World War 2 Events

New Leader Of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of Germany. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. He initiated World War II and oversaw fascist policies that resulted in millions of deaths.

China Is Attacked

Jul 7, 1937

The Japanese attack China. The Japan-China War started in July 1937 when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Using this as an excuse, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops.The Japanese came up against little organised resistance. The Guomintang put up little resistance though they were up against a formidable enemy.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1937

Japanese planes bomb the United States. The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 4] was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.

Austria Is Taken Over

Mar 15, 1938

The Germans take Over Austria. Hitler had always seen Austria as being part of Germany. He, himself, had been born in the Austrian town of Brannau, but for all his life Hitler considered himself German. Many Austrians had the same belief so that Hitler felt empowered to bully Schuschnigg into submission. In February 1938, Hitler gave the Austrian chancellor a list of ten demands. The chief demand was that a man called Seyss-Inquart should be made Minister of the Interior. Seyss-Inquart was an Au

Poland Is Invaded

Sep 1, 1939

Poland Is nvaded by German and Soviet troops. In the mid and late 1930s, France and especially Britain followed a foreign policy of appeasement. The objective of this policy was to maintain peace in Europe by making limited concessions to German demands. In Britain, public opinion tended to favor some revision of the territorial and military provision of the Versailles treaty. Moreover, neither Britain nor France in 1938 was militarily prepared to fight a war against Nazi Germany.

Re-elected

Nov 7, 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected as president of the united States for a third term. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (/ˈroʊzəvəlt/ roh-zə-vəlt, his own pronunciation,[1] or /ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ roh-zə-velt) (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States.

Philippines Are Taken Over

Jan 2, 1942

Japan takes over the Philipenes. The Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred between 1942 and 1945, when the Empire of Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The invasion of the Philippines started on December 8, 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As at Pearl Harbor, American aircraft were severely damaged in the initial Japanese attack. Lacking air cover, the American Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines withdrew to Java on December 12, 1941.

General Montgomery Leads Victory In North Africa

May 9, 1943

General Montgomery leads the Allies to a victory over the Axis troops in North Africa. After defeating Italy and Germany in the North African Campaign (November 8, 1942-May 13, 1943) of World War II (1939-45), the United States and Great Britain, the leading Allied powers, looked ahead to the invasion of occupied Europe and the final defeat of Nazi Germany. The Allies decided to move next against Italy, hoping an Allied invasion would remove that fascist regime from the war, secure the central M

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

The Allies send invasion forces to Normandy, France. The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II, the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place.

[V-E Day]

May 8, 1945

Germany surrenders. On this day in 1945, the German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northwestern France.

[V-J Day]

Aug 14, 1945

Japan surrenders. After several more days of behind-the-scenes negotiations and a failed coup d'état, Emperor Hirohito gave a recorded radio address across the Empire on August 15. In the radio address, called the Gyokuon-hōsō ("Jewel Voice Broadcast"), he announced the surrender of Japan to the Allies.