World War 2

By jcaris

  • September 1939

    Germany invades Poland, starting World War II. Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • April 1940

    Germany invades Norway and Denmark

  • May 1940

    Germany invades Belgium and the Netherlands.

  • June 1941

    Germany invades the Soviet Union.

  • December 1941

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan

  • June 1942

    The tide turns — the Allies defeat Japan in the Battle of Midway.

  • November 1943

    U.S. forces invade Tarawa.

  • June 1944

    D-day: Allied troops land in France and begin invasion

  • May 1945

    Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe.

  • August 1945

    Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.