World War II By smitht@ccisd.com Jan 1, 1918 World War I Ended Sep 2, 1939 Germany invaded Poland,this marked the beginning of World WarII. Oct 19, 1939 The Jews were forced to go east. Jun 15, 1940 German forces have captured Paris. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,Hawaii;the next day,the United States officially joined the war. Jun 7, 1944 D-Day Apr 30, 1945 Hitler dies. Aug 10, 1945 Second atomic droped in Japan. Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenderd to the Allies on Septembe 2. WW II was over. Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders.......... WWII ends Jan 1, 1987 Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur proposed her first bill for a memorial to commemorate all who served in WW II May 25, 1993 President Bill Clinton signd a bill authorizing the constrution of the National WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. Mar 24, 1995 The National WWII site was dedicate on Veterans Day Mar 24, 2000 On Vetrans Day,a ground -breaking ceramony was held. Apr 29, 2004 Construction of the memorial was completed.