World War 2 By caroline.mclaughlin Jan 30, 1933 Hitler named chancellor of Germeny Sep 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declared war on Germany May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris Falls to Germany Jan 10, 1941 The Lend-Lease act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Dec 8, 1941 US declares war on Japan 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 7, 1942 US Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb is dropped in Nagaski Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States
