World War II

"The night of broken glass."

Nov 9, 1938

German went around breaking all of the jews storefronts.

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany atttacks Poland

British and France

Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany

Tojo takes control

Oct 17, 1941

General Hideki Tojo takes control over Japan

Peral Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Peral Harbor

Doolittle raid

Apr 18, 1942

16 american bombers attacked Tokyo

Forces Defeted

May 20, 1943

Rommel's forces are defeated.

Invasion of Sicily

Jul 9, 1943

We invaded Sicily

D-DAY

Jun 6, 1944

We attack Germany.

Raid on Tokyo

Mar 9, 1945

Firestorm raid of Tokyo

VE-DAY

May 8, 1945

Marked the formal end of the war in Europe

We talk to Japan to get them to Surrender

Jul 26, 1945

We demand Japan to surrender

Soviets join

Aug 8, 1945

Soviets join the war against Japan

Japan surrenders

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders to the USA