World War 2 By isabella.src Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stalin signed Nazi-Soviet pact http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ultimatum.htm Sep 1, 1939 The other Great War Hitler invaded Poland to expanded his land and to make a gateway to Russia Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invaded Poland http://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/The-war-in-Europe-1939-41 Sep 3, 1939 France and Britain declare war on Hitler http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland Apr 9, 1940 Denmark is conquered by Hitler http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch21b5.htm May 10, 1940 Hitler invaded France http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/07/world-war-ii-axis-invasions-and-the-fall-of-france/100098/ Jun 10, 1940 The battle of Britain http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain Jun 10, 1940 Mussolini joins the war http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/italy-1900-to-1939/italy-and-germany-1936-to-1940/ Jun 17, 1940 The French signed an armistice to quit WW2 http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain Jun 24, 1941 Hitler invaded the soviet union http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/hitler_russia_invasion_01.shtml Jul 11, 1941 Stalin joined the allies after hitler betrays him http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ussr/ Jul 26, 1941 The united states freezes all of Japans assets http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-freezes-japanese-assets/print Nov 24, 1941 The german troops get stuck in the cold https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-the-Russian-Winter-impact-the-Soviet-Union-the-same-way-it-affected-Nazi-Germany Dec 8, 1941 congress approves of the arming and trading of ships http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1941/411009a.html Jun 6, 1944 D-Day http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/why-was-it-called-d-day Apr 28, 1945 benito killed and hung upside down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benito-mussolini-executed