WWII Timeline

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    This was signed in June 1919. This treaty held Germany accountable for starting the war and proposed large punishments which include loss of territory, massive reparation payments, and demilitarization.
  • Hitler Claims Power

    Hitler Claims Power
    Hitler was voted as president of Germany. This happened after the Reichstag endorsed the enabling act of 1933.
  • Hitlers Olympics

    Hitlers Olympics
    The Nazis used the Olympic games as propaganda. They faked and portrayed that they were unified and strong while hiding the targeting of the Jews,
  • Germany invasion of Poland

    Germany invasion of Poland
    Germany decides to invade Poland hoping to reclaim lost land and take complete power over Poland itself.
  • Battle of Britan

    Battle of Britan
    A battle from above. This is when Germany bombs Britain planing on destroying their navy, then invading.
  • Tripartite pact signed

    Tripartite pact signed
    This was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan one year after the start of World War 2. It united the 3 countries and allowed them to fight together as one.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor is located near Honolulu, Hawaii, where a terrifying attack happened by the Japanese, on the morning of December 7, 1941.
  • Internment camps

    Internment camps
    Due to the attack of Pearl Harbor, all of the Japanese were sent to internment camps and were kept there until further notice. This happened because the Americans had feared another attack may come from inside the USA.
  • Nazi's Gas Chambers

    Nazi's Gas Chambers
    These gas chambers are places of death. Many Jew and other prisoners were sent into the gas chambers, where they would either die from the gas or the water.
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    American navy invaded the island of Iwo Jima and fought with the Japanese forces. After the Americans won the battle, they then put the American flag at the top of the island.
  • Hitlers Death

    Hitlers Death
    On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler dies. After being hunted down and targeted by Soviet Troops, he shot himself in the head using a gun.
  • Axis Powers Surrender

    Axis Powers Surrender
    Just 7 days after Hitler committed suicide, Germany surrenders without a limit or any conditions to the allies.
  • The Atomic Bombs

    The Atomic Bombs
    On August 6, 1945, Atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, killing around 80,000 people immediately. About 3 days later, another bomb was dropped killing 40,000 more people, and many more due to radiation exposure.