The Collapse of the Old Order WWII

  • German forces invade Poland

  • German forces invade USSR

  • Japanese aircraft bomb Pearl Harbor

  • D-day: U.S., British, and Canadian troops land in Normandy

  • Germany surrenders

  • United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • Japan surrenders

  • Communist defeat Guomindang; Mao proclaims People's Republic

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