World War II

Ethiopia

Oct 2, 1935

linkFascist Italy invades Ethiopia and conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

Munich Agreement

Sep 28, 1938

.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.

Declared war on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

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

Italy

Jun 10, 1940

Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France in June on the 21st.

Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

linkGermany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

Yugoslavia

Apr 6, 1941

linkGermany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and destroyed Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia surrenders on April 17.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

linkJapan bombs Pearl Harbor.

United States

Dec 8, 1941

linkThe U.S declares war on japan entering World War II.

U.S Attacks Australia

Aug 17, 1942

U.S. troops stop the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

British

Oct 23, 1942

British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt, sending the Axis forces in a crazy retreat across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia.

Mussolini

Jul 10, 1943

The Fascist Grand Council takes out Benito Mussolini, letting Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to make a new government.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempted to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. By January 1, 1945, the Germans retreated.

Hitler

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

World War II Ends

Sep 2, 1945

Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.