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Major Events in World War II

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  • Adolf Hitler becomes Germanies Head of State

    Adolf Hitler becomes Germanies Head of State

    After President von Hidenburg dies, Hitler is sworn in as Fuhrer und Reichskanzler (leader and chancellor) of Germany.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    Nazi Germany invades Poland, thus begins World War II
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    World War II

  • Invasion spreads

    Invasion spreads

    Hitler invades France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
  • Tripartite Pact signed

    Tripartite Pact signed

    Established the Axis Power between Germany, Italy and Japan.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Germany and other European Axis members invade the Soviet Union.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks U.S. Naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This brings the United States into World War II.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Major naval battle between the U.S. and Japan. Resulted in a victory for the U.S.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    United States successfully lands on the Normandy coast in France. Beginning of the invasion of Normandy.
  • Truman takes office

    Truman takes office

    After Franklin D. Roosevelt dies, Harry S. Truman takes office, becoming the 33rd President of the United States.
  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin

    Final major battle in Europe. Soviet Union breaks through German offenses and pushes in the city of Berlin. on May 2, 1945 German forces surrendered.
  • Hitler dies

    Hitler dies

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders

    Germany signes the instrument of surrender
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    Atomic Bombs dropped

    Unted States drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders

    Japan signs Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II