1930-1945 Jay

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany.

Re-occupation of the Rhineland

Mar 24, 1935

Hitler went against the Munich agreement and re-colonized the Rhineland

Unification with Austria

Apr 15, 1938

Austria and Germany united as one to form a "Greater Germany". (Anschluss)

The Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

This allowed Germany to colonize a portion of Czechoslovakia.

Occupation of Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

German troops marched into Czechoslovakia and took over Bohemia and established a protectorate over Slovakia.

Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

The invasion of Poland was a joint invasion by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union

Declaration of war with Britain and France

Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France had sworn to defend Poland and sent ultimatums to Hitler, he refused to reply.

Battle of France

May 10, 1940

The battle of France was the German invasion of France and the low lying countries.

Battle of Britain

Jun 10, 1940

The Royal Air Force defended against the German Air Force Attacks.

Attack on Pearl Harbour

Dec 7, 1941

This was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United Sates naval base at Pearl Harbor. The US later dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan who later surrendered.