World war 2

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

A large attack against the Jews in Nazi Germany and Austria.

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Nazis occupied the rest of Europe and North Africa after the attack.

Italy declares war on France and Great Britain

Jun 10, 1940

The Italians wanted to go to war with France and Great Britain.

France surrenders to Germany

Jun 22, 1940

France realized that their army did not stand a chance against Germany's so they decided to surrender.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

German pilots attempted to do coordinated attack runs in Great Britain.

Italians get attacked by the British in North Africa

Dec 19, 1940

British and common wealth forces attacked Italian forces.

Germany invades Russia

Jun 22, 1941

Over 3.9 million troopsinvaded the European part of the USSR.

Battle of Stalingrad

Jun 22, 1941

More than 2 million Russians were killed after 4 million Germans stormed the Russian border.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

In order to eliminate a possible threat from the war, Japenese army bombed the US warships.

Roosevelt issues executive order 9066

Feb 19, 1942

This allowed the internment of Japenese Americans

Holocaust

Feb 22, 1942

In order to make a superior race of German Nazis, Hitler had millions of jews killed, tortured, and sent to concentration camps.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

The Japenese army went to the Phillippines, East Indies and South East Asia.

Anne Frank and her family goes in to hiding

Jul 6, 1942

Anne Frank and her family went in to hiding in order to remain alive and safe from the Nazis.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Eisenhower led allied troops and US in the invasion of Normandy, France.

Anne Frank is found

Aug 4, 1944

Anne Frank and her family were discovered and then arrested.

Battle of the Bulge Begins

Dec 16, 1944

Adolph Hitler decided to attack

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

After staying in a bunker for 40 hours, Hitler and his wife decide to kill themselves. Hitler shot himself and his wife ingested cyanide.

V.E Day

May 8, 1945

A celebration day of the surrender of Nazi's from World War 2.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Jun 15, 1945

In order to capture Iwo Jima and Japan, the US invaded Iwo Jima.

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

Due to the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki