World War II Events By Brodyhilt Dec 7, 1914 Pearl Harbor Jan 6, 1919 Theodore Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Named Chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Paris falls to Germany May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Mar 11, 1941 Lend-Lease Act passed Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their non aggressive partnership Dec 8, 1941 U.S. Declared War on Japan 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 4, 1942 U.S. Navy wins Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to U.S.
