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1936 Nazi Olympics
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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact.
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
Japan Invades China
Japan Invades China -
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway.
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government.
Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government. -
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers. -
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain.
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain. -
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. -
Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy.
Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy. -
D-day and the Normandy invasion.
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
Paris is liberated from German control.
Paris is liberated from German control. -
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge.
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima.
US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. After a fierce battle they capture the island. -
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies.
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. -
Germany surrenders to the Allies.
Germany surrenders to the Allies. -
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated. -
Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.
