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Treaty of Versailles
This was a peace document signed at the end of World War 1 between Germany and the Allied/associated powers -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
Adolf Hitler was voted to power as the chancellor in Germany after a series of electoral victories with the Nazis. -
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Hitler's Olympics (1936 Summer Olympics)
While the 1936 Summer Olympics were a worldwide event, they showed a lot of Nazi propaganda and created quite a bit of conflict. -
German Invasion of Poland
Troops from Germany invaded Poland, which triggered World War 2. In response to the aggression shown by the Nazis, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany. -
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Blitzkrieg (lightning war)
The German's air attacks on Britain were called the Blitzkrieg, Blitz for short, which translated to lightning war. -
Tripartite pact signed
An aliance of the Axis Powers- Germany, Italy, and Japan -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese military launched a surprise attack at the US military base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack arrived just before 8:00 am and killed 2,403 people. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
The Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps after President Roosevelt after he issued Executive Order 9066. -
First Gas Chamber at Aushwitz Used
On May 4th, the first selection of Jewish people at Aushwitz-Birkenau creates the first known usage of a gas chamber. -
Italy surrenders
On July 25th, Mussolini's government "evaporated" leading to the surrender as the successor accepted the inevitable of surrendering to the Allies. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major offensive campaign for the Germans in World War 2. -
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Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was a major battle when the US Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese army. -
Germany surrenders
After Hitler killed himself, the Nazis surrendered early in the morning -
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
On August 6, 1945, the US detonated two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs killed at least 129,000 people and were the only nuclear weapons used in a war. -
Japan surrenders
The Japan representatives signed the Instrument of Surrender approved by President Harry S. Truman