World War II

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    World War II

  • Hitler comes into power

    Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany and makes the Nazi powers the only political party. That same year he began his discrimination against the Jewish.
  • The Axis Alliance is Formed

    Germany and Italy create their alliance which was called the Axis power.
  • The Night of Broken Glass

    Nazis destroy over 7,000 shops owned by Jews.
  • Germany Captures Poland

    Two days after Germany invaded Poland, Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declared war on Germany and WWII officially began.
  • Italy declares War

    Italy, which was in an alliance with Germany, declares war on Britain and France.
  • The Axis Pact is formed

    Japan joined Italy and Germany's alliance to form the Axis Pact.
  • Jewish have to wear stars

    Nazis declare that all Jews must wear yellow stars to identify themselves. Later the Nazis begin testing gas chambers.
  • Japan destroys Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombers take out Pearl harbor which leads to both Britain and the US declaring war on Japan. The next day Germany declares war on US.
  • Germany's biggest surrender

    Germany surrenders at Stalingrad making it their biggest army defeat.
  • D-Day

    Allie forces come to France creating one of the bloodest battles of the war.
  • Hitler's death

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide knowing Germany will not win the war.
  • Germany's surrender

    Germany surrenders to the Allies with Japan the only Axis power left in the war.
  • The first atom bomb is dropped

    The try to get Japan to surrender the United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. But still Japan doesn't surrender.
  • The second bomb is dropped

    The US drops another bomb over Nagasaki, Japan. This time they do surrender.
  • Japan's surrender

    Japan finally surrenders to the Allies.