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World War II

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  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt inaugrated as the President of the United States

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt inaugrated as the President of the United States

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    First invasion of World War II.
  • Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany

    Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany

  • USSR forces invade Poland

    USSR forces invade Poland

  • Winston Churchhill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain

    Winston Churchhill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain

  • Italy declares war on Great Britain and France

    Italy declares war on Great Britain and France

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Germany invades the USSR
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japanese air forces attack the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
  • Japan declares war on USA

    Japan declares war on USA

  • Allied forces declare war on Japan

    Allied forces declare war on Japan

    Allied forces include: United States of America, Great Britain, and France. Eventually the Soviet Union would join Allied forces as well.
  • Germany declares war on United States

    Germany declares war on United States

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Island hopping begins in the Pacific Ocean. The United States fights Japanese forces to gain islands in order to put bases on them.
  • Axis Forces Surrender in North Africa

    Axis Forces Surrender in North Africa

  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord

    Allied forces storm the beaches of Norway. Operation Overlord is also known as D-Day.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    Hitler's last attempt to gather his forces for a fight against Allied forces.
  • POTUS FDR dies, Truman takes over as President

    POTUS FDR dies, Truman takes over as President

    The decision as to whether or not to drop the atomic bomb now lies on President Truman's shoulders.
  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

  • V-E Day Delcared

    V-E Day Delcared

    Victory day. The Axis Powers surrender to Allied Forces in Europe. The war in the Pacific is still going on.
  • Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima

    Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima

    The first of two atomic bombs is dropped on Japan. The bombs arrived on the USS Indianapolis and dropped by the air craft, the Enola Gay.
  • 2nd Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki

    2nd Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki

  • Japan surrenders to the United States

    Japan surrenders to the United States

    The surrender takes place aboard the ship, the USS Missouri.