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On this date, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to stay out of each other's way by signing the nonaggression pact.
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On this day, Germany attacks Poland for the first time. Hitler dressed up a German criminal in Polish clothes and made him walk on the German border so it looked like a Polish soldier was crossing the German border. Hitler did this so he had a reason to attack Poland.
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Britian and France declare war on Germany after they invaded Poland.
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340,000 allied troops escaped from Dunkirk when they were stranded to be perished.
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Italy declares war on Great Britian and France.
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U.S. President FDR signs the Lend-Lease bill.
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Japan sends out troops to attack Pearl Harbor and kills 2,400 Americans. 20 warships and 200 aircrafts are destroyed.
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After the Pearl Harbor attack, U.S. declares war on Japan and finally enters World War II.
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America wanted to show the Japanese they were still in this battle, so they sent 16 bombers to attack Tokyo. No damage was done, because it was mostly just a warning.
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The last time German will be considered on the offensive side. The battle lasted about 5 months.
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World War 2 invasion of France where United States lands on the stretch of French coastline to fight German forces.
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It begins in the winter of 1944, and Hitler refused to give up. Germans created a bulge in the Allied lines.
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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to plan for postwar peace. The Allies knew they were winning and wanted to plan for the end of the war.
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German Dictator Adolf Hitler kills himself along with his family.
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Also known as VE Day (victory in Europe) Germany surrenders to the Allied powers, ending the war in Europe.
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America drops the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. They did it to warn the Japanese to surrender. 80,000 people were killed on impact.
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The 2nd atomic bombing on the city of Nagasaki in Japan. 40,000 people were killed.
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Japan surrenders the Pacific War.
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Japan officially surrenders WWII, ending the war in the Pacific.
