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End of WW1
This first global conflict had taken from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. (Versailles is a city in France, 10 miles outside of Pari -
Adolf hitler, Dictator of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is the dictator of Germany. -
Axis treaty
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
Japan invades China
Japan invades China. -
Anschluss
Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany. This is also called the Anschluss. -
WW2 begins
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
Blitzkrieg
1940 May 10 to June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
Winston Churchill, leader
Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government. -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers. -
Germany launches air attack on GB
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain. -
Axis Alliance
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. -
Axis powers attack Russia
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops. -
Japanese attack the US navy
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
US Navy defeats Japan
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. -
The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily
The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily -
Italy surrenders to the Allies
Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy. -
Allied forces invade France
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
Paris is liberated from German control.
Paris is liberated from German control. -
Germans launch a large attack
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
US Mrines invade Iwo Jima
US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. After a fierce battle they capture the island. -
The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River.
The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River. -
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
1945 April 30 - Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war -
Germany surrenders to the Allies
Germany surrenders to the Allies -
US drop an Atomic Bomb
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated. -
US drops another Atomic Bomb
Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.
