WWII Timeline

  • Mussolini Came to Power

    Mussolini Came to Power
    leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943.
  • Stalin Came to Power

    Stalin Came to Power
    Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.
  • General Hideki Tojo

    General Hideki Tojo
    Became the liberal prime minister of japan
  • Death of Roosevelt

    Death of Roosevelt
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States.
  • Hitler Came to Power

    Hitler Came to Power
    He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.
  • Italy's Conquest of ethiopia

    Italy's Conquest of ethiopia
    In 1935 Italy attacked ethiopia for main raw materials
  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War
    The war started in 1936. International Brigades fought against fascist rebels.500,000 to 1 million died.
  • Start of Spanish Civil War

    Start of Spanish Civil War
    The spanish civil war started in 1936 on july 17.
  • Rome-Berlin Axis

    Rome-Berlin Axis
    Axis powers formed
  • Annexed Austria

    Annexed Austria
    Unopposed
  • End of Sanish Civil War

    End of Sanish Civil War
    The war ended on April 1st in 1939
  • Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact

    Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
    Nonaggression pact rmain neutral if the other side went to war.
  • Poland Attacked

    Poland Attacked
    Invasion of poland also known as the september campaign, or the 1939 Defensive War.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The battle of Britain is teh name given to the second world war air campaign waged by th German Air Force.
  • Start of Battle of Britain

    Start of Battle of Britain
    Battle of Britain started on july 10th in 1940
  • End of Battle of Britain

    End of Battle of Britain
    Battle of Britain ended on October 31st in 1940
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Hundreds of japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at pearl Harbor.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Largest naval battle fought at that time.
  • Start of Battle of Midway

    Start of Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway started on June 4 in 1942
  • Start of Battle of Stalingrad

    Start of Battle of Stalingrad
    Battle of Stalingrad Started on August 23rd in 1942
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    6 months hand to hand fighting-300,000 German troops lost
  • End of Battle of Stalingrad

    End of Battle of Stalingrad
    Battle of Stalingrad Ended on Febuary 2nd in 1943
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Operation Overlord- landing on normandy beaches in France.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    Last German effort to defeat the allies.
  • Start of the Battle of the Bulge

    Start of the Battle of the Bulge
    the battle of the bulge started on december 16th in 1944
  • End of Battle of the Bulge

    End of Battle of the Bulge
    The battle of the Bulge ended on January 25 in 1945
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    Unconditional surrender of germany.
  • Dropping of the atomic bombs

    Dropping of the atomic bombs
    United states called for the surrender of japan warned them of new weapon or face "promp and utter destruction."
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
    Official signing of the surrender papers on the USS missouri.