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The Fascist party is founded by Italian politician Benito Mussolini
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Hitler joins the Nazi party
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Italian King Victor Emmanuel III gives Mussolini power in the Italian government
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Hitler writes about his struggles and goals for Germany while imprisoned for treason
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The Great Depression sweeps through the United States
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The Japanese capture the Chinese province of Manchuria
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Hitler comes to power as Chancellor in Germany
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In order to avoid war, Britain, France, and Italy agree that Germany can annex Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia
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The Nazis attack Jewish people residing in Germany in their homes and thousands of Jewish shops were destroyed
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Germany and Russia sign a Pact that ensures they will not attack each other
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Germany invades Poland and bombs its capital of Warsaw
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Following Hitler's surprise invasion of Poland, Britain and France declare war on Germany
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After a long "Sitting War", Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Until June 4th, Britain rescued 338,000 allied soldiers from the Germans on the shores of Dunkirk, France
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Overwhelmed by the Germans, France surrenders
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Germany breaks its Nonaggression Pact with Russia by invading Leningrad and Moscow
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The Japanese bomb a crucial American port at Hawaii, leading the U.S. to join the war
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Following the conquest of Sicily by the Allies, Mussolini is toppled from power and arrested by King Emmanuel III
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Italy surrenders to the Allies
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Allied soldiers land at Normandy, France and push their way through German resistance to liberate France, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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After being discovered disguised as a Nazi, Mussolini is shot by Italian resistance fighters and his corpse is hung in Milan for all Italians to see
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Hitler and his wife, Eva, commit suicide in an underground bunker during a Soviet bombing raid in Berlin
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Overwhelmed by the rapidly advancing Soviet army, Germany surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to the war in Europe
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The U.S. bombs the Japanese city of Hiroshima with the newly-developed Atomic bomb, killing an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people
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The U.S. uses a second Atomic bomb to bomb the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing an estimated 70,000 people
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Following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders to the Allies, officially ending World War II after six years
