World War Two

By ericdarby
  • World War Two begins

    World War Two begins

    Germany invades Poland
  • Roosevelt

    Roosevelt

    The US remains neutral but president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency
  • Hitler

    Hitler

    Hitler changes the Luftwaffe's objective from destroying the Royal Air Force to bombing London. This allows the R.A.F to recover and win the battle of Britain.
  • Germany Invades Russia

    Germany Invades Russia

    Germany invades Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, which results in fanatic Russian resistance
  • Japanese carriers

    Japanese carriers

    The battle of Midway. Four Japanese carriers are sunk, and one American carrier. Japan's naval superiority is lost
  • Italy surrenders

    Italy surrenders

    Italy surrenders. The German forces in northern and central Italy occupy it
  • Hitler survives

    Hitler survives

    Hitler survives an assassination attempt by senior German officers with light wounds
  • B-29 Bombers

    B-29 Bombers

    B-29 bombers begin to bomb Tokyo from bases in the Mariana islands
  • Death of Roosevelt

    Death of Roosevelt

    President Roosevelt dies.
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb