World War II

By Salena164
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

    His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.
  • Germans invade Poland

    Germans invade Poland

  • Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg

    1940 May 10 to June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.

  • Axis Alliance.

    1940 September 22 - Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.

  • Pearl Harbor

  • United Nations

    Jan 1, 1942 - Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.Jan

  • U-boat offensive

    13, 1942 - Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA.Jan 20, 1942

  • D-day

  • Battle of the Bulge.

    1944 December 16 - The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.

  • Germany surrenders

    Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide.

  • End of World War II

  • V-J day