World War II

Hitler's Mein Kampf published

Jul 18, 1925

Hitler's book, Mien Kampf (My Struggle) was published

Germany joins League of Nations

Sep 8, 1926

Germany joined the League of Nations.

Hitler appointed chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor.

Jews Stripped of Rights

Sep 15, 1935

Nuremburg Race Laws take away rights of all German Jews

Neutrality Act

May 1, 1937

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the 1937 Neutrality Act which issues an arm embargo with warring nations.

Japan defeats China

Jul 7, 1937

Japanese forces defeat China at the battle of Perkin taking control of Northern China.

German Troops Mobilize

Aug 12, 1938

German soldiers start mobilizing

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Night of Broken Glass

Germany Takes Over Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

British Fleet Mobilizes

Aug 31, 1939

Civilian evacuations start out of London

Nazis Invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Great Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand Declare War on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

British Air Force Attack German Navy

Sep 4, 1939

Soviets Invade Poland

Sep 17, 1939

German Troops Invade Norway and Denmark

Apr 9, 1940

Nazis Invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Winston Churchill Becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain

May 10, 1940

Battle of Britain Begins

Jul 10, 1940

Roosevelt Re-elected as U.S. President

Nov 5, 1940

German's Attack on Leningrad Starts

Aug 20, 1941

First Use of Gas Chambers in Auschairs

Sep 3, 1941

Nazis experiment for the first time with gas chambers at Auschwitz

Hitler's 6th Army Accepts Defeat at Stalingrad

Feb 2, 1943

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

U.S. and British troops land on Normandy Beach in northern France