World War II

By ara.lizz
  • Hitler comes to power in Germany

    Hitler comes to power in Germany

    Hindenburg makes Hitler Chancellor

  • Hitler and Mussolini sign Pact.

  • Reichskristallnacht

    Many Jewish homes, businesses, and synogogues are looted and burned by Nazis. Many Jews are killed, and thousands are taken to concentration camps.

  • Invasion of Poland by Germany

  • France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

  • Canada declares war on Germany.

  • Poland surrenders to Germany.

  • Germany invades Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

    Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.

  • Germany Invades France

  • Italy declares war on Britain and France.

  • Period: to

    Battle of Britain Begins

    Canada participates in air fights over the English Channel.

  • Germany Invades Russia

    Russia (Soviet Union) joins Allied Powers.

  • Japan joins the Axis Powers

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in the U.S.

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in the U.S.

  • Japan Declares War on U.S. & Britain

    Japan invades Phillipines, Thailand and Hong Kong.

  • D-Day

    Allied landings on the coast of France begin at Normandy. Allies gain a foothold in Europe.
  • Canada enacts Conscription for Overseas Service

    Canada enacts Conscription for Overseas Service

  • V-E Day

    Victory in Europe for The Allies. Now Allied forces focus on defeating Japan, with the U.S. in the forefront of this attack.

  • U.S. drops Atomic Bomb on Hirushima

  • U.S. drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki.

  • Japan Surrenders

  • World War II is officially over.

    World War II is officially over.

    Formal surrender ceremonies take place onboard Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.