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Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler marched in and occupied the country! -
Russia and Germany sign pact
Hitler and Stalin sign a pact which included secret clauses for the division of Poland. -
Hitler invades Poland
Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. -
Britian and France....
Britian and France declare war on Germany -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler invaded and occupied. -
France signs armistice with Germany
The French, Marshall Petain, signed an armistice with Germany taking France, which had been devastated, out of the war and into German occupation -
Triple pact
This pact of mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese, who were already waging war against the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, as a preliminary to taking British, French and Dutch colonies in South East Asia. -
Britian and U.S declare war on Japan
They declare war on Japan. -
Battle of Midway
The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. -
Italy surrenders
Mussolini had been thrown out of office. -
D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany's forces in Normandy, Western France. Thousands of transports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of general Eisenhower to the Normandy beaches. -
Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died. He was succeeded by President Truman. -
Hitler commits suicide
The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter together with his mistress. -
German forces surrender
German forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima. -
Russia declares war on Japan
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria. -
Japanese surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies ending the second world war. -
MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender
US General, Douglas MacArthur, accepted Japan's surrender thus formally ending the second world war.