World War II

By roriger16

  • World War II starts.

    World War II starts.
    Germany invades Poland and annexes Danzig

  • Japanese attacks Pearl Harbor.

    Japanese attacks Pearl Harbor.
    The Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor to force the U.S. into war. The U.S. Pacific fleet is crippled.

  • Japanese and Japanese Americans relocated.

    Japanese and Japanese Americans relocated.
    Rooseelt orders Japanese and Japanese Americans in westers U.S. to be exiled to relocation centers. Many stayed there for the remainder of the war.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Allies launch Normandy invasion.

  • Hitler is dead.

    Hitler is dead.
    Adolf Hitler commits suicide.

  • V-J Day.

    V-J Day.
    Japanese sign surrender terms aboard battleship Missouri.