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The End of World War I
The Great War (World War I) ended on the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month (November) of 1918, with the defeat from Germany. The armistice was signed on 11th November 1918, ending the actual war. -
The Treaty of Versailles is sign, with the heavy reparation and consequences of payments on Germany
The Treaty of Versailles officially end the state of the war between the Allied Powers and Germany. It is negotiate among the Allied Power, with 15 parts and 440 articles of the reassign for German boundaries and the liability for reparations. Germany is force to accept the responsibility for causing the loss and damages, and have heavy debts. -
Adolf Hilter is elect as the Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hilter was elected as the Chancellor of Germany and took full control of Germany from then onwards. -
Japanese invasion on the French Colony, IndoChina
The French Indochina consist of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, where the French gained control of them. The invasion of Indochina was to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through the French Indochina, which was along the Sino-Vietnamese Railway. -
World War II begins
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Allied nations declare war on Germany, after they invades Poland
France and Britain, including the British Empire (all Commonwealth countries) were both allies of the overrun nation declared war on Germany, in attempt to stop Hilter from continuing to invade other nations. -
Nazi Germany invaded USSR - the Soviet Union, and USSR joins the Allied Force in war to defeat Germany
Adolf Hitler planned the invasion, even though he signed the temporary tactical maneuver on August 23rd 1939. The invasion of the Soviet Union was the first operation order called Barbarossa. -
Germany and Italy declares war on United State of America (USA), after the bombing of Pearl Harbour
Adolf Hilter (Germany) and Benito Mussolini (Italy) both declares war on the USA on the 11th of December 1941, bringing USA, who has been neutral before, pulled into the European conflict, after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, which was attacked by Japan. Japan's attack of Pearl Harbour made USA response back with the declaration of war, joining the Allies. -
Singapore surrenders to Japan
Singapore, who had been a British colony since the 19th century, falls to the Japanese, as after they occupied the French Indochina, had always wanted to have Singapore under their control -
Japanese planned invasion on Port Moresby by land
After the setback from the Battle of Coral Sea, which was from May 5th - 8th 1942, the Japanese planned to secure Port Moresby in order to enable the expansion to the North of Australia - they needed more resources and supplies. -
Japanese was defeated by the Australians in the Kokoda Campaign
Australians defeated the Japanese land force at Milne Bay, which was in the Kokoda Track. This was Japanese first land force defeat. Japanese, unable to move down the Kokoda Track, made a second line of attack on Port Moresby, by landing in Milne Bay. However, due to the limited supplies of food, equipment and resources left, the Japanese was in a disadvantage. Although the Australian troops were not in the best conditions either, they defended the chance for the invasion from the Japanese. -
Italy surrenders to the Allies
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. They allowed the Allies to land in the Southern Italy and began overtaking the Germans. The Germans were also planning to invade Italy, in order to keep the Allies away from occupying Italy -
Italy switches sides and declared war on Germany
After Italy surrenders to the Allied forces, it declared war on Germany. -
Allies invasion on the German-occupied France D-Day
The Allies knew that a successful invasion of the mainland of Europe, which was mainly controlled by hitler's armies, would be a central to winning World War II. -
Adolf Hitler committed suicide in Berlin bunker after knowing that defeat was imminent
Hitler commited suicide, along with his wife Eva Bruan, by gunshot and taking cyanide. On the 21st of April, Russian Army enters Berlin, Germany. The Soviets were approaching the German capital, Berlin, from the east and the Western Allies were approaching it from the west. -
Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allies
Germany signed an surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, which ended the European conflict of World War II. -
Victory in Europe (VE) Day
This day is when both Great Britain and the United States celebrate the Victory in Europe Day. -
The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, after the bomb on Hiroshima
The second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki devastated the city of Nagasaki, causing an approximate of 22000 deaths. On the 6th of August 1945, the United State dropped their first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which caused an approximate of 45000 deaths. -
The surrender of Japan and the Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15th 1945 and officially signed on September 2nd 1945, which brings a close to World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations at the end of July 1945. -
World War II ends
