Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
Germany declared war on Russia
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Britain declared war on Germany
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
USA declared war on Germany
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
Germany’s navy mutinied
Turkey made peace
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War On
Japan invades Manchuria
Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe
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
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II
