World War II Timeline

Joseph Stalin comes to power

Mar 10, 1927

(Late 1920's)

Japan Invades Manchuria

Aug 8, 1931

Adolf Hitler comes to power

Jan 30, 1933

The Great Purge

Period: Mar 1, 1936 to Jun 9, 1938

Stalin purged Russia of anyone who is considerd not a citizen

Francisco Franco comes to power

Sep 21, 1936

Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

Stalin/Hitler sign non-aggression pact

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler Invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Battle of Britain

Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940

Italy Attacks Ethiopia

Sep 13, 1940

FDR's 4 Esentail Freedoms

Jan 6, 1941

FDR's ideas that he presented to Congress
-speech and expression
-worship god
-freedom of want
-freedom from fear

Lend-Lease Act

Mar 10, 1941

Atlantic Charter

Aug 14, 1941

joint decleration realsead by FDR

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Declaring War on Japan

Dec 7, 1941

Declaring War on Germnay

Dec 11, 1941

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Invasion of Normandy, France

Battle of the Bulge

Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

Germany pushed allied forces back creating a "bulge"

FDR's Death

Apr 12, 1945

VE Day

May 8, 1945

Victory in Eurpope Day