World War 2 By brady.des 1936 Nazi Olympics 1938 Hitler takes action to gain control of Austria Sep 9, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany 1940 Hitler sends forces into Denmark and Norway 1940 Germans strike against France 1940 Germans have trapped many allied soldiers at French Port 1940 France surrender to Germany and Italy 1941 Hitler send forces into Soviet Union 1941 Japanese soldiers invade Philippines Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack Dec 8, 1941 US declare war on Japan 1942 United States government created the Office of War Information Feb 19, 1942 Roosevelt issued executive order 9066 Jun 6, 1944 D Day Dec 16, 1944 Germans surprise attack: Battle of the Bulge 1945 Japan Surrenders 1945 Representatives from 50 countries met in San Fran. to establish the United Nations Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 2, 1945 Berlin Surrenders Aug 6, 1945 US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima