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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler begins to start taking over. -
Japan begins war in China
Japan invades war on China. They invade for resources. -
Hitler sends troops to Czechoslovakia
Hitler sends his troops into what is left of Czechoslovakia. Germany takes over easily. Other nations now realize Germany is not to be trusted and start to pay attention to Hitler's movements. -
Germany signs nonaggresion pact with USSR
Germany signs nonaggresion pact with USSR. Stalin is now powerless against what Hitler decides to do. -
Beginning mark of WWII
Germany invades Poland. Offically starting World War II. -
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
After Germany invaded Poland, Great Britain and France declared war. They formed the Allied side of the war. -
Germany makes move on France
Germany makes it's long awaited attack on France, They go through Belgium into unprotected lines in France. -
Germany breaks pact with USSR
Germany breaks pact with USSR and goes into their border. USSR is witht the Allied powers. -
Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan
Japan plans a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This event birng the United States into the war. -
U.S. declares war on Japan
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, Roosevelt asks congress to declare war. -
Battle of Midway
Americans break code for Japanese intelligence. They are aware of Japan's oncoming attack and are ready for it. Americans win a huge battle, and it is considered a big turning point in the war. -
Operation Torch
U.S. forces invade north African countries of Morroco and Algeria. Called Operation Torch, was led by Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
D-Day
British, American, and Candian forces storm the French coast in order to open a front in Europe. American forces were primarily focused in Normandy. -
Battle of the Buldge
Last German offensive to try and split the Allies. The line was never broken and the German troops lost. -
Germans launch suprise attack against allied forces.
This attack was known as the Battle of the Buldge. For a few days it looked like Germany would break Allied line, but did not fall through. -
U.S. attacks Iwo Jima
U.S. forces attack the island of Iwo Jima. The Japanese dug themselves into the mountain and easily took out many of the soldiers. After long months of battling, the U.S. soldiers finally won. -
Battle of Okinawa
Japan looses a huge amount of soldiers and it is a huge loss for the Japanese. Despite American casualties as well, U.S. gains control of the island. Major impact on the war. -
Hitler is dead
At the end of the Battle of Berlin, Hitler commits suicide. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day. Germany surrenders to Britain and U.S. The war in Europe is now over. -
Japan Surrenders, the war is over!
Japan surrenders. Causing the war in the Pacific to be primarily over.
