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Nazi party gains power in the Reichstag. Picture: Nazi propaganda poster.
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Also called the World Peace Act, was used to prevent war between all countries that signed. Picture: Countries that signed the Kellogg–Briand Pact.
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Hitler becomes the leader of Germany with the Nazi party.
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Italian forces take over the country of Ethiopia in Africa.
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Act is signed by congress to keep the US out of the war.
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Hitler states in a speech that he supports the Japanese and what they are doing in Asia.
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Italy announces that it is in with the Nazis.
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"Night of the Broken Galss", Nazi supporters went around cities breaking into Jewish stores and destroyed everything they could.
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This invasion of neighboring Poland sparked the beginning of the rest of the war.
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Britain declares war against the Axis powers.
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Germany takes quick action to take control of France.
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German forces invade their Russian allies.
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Japan suprise attacks American Naval base in Hawaii.
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The US joins the war after being attacked on Pearl Harbor. The citizens wanted revenge against the Japanese.
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Key battle that let the Americans in the Pacific closer to Japan.
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US forces land in Africa to push back German and Italian soldiers that invaded.
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Italy surrenders after Allied forces invaded and took over the country.
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Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy. Gave the Allies a foothold for the rest of the invasion.
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Hitler killed himself along with his wife after Allied forces invaded Germany and began taking over.
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Germany surrenders after the death of their leader and the takeover by Allied forces.
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Victory in Europe was declared.
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US Forces dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese.
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Second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
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The war is over after Japan surrenders to the Americans.
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Trials are heald against Nazi leaders for war crimes that they have commited.