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Nazis Olympics
During the 1936 Summer Olympics Games, Hitler first promoted his government and ideals of racial supremacy. Held in Berlin, Germany. -
Germany Invades Poland
This is what began World War II. -
War Declared against Germany
England and France declare war on Hitler and form the Allies. -
Battle of France
Winning in about 6 weeks, They quickly beat the French by maneuvering around the Maginot Line. It ended officially on June 25, 1940. -
Dunkirk Evacuation
The evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk -
Battle of Britain
A series of German aerial attacks on the UK. The Royal Air Force defended against the German Luftwaffe, and radar was used to defend themselves. -
Occupation of Paris
They took over the capital of France, with most of the Parisians retreating before Germany arrived. -
Selective Service Act 1940
Also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. -
The Election of 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs. Wendell Willkie, Roosevelt won the election and served his 3rd term. -
Lend-Lease Act
The US would now provide weapons and other gear over to Britain and other members of the allied alliance. -
Atlantic Charter Agreement
An agreement between the US and England to stop Hitler. -
Pearl Harbor/ US Enters WWII
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the US naval base on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
The Smith-Connally Act
An Act relating to the use and operation by the United States of certain plants, mines, and facilities in the prosecution of the war, and preventing strikes, lock-outs, and stoppages of production, and for other purposes. -
D-Day
A large scale battle that was a huge push. The Allies invaded Normandy, and stormed the beach. It is the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WWII. -
Battle of Remagen
A battle that resulted in the allied capture of the Ludendorff bridge spanning over the Rhine river. It is important due to the bridge being one of the last few bridges that led into Germany. -
Nazis Surrender
The first instrument of unconditional surrender signed at Reims -
Creation of the Atomic Bomb
Work and creation were performed in Los Alamos, New Mexico under the direction J. Robert Oppenheimer. The first successful detonation was in Alamogordo, New Mexico (The Trinity Test) -
Atomic Bombings
The first bomb was dropped August 6th, 1945 on Hiroshima. And then a second one was dropped 3 days later on Nagasaki. -
Japan's Surrender/ End of WWII
The formal surrender of Japan, which was the official end of War in Asia and WWII
