World War I and World War II

By NessaGz
  • Beginning of WWI

    Beginning of WWI

    Began as a result of the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  • United Kingdom declares war on Germany after invasion of Belgium

    United Kingdom declares war on Germany after invasion of Belgium

  • President Woodrow Wilson announces U.S. will remain neutral

  • The unofficial Christmas truce is declared

  • Germany declares a warzone around Great Britain

  • The Dardanelles Campaign begins

  • The Battle of Somme begins

    The Battle of Somme begins

    Tanks are first introduced into battle.
  • The Battle of Verdun begins

    The Battle of Verdun begins

    One of the longest and bloodiest battles of WWI.
  • The Battle of Jutland begins

    The Battle of Jutland begins

    Major naval battle of the war.

  • The U.S. declares war on Germany

  • Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI

    Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI

  • Japan ivades Manchuria

  • Japan invades China

    Start of WWII in the Pacific
  • Germany invades Poland starting WWII

    Germany invades Poland starting WWII

  • Auschwitz is Established

    Auschwitz is Established

  • Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

  • France surrenders tp Germany

  • Germany invades the Soviet Union

    Germany invades the Soviet Union

  • Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor

  • Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; then the United States declares war on Germany and Italy

  • Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066, which allows the internment of Japanese Americans

  • Anne Frank and her family go into hiding

    Anne Frank and her family go into hiding

  • D-Day

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide

  • Germany signs an unconditional surrender