ww2 key events By sambone Jul 10, 1940 Battle for Britain Sep 6, 1940 FDR approves “shoot on sight” Sep 27, 1940 Japan joins Axis Jun 22, 1941 Hitler breaks Non-Aggression agreement Dec 7, 1941 Japanese ambassadors arrive in Washinton, DC Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attacked Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on US Mar 20, 1942 MacArthur promises to return Apr 10, 1942 Bataan death march May 7, 1942 Battle of Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Aug 7, 1942 Guadalcanal Feb 2, 1943 End of Battle of Stalingrad May 18, 1944 Sicily falls Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 9, 1944 General Eisenhower and his forces land in North Africa Oct 20, 1944 MacArthur returns Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Feb 22, 1945 US flag raised on Mt. Suribachi Apr 1, 1945 Okinawa taken Apr 6, 1945 Kamikaze attacks begin off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands): Apr 12, 1945 Truman becomes president Apr 19, 1945 Rome falls Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima target was the city of Hiroshima the atomic bomb was called "Little Boy," Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki the atomic bomb was nicked named "Fat Man" Aug 15, 1945 V- J Day Sep 2, 1945 formal surrender of Japan