suicide before the Soviet forces found him. This weakened German morale causing them to surrender a week later.
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    Germany surrenders to the Allies at Reims and after Hitler commits suicide and the Soviets take Berlin
  • Hiroshima Bombing

    Hiroshima Bombing
    The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Nagasaki Bombing

    Nagasaki Bombing
    The second atomic bomb from America is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders
    After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan is forced to surrender to the Allies, Ending the war.