World War 2

World War II Part II

Period: Jan 1, 1932 to Sep 2, 1945

HIltler runs for Vice-Pres of Germany and loses.

Nov 12, 1932

The President of Germany appoints Hitler as Chancellor.

Aug 15, 1933

Hitler is appointed to create jobs for Germany and he does.

President of Germany dies.

Jul 5, 1934

The Reichstang (German Congress) passes the Enabling Act.

Nov 15, 1934

This gives Hitler power.

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Hawaii.
German ships were shooting at U.S. naval ships around this same time.

United States declare war on Japan, entering World War 2.

Dec 8, 1941

The British bomb Koln (Cologne), bringing the war to Germany for the first time. The first in many attacks by allied forces to reduce urban Germany to rubble.

May 30, 1942

British and US navies halt Japenese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.

Jun 5, 1942

US halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia.

Nov 5, 1942

US and British troops land in Sicily. The Allies control Sicily.

Jul 10, 1943

Allied troops liberate Rome.

Jun 4, 1944

Allied troops liberate Rome. With-in 6 weeks the allies bomb targets in east Germany for the first time.

Period: Jun 4, 1944 to Jul 15, 1944

US and British troop storm the beach in Normandy, France.

Jun 6, 1944

The German's launch the famus "Battle of the Bulge" in an attempt to split the Allied forces.

Dec 16, 1944

The Germans are in retreat.

Jan 1, 1945

The German leader, Adolf Hitler, commits suicide.

Apr 30, 1945

Germany surrenders to Allied forces.

May 9, 1945

U.S. drops an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.

Aug 6, 1945

U.S. drops the second atomic bomb in Japan on the city of Nagasaki.

Aug 9, 1945

As a result of Japan surrendering in WW II, the United Nations took away the Japenese military.

Japan formally surrenders.

Sep 2, 1945

As a result, the United Nations took away the Japenese military.