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Hitler gave a speech and wanted to try to gain the Sudetenland part of Czechoslovakia.
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On the nights of November 9 and 10, anti-Jewish riots broke out against Germany. This was known as Kristallnacht, or the "night of broken glass."
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The German invasion of Poland was the beginning of World War II.
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In honor of Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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Italian forces attack France from the south.
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President Roosevelt delivers a fireside chat to the American people. "We must be the great arsenal of democracy."
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Japan decides to attack if a deal with the United States is not made.
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This was a surprise military strike by the Japanese, this is when the U.S. decided to join the world war.
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U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz sent two aircraft carriers on the attack. Americans stopped the Japanese attack. This ended on May 8th.
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This battle made it clear that Americans had won a tremendour vistory. It ended on June 7th.
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American forces fought in bloody combat with Japanese forces for six months.
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The Italians surrender to the allies.
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The largest sea invasion in history.
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Nearly 300 ships took part in the largest naval battle ever fought.
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The Germans launched a surprise attack to try to win back vital ground from the Allies.
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A group of Marines made it to the top of Mount Suribachi and raised the American flag as thousands of soldiers below watched and cheered. Two flags were raised on this day, the second flag was bigger.
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This was the date of Franklin Roosevelt's death.
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After Hitler's death, Karl Dönitz was in charge, and on May 7th, he decided that Germany was going to surrender the next day. V-E Day, Victory in Europe Day, was when Germany surrendered.
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Enola Gay flew over the city of Hiroshima and dropped its atomic bomb. *Enola Gay- American B-29
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Hirohito announced the end of the war in a radio broadcast.
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Japan officially surrendered on the second day of September, 1945.
