Important Events World War II

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    WWII Events

  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia
  • Japan begins all out war against China

    Japan begins all out war  against China
  • Hitler annexes Austria

    Hitler annexes Austria
  • Hitler claimed the Sudentenland

    Hitler claimed the Sudentenland
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact

    Nazi-Soviet Pact
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference
  • Hilter launches Blitzkrieg against Poland

    Hilter launches Blitzkrieg against Poland
  • Britian and France declare war against Germany

    Britian and France declare war against Germany
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    June - December 1940
  • France Surrenders to Germany

    France Surrenders to Germany
  • Japan jions forces with Germany and Italy

  • FDR wins third term

  • Lend-Lease Act is passed

    Lend-Lease Act is passed
    The United States effort to support Britian by sending arms and money, not troops
  • Hitler surprise invasion of the Soviet Union

    Hitler surprise invasion of the Soviet Union
  • Atlantic Charter

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
    "A Day that will live in infamy..." FDR. Dec. 8, 1941
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    1942-1943
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
  • Battle of El Alamein

  • Invasion of Italy

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Invasion of Normandy
  • FDR Elected a 4th time

    FDR Elected a 4th time
  • FDR Dies

    FDR Dies
    Harry S> Truman becomes President
  • Japan surrenders

    VJ Day: Victory in Japan
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    VE Day: Victory in Europe
  • Hiroshima, Japan

    Hiroshima, Japan
    Truman dropped the first Atmoic Bomb ever.
  • Nagasaki, Japan

    Nagasaki, Japan
    Truman dropped a second Atomic Bomb. He wanted to end the war and save American lives.
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials
    1945-1946. Nazi soilders are tried from war crimes.