World war 2 (Inglés 518) By García Bazán Carlos Iván Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany Jul 7, 1937 Japan invaded China Sep 1, 1939 Poland was invaded by Germany Sep 3, 1939 The war was declared to Germany by France and Great Britain May 10, 1940 Germany started to use quick strikes called "blitzkrieg" Jun 10, 1940 Italy entered the war as a member of the Axis powers Jul 10, 1940 An air attack was launched on Great Britain by Germany Jun 22, 1941 Rusia was attacked by the Axis powers Dec 7, 1941 The US navy in Pearl Harbor was attacked by the japanese Jun 4, 1942 The Japanese navy was defeated by the US at the Battle of Midway. Aug 25, 1944 Paris was liberated from German control. May 7, 1945 Germany was surrendered to the the Allies May 7, 1945 Hitler committed suicide Aug 6, 1945 An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 Another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Sep 2, 1945 Japan was surrendered to the Allies