World War II

  • Germany invades Poland-Official start of WWII

    Germany invades Poland-Official start of WWII
    Official start of WWII
  • Roosevelt delivers the Four Freedoms speech

    Roosevelt delivers the Four Freedoms speech
    Talks about the future of the world
  • Germany invades Soviet Union

    Germany invades Soviet Union
    Hitler breaks treaty
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
  • Germany declares war on the United States

    Germany declares war on the United States
  • Americans destroy 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

    Americans destroy 4 Japanese aircraft carriers
    Battle of Midway
  • Soviets Win!

    Soviets Win!
    The Soviet Union finally defeats Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad.
  • Germans begins the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary

    Germans begins the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary
  • Allies launch invasion of France

    Allies launch invasion of France
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Allied troops landed along a coastline to fight Nazi Germany in Normandy, France
  • Allies invade Sicily

    Allies invade Sicily
  • Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex

    Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex
  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin
  • Germany surrenders to the Western Allies

    Germany surrenders to the Western Allies
  • Victory in Europe

    Victory in Europe
    Nazi germany's surrender
  • Germany surrenders to the Soviets

    Germany surrenders to the Soviets
  • Japanese surrender

    Japanese surrender
    After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese finally surrender.