World War 2 Events By Burnkitt Jan 30, 1933 Hitler named chancellor of Germany May 26, 1937 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany Dec 8, 1939 U.S. declares war on Japan Mar 11, 1940 The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany May 8, 1941 V-E Day Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 4, 1942 U.S. Navy wins the Battle of Midway Apr 12, 1943 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA Apr 30, 1944 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins Aug 6, 1944 The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Feb 23, 1945 Six Marines plant the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima Jul 30, 1945 U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States
