World War II By hlong42 Sep 1, 1939 Germany Attacks Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain & France declare war on Germany Apr 19, 1940 Germany takes over Denmark and Norway May 19, 1940 Germany Attacks France Oct 19, 1941 Tojo took control over Japan Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Apr 18, 1942 16 Americans attacked Tokyo Jul 1, 1943 Invasion of Sicily Feb 1, 1945 United States attacked Iwo Jima Feb 19, 1945 Meeting for Postwar peace Apr 1, 1945 United States attacks Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR Suddenly dies May 8, 1945 Hitler commits suicide. May 8, 1945 VE Day Jul 26, 1945 Demands Japan to Surrender Aug 6, 1945 United States bomb Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviet Union joins war against Japan Aug 9, 1945 United States Bomb Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 Emperor Hirohito surrendered over the radio Sep 2, 1945 Surrendered to the USS Missouri