World War 2 Timeline

By Tamerah Lyles
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China

    MIlitary conflict primarilly caused he war.
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan controlled the Manchuria railway, but wanted more.
  • Italian government surrenders

    Italian government surrenders

    Opperation Axis
  • Italy invades, annexes Etiopia

    Italy invades, annexes Etiopia

    Ethiopia was supported by Russia, France, and Great Britain

  • Germany takes over Austria

    Anschluss
  • The Munich agreement was signed

    The Munich agreement was signed

    British and French prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier sign the Munich Pact with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
  • German Soviet Non Aggression Pact is signed

    German Soviet Non Aggression Pact is signed

    Between NAzi and Soviet Union.
  • Hollocost

    Hollocost

    Persecution of over 1 million people, including religous characters, such as Jews.
  • Asain and Pacific

    Asain and Pacific

    Asaia went to war on the Pacific
  • Americas

    Americas

    U.S. declars nutrality on war
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    Also known as the September Campaign.
  • The Battle of Britaian

    The Battle of Britaian

    Primarilly an air campaign with the Luffatte
  • The Tripartite Pact is signed

    The Tripartite Pact is signed

    Signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan
  • Pearl Harbor is bombed

    Pearl Harbor is bombed

    Suprise military strike on U.S. by Japan
  • U.S. declared war on Japan

    U.S. declared war on Japan

    After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
  • War in the Desert

    War in the Desert

    Gen. Leclerc drives the last Germans troops out of the Fezzan in Southern Libya with his Free French forces from Chad.
  • War in Britain

    War in Britain

    Eisenhower sets up Shaef hq in britain
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Opperation Overlord
  • Allied troops reach, liberate Paris from Nazi occupation

    Allied troops reach, liberate Paris from Nazi occupation

    Took place until German garrison surrendered the French capital
  • Hitler commits suicide in his bunker

    Hitler commits suicide in his bunker

    HItler realized his life was going to be over so he ended it himself
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    Victory in Europe day
  • Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima

    Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima

    U.S. bombs Hiroshima in Japan
  • The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki

    The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki

    U.S. bombs Nagasaki in Japan
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Battle on the Pacific Theater