Major Events in WWII

By MarissaAshley
  • Japan invades Manchuria.

    Japan invades Manchuria.

  • Japan signed an anti communism pact with Germany.

    Japan signed an anti communism pact with Germany.

  • War between China and Japan.

    War between China and Japan.

    300,000 Chinese massacred.
  • F.D.R. gives Quarantine Speech.

    F.D.R. gives Quarantine Speech.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

  • Hitler invaded Poland

    Hitler invaded Poland

    And France and Britain declare war on Germany.
  • France falls to Germany

    France falls to Germany

  • German blitzkreig overwhelms Belgium, Holland, and France.

    German blitzkreig overwhelms Belgium, Holland, and France.

  • Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain

    Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain

  • F.D.R. runs for an unprecedented third term.

    F.D.R. runs for an unprecedented third term.

  • Hitler postpones his invasion plans because the British won the Battle of Britain.

    Hitler postpones his invasion plans because the British won the Battle of Britain.

  • Japan forms military alliance with Germany and Italy.

    Japan forms military alliance with Germany and Italy.

  • Allies take Tobruk in North Africa and resist German attacks.

    Allies take Tobruk in North Africa and resist German attacks.

    Siege of Tobruk lasted 241 days and it ended on November 27, 1941.
  • Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa, which was the invasion of Russia.

    Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa, which was the invasion of Russia.

  • General Hideki Tojo took control of Japan.

    General Hideki Tojo took control of Japan.

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. into war.

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. into war.

  • Japanese take Singapore.

    Japanese take Singapore.

    25,000 prisoners taken.
  • Auschwitz starts murdering Jews.

    Auschwitz starts murdering Jews.

    Although Auschwitz opened on May 20, 1940.
  • America wins naval battle at Battle of Midway, making a turning point in the Pacific War.

    America wins naval battle at Battle of Midway, making a turning point in the Pacific War.

  • Germany suffers at Stalingrad and El Alamein.

    Germany suffers at Stalingrad and El Alamein.

    Battle of Stalingrad started on Augest 23, 1942 and ended on February 2, 1943.
  • Germany's first major defeat at Stalingrad by surrendering.

    Germany's first major defeat at Stalingrad by surrendering.

  • Victory in North Africa launches invasion of Italy.

    Victory in North Africa launches invasion of Italy.

  • Italy surrenders to the Germans.

    Italy surrenders to the Germans.

  • British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.

    British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.

  • Allies land at Anzio and bomb monastery at Monte Cassino.

    Allies land at Anzio and bomb monastery at Monte Cassino.

  • Doomsday.

    Doomsday.

    The Allied invasion of France starts. Paris is liberated.
  • Battle of the Buldge.

    Battle of the Buldge.

    Ended on January 25, 1945.
  • Auschwitz liberated by Soviet Troops.

    Auschwitz liberated by Soviet Troops.

  • Iwo Jima taken.

    Iwo Jima taken.

  • Okinawa taken.

    Okinawa taken.

  • Roosevelt dies.

    Roosevelt dies.

    Truman takes Roosevelt's place. Attlee replaces Churchill.
  • Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders.

    Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders.

  • VE Day.

    VE Day.

  • U.S. drops Hiroshima on Japan.

    U.S. drops Hiroshima on Japan.

  • U.S. drops Nagasaki on japan, and Japan surrenders.

    U.S. drops Nagasaki on japan, and Japan surrenders.