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Germany Occupies Sudetenland
Germany ends up occupying the Sudetenland, start of Hitler being fishy. -
Kristallnacht
On this night, Nazi's raided jewish homes, killed many and captured many. It is also known as the night of broken glass. -
Beginning of World War 2
Germany invades Poland, which will start the second World War. -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler invades Poland, start of war. -
Pearl Harbor bombed by Japan
Around 7:55 A.M. Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
Signing of the Leauge of Nations
Allied nations sign Declaration of the United Nations. -
Coral Sea
The allies stopped Japan from conquering all of Australia at this battle. -
Stalingrad
This is the date when the battle of stalingrad began. A very bloody, long battle. -
Liquidation of the Jews
The nazis invaded Warsaw and liquidated the Jews. -
U.S. launches first attack in Italy.
On this day the U.S. had its forst attack on the germans in Italy. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops invaded a 50 mile long strech of France coast line. 9,000 died, but more than 100,000 began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler. -
Post-war discussion
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet at Yalta to discuss post-war . -
Iwo Jima
U.S. Marine forces begin amphibious assault on Iwo Jima. -
Okinawa
U.S. troops land on Okinawa. -
Hitler Dies
Adolf Hitler kills himself and his wife in an underground tunnel. -
Victory in Europe
On this date, their was an official defeat of Hitler and the Nazis. Allied Powers win. -
Occupation of Germany
Allies divide Germany into four Zones of Occupation. -
Hiroshima
The United States Bombs Hiroshima, Japan. With an atomic bomb. -
Nagasaki
We bombed nagasake with another atomic bomb, named fat boy. Complete destruction. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan makes the official announcment that they are surrendering.
