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World War II begins.
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
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World War 2
A World War between the Allies and the Central Axis. -
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
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Germany uses quick strikes to take over much of western Europe.
Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers. -
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain.
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain. -
Axis Alliance created.
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. -
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia.
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops. -
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
Battle of Midway.
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. -
The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.
The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily. -
Italy surrenders to the Allies.
Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy. -
Wernher von Braun started the V-2 rocket program.
Wernher von Braun designed and started the V-2 rocket program for the Nazis -
D-day and the Normandy invasion.
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
Paris is liberated from German control.
Paris is liberated from German control. -
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge.
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima.
US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. After a fierce battle they capture the island. -
Wernher surrendered to the USA.
Wernher von Braun surrendered to the USA and made rockets for them. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. -
Germany surrenders to the Allies.
Germany surrenders to the Allies. -
The US drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated. Three days later on the 9 August 1945 Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies.
Japan formally surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.