World War 2

Japan and Manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

Japan invades Manchuria.

Anti-Comintern Treaty

Nov 25, 1936

Nazi Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Treaty.

Japan Invades

Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades China which creates war in the pacific.

Munich Agreement

Sep 29, 1938

Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which also forces the Czechoslovak Republic to give up the Sudetenland.

Slovak Republic

Mar 14, 1939

Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the Czech lands which is in violation of the Munich agreement which forms a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

Poland

Mar 31, 1939

France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of Poland.

Nonagression agreement

Aug 23, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement.

Gemany Invades

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

War on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany to honor their agreement and gurantee of safety for Polands borders.

Dividing Poland

Sep 27, 1939

Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees, and Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.

Soviet Union Invades

Nov 30, 1939

The Soviet Union invades Finland which begins the Winter War.

Italy Enters and Invades

Jun 10, 1940

Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

Armistice Agreement

Jun 22, 1940

France signs an armistice agreement in which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country along with its coastline.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

The air war between Britant and Nazi Germany ends in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Tripartie Pact

Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

War on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.

War on the United States

Dec 11, 1941

Nazi Germany and the Axis partners declare war on the United States.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 6, 1944

The Germans launch a final attack in the west, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium. By January 1, 1945, the Germans are in retreat.

Hitler Finally Dead

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

Germany Surrenders

May 7, 1945

Germany surrenders to the western allies.

Germany Surrenders

May 9, 1945

Germany surrenders to the Soviets.

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Japan Surrenders

Sep 14, 1945

On August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.