The Most Important Event of World War II

  • Lend Lease Bill Passes

    Bill passes that gives Roosevelt the power to lend weapons to any country that is doing something that protects democracy or the United States.
  • German U-boat sinks Robin Moor

    Roosevelt orders any US ships to shoot German submarines on site.
  • Germany invades USSR

    4,000,000 axis soldiers invade the USSR. It is the biggest invasion in history,
  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, that disproved isolationit theories.
  • U.S. Declares War on Japan

    U.S. declares war on Japan in response to their attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.

    Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
  • Signing of the Atlantic Charter

    26 countries signed the Atlantic Charter, agreeing to remain in the war. It was the first use of the name "United Nations."
  • Nazis Decide on the "Final Solution"

    Nazis decide the "Final Solution" will be a mass killing of the Jews at the Wannsee conference.
  • Japan Captures Singapore

    The battle lasted from the 8th to the 15th
  • First Japanese Internment Camp Opens

    First Japanese Internment Camp, Colorado River Relocation Center, opens.
  • Battle of Midway

    An important Naval battle that ia turning point in the war against Japan.
  • Germany is stopped in Russia

    German advances are stopped in Stalingrad
  • Germany Surrenders in Russia

    It was the turning point in the war in Europe and was Germanys first big defeat
  • Mussollini's Facist government is overthrown

    A new German government is established
  • Allies invade Italy

  • Italy Surrenders

    On the same day the Allies invade it, Italy surrenders
  • Italy declares war on Germany

  • Dwight Eisenhower is named surpreme comander of the Allied forces

  • Allies bomb Germany

    Allies start a massive bombing campaign against Germany
  • D-Day

    US stormed the beaches in France
  • Germany uses V-1 flying bomb on UK

    Germany launches the first V-1 flying bomb against Great Britain
  • Paris freed from German Control

    Liberation of Paris lasted from Augest 19-Augest 25. On 25, they were freed from German control
  • Allies invade Germany

    Allies enter Germany
  • America bombs Japan with B-29s

    US begins a massive bombing campaign against Germany
  • Roosevelt Dies

    Roosevelt dies after being elected for his 4th term. Harry S Truman takes over office
  • Hitler kills himself

    Hitler killed himself in a bunker with cyanide
  • Germany Surrenders

    On May 7th, Germany surrendered, ending WWII in Europe
  • US drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    It was the first usage of a bomb of this kind
  • US nukes Japan again

    On Augest 9, the US nuked Japan a second time
  • Japan Surrenders