World War 2

Japan invades Manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

Berlin & Rome Axis is announced

Nov 1, 1936

After signing a cooperation pact was signed Germany and Italy offically signed to be an alliance.

Japan invades China

Jul 7, 1937

This is the official begining of the war in the Pacific.

Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania

Apr 7, 1939

Lasts until the 15 of April

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

This is considered the iniation of WW2 in Europe.

Britain and France declare war on Germany after invasion of Poland.

Sep 3, 1939

Based off on an earlier agreement made in March of that year.

USSR invades Poland from the East

Sep 17, 1939

Italy enters war

Jun 10, 1940

Invades France southern France on the 21st.

Tripartite act signed

Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign this act.

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

US declares war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

Official entrance into the war

British bomb Köln

May 30, 1942

First attack on German soil

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

US and Britain halt Japanese naval advances

New German offensive into Russia

Jun 28, 1942

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

Benito Musilini is taken out of power

Jul 25, 1943

This allows for a new government to form

Allies sucessfully land on the beaches of Normandy

Jun 6, 1944

US land in the Philipines

Oct 20, 1944

Adolf Hitler comits Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945