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Hitler comes to power
Adolf Hitler was elected president of Germany in an unprecedented consolidation of power in the short history of the republic german President Paul von Hindenburg, old, tired, and a bit senile, had won re-election as president, but had lost a considerable portion of his right/conservative support to the Nazi Party. -
Invasion of Poland
The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. -
Invasion of Paris
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, defeating primarily French forces. -
Bombing of London
German army attacks poland cities bombed, port blockaded danzig is accepted into reich. -
U.S joins war
Rising tension developed between the United States and Japan because of Japanese aggression in East Asia isolationism, econmic aid to allis, and diret involvementin war. -
Invasion Of the Soviet
They defeats the germans at stalingrad this marks the turning point in the war in Eastern Europe. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attack the United States at pearl harbor without warning then they declared war on Japan and Germany declared war on United States. -
Battle of Midway
The USA was victorious over Japan. It was the turning point in the war in pacific giving the USA the advantage over Japan. -
D-Day
American and Allied troops landed in France, it was turning point in the war in western Europe Usa begins to liberate. -
Atomic Bomb
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Aug 6 & 9, 1945. Japan to surrender and ends WW2.
