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The United States budget shows increased spending on national defense.
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The Jewish refugee ship the St. Louis arrives in Belgium after being denied access to Cuba and the United States. Most of the passengers are eventually murdered by the Nazis
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Germany invades Poland from the west.
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Britain declares war on Germany at 11 am, France declares war on Germany six hours later.
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The United States declares its neutrality.
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British troops arrive in France.
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The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
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Hitlers peace offer, based on a German victory in Poland, is rejected by Britain and France.
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Italy invades Egypt and Greece
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Troops and equipment from Canada start moving in carriers across the Atlantic and Battle of the Atlantic is underway.
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Japan joins the Axis powers.
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Canada agrees to send two divisions of the Canadian army to Hong Kong to defend the British colony against Japan
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in the U.S.
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Japanese Canadians on the west coast are evacuated to camps.
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Canadian troops play an important role in the Dieppe raid in France. Many Allied lives are lost, and there are many prisoners of war.
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German U-boats withdraw from Atlantic. Battle of Atlantic won by Allies.
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General Crerar becomes commander of Canadian Army.
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Conscription is enacted in Canada for overseas service.
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Holland is liberated from the Germans, with large Canadian participation.
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United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima; then, a second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders.
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Japan surrenders
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World War II is officially over. Formal surrender ceremonies take place onboard Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay
