World War 2 By amoore40 Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht "night of broken glass Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland May 10, 1940 Germany attcks France Oct 14, 1940 General Hideki Tojo took control of Japan Nov 5, 1940 FDR runs for third term Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Apr 18, 1942 16 american bomb Tokyo Jun 6, 1944 D- Day Eisinhower talking to soldiers on D-day Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies suddenly Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 marks the end of the war in Europe Jun 19, 1945 Creation of the United Nations 50 countries met in San Francisco Jul 30, 1945 Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Aug 6, 1945 America drops the atomic bomb Aug 8, 1945 Soviets join war against Japan Aug 15, 1945 Emperor Hirohito surrenders Over radio! Aug 16, 1945 Japan surenders Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders officialy on the USS Missouri
