World War 2 By kboo456 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway May 30, 1940 Winston Churchill becomes the leader of the British government Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters the war Jul 10, 1940 Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain Sep 22, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Jun 22, 1941 Germany and Axis Powers attack Russia Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy Jul 10, 1943 The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders to the Allies Jun 6, 1944 D-day and the Normandy invasion Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated from Germany Dec 16, 1944 Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge Feb 19, 1945 US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima Apr 12, 1945 President Franklin Roosevelt dies May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Allies Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to US and the Allies
