World War 2

  • Japan shocked by signing of Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

    Japan shocked by signing of Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

    Japan was outraged when Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Stalin
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  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland

    Began a systematic destruction of Polish intellectuals and the ruling classes at the end of the war they killed a total of 3 million Poles
  • Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France declare war on Germany

    The British and French had given Poland guarantees of military support in the event of an attack by Germany
  • France fails to Germany

    France fails to Germany

    Invading furnace on may 10 the Germans made an effective use of mechanized forces and air power to defeat of French
  • Germany invades Soviet Union

    Germany invades Soviet Union

    The Germany assembled the largest invasion force in history
  • Japan acquires Chinese territory in second Sino-Japanese War

    Japan acquires Chinese territory in second Sino-Japanese War

    People in Shanghai watch their city burn followin Japanese bombardment
  • Japanese attack to Pearl Harbor

    Japanese attack to Pearl Harbor

    An American destroyer explode during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor
  • Japanese conquers Thailand, Philippines, Malaya

    Japanese conquers Thailand, Philippines, Malaya

    Japan manages to conquer Thailand, Philippines, and Malaya
  • United States Navy defeats Japanese at Battle of Midway island

    United States Navy defeats Japanese at Battle of Midway island

    American naval dive bombera fly in formation over midway atoll
  • Allies launch d day invasion

    Allies launch d day invasion

    The allied invasion of northern Grance U.S. troops leave landing craft and wade ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day
  • U.S. Air Force begins bombardment of Iwo Jima

    U.S. Air Force begins bombardment of Iwo Jima

    Intensive attacks using incendiaries were made against the Japanese positions on Iwo Jima
  • United States drops atomic bombs on Japan

    United States drops atomic bombs on Japan

    The atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima killed 70,000 people immediately by the end of 1945 an additional 30,000 had died.
  • Allies cross the Rhine in the battle of the buldge

    Allies cross the Rhine in the battle of the buldge

    A Germán counteroffensive halted the allied drive toward the German frontier the Germans had been forced to withdraw and the Allies continued their advance rowed the rhine.
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders

    International military tribunal at Nurembergon charges of war crimes
  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders

    The combination of the threat of further U.S. attacks with atomic weapons and the Soviet Union declararation of war against them made them surrender