World War 2 Timetoast

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    World War 2

  • Treaty of cooperation

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.

  • Anti-Comintern Pact

    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.

  • Munich Agreement

    Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.

  • Medal of Peace

    Chamberlain declares 'Peace for our time' on return from Munich.
    The pacificators of Munich returned home yesterday to receive greater gratitude than has ever been given to any returning conqueror

  • Nonagression Agreement

    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.

  • Germany starts World War 2 in Europe

    Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

  • War in Germany

    Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

  • Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.

  • Western Europe

    Germany attacks western Europe—France and the neutral Low Countries. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10; the Netherlands surrenders on May 14; and Belgium surrenders on May 28. On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline. In southern France, a collaborationist regime with its capital in Vichy is established.

  • Japan and Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

  • United States and Japan

    The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), and British Singapore. By April 1942, the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore are under Japanese occupation.