World War II Class Timeline

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  • Japan invades Machuria

  • Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany

  • Nuremberg laws passed

    Took away Germany citizenship from Jewish people.

  • Facist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia

  • Germany and Italy sign a treaty of cooperation

  • Kristanlnight - nation wide prostests

  • Italy joins war - invades Albania

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Starts WWII

  • England and France declare war on Germany

  • Soviets invaded Poland

  • Soviets attack Finland

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

  • Blitz of London

    Bombing of London from Germans, lasted until May 1941

  • U.S. enters WWII / Pearl Harbor Bombing

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

  • Battle of Midway

    US defeats Japan in naval battle

  • Battle at Stanlingrad

    Battle of Germany and USSR, turning point in war

  • Major Battle - Saipan Island

    Mariana Islands

  • US fights in Phillipines

  • Battle of Okinawa

    Led to Allied Victory

  • US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • US drops atomic bomb on Niagaskai