World War II Timeline

  • Adolf Hitler becomes the leadero of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leadero of the Nazi Party
    On January 30th, 1921 became the leader of the Nazi Party.
  • Benito Mussolini

    Benito Mussolini
    Berito Mussolini was appointed as Prime Minister of Italy.
  • Josef Stalin

    Josef Stalin
    Josef Stalin was the sole dictator of the Soviet Union or the USSR.
  • Japan Siezes Manchuria, China

    Japan Siezes Manchuria, China
    Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
  • Neutrality Act

    Neutrality Act
  • Italian Army invades Africa

    Italian Army invades Africa
    The Italian Army invades Ethiopia, Africa.
  • Japanese Government

    Japanese Government
    Mitilarist takes control of Japanese Government.
  • Rhineland Germany

    Rhineland Germany
    Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty.
  • Nanjing China

    Nanjing China
    Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre of a million people.
  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact
    Munich Pact is signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany.
  • Nazis and Labor Camps

    Nazis and Labor Camps
    Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps.
  • Nazi_Soviet Pact

    Nazi_Soviet Pact
    Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed by Hitler and Stalin.
  • Nazis invade Poland

    Nazis invade Poland
    Nazis invade Poland and Britain and France declare war on Germany.
  • Nazis invade Denmark

    Nazis invade Denmark
    Nazis invade Denmark, as well as Norway, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and take complete control.
  • Germany invades France

    Germany invades France
    Germany invades France and force a surrender.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain where the Roval Air Force defeats German Air Forces to prevent the invasion of their island.
  • Peacetime Draft

    Peacetime Draft
    First time Peacetime Draft in the United States.
  • Hitler breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact

    Hitler breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact
    Htiler breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact with Stalin's Russia and also invades USSR which joined England in fighting with the Germans.
  • Atlantic Charter

    Atlantic Charter
    Atlantic CharterChurchill and FDR establish and issue the Atlantic Charter.
  • Japanese Invade French Indochina

    Japanese Invade French Indochina
    The Japanese invades French Indochina and also Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Hawaii is attacked by Japanese Naval and Air Force, and the United States declares war on Japan.
  • Geramy and Italy Declare War on US

    Geramy and Italy Declare War on US
    Germany and Italy band together and declare war on the United States.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    Phillipines fall to the Japanese.
  • Japanese Americans Isolation Camps

    Japanese Americans Isolation Camps
    The Japanese Americans are interned at isolation camps.
  • Stalingard

    Stalingard
    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingard which saves Moscow.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Battle of Midway occurs from June 4, until June 7, 1942, and was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
  • North Africa

    North Africa
    British and the United forces defeat Germany and Italian armies in North Africa.
  • Zoot Suit Riots

    Zoot Suit Riots
    The Zoot Suit Riots occured in Los Angeles , California.
  • Mussolinin

    Mussolinin
    Italy surrenders and Benito Mussolinin is dismissed from his position of Prime Minister.
  • Paris retaken by Allied Forces.

    Paris retaken by Allied Forces.
    Paris is retaken by the Allied Forces.
  • D Day

    D Day
    D-Day the Allies invade Normandy France.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The last offensive measure by the German forces.
  • Recapture of Phillipines

    Recapture of Phillipines
    The United States Armed Forces recapture the Phillipines.
  • War Crime Trials

    War Crime Trials
    War Crimes Trial is held in Nuremburg, Germany, Manila Phillippines, and Tokyo, Japan.
  • FDR dies, Truman becomes President

    FDR dies, Truman becomes President
    FDR dies, and Harry S. Truman becomes President.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    VE day occurs and ends the war in Europe.
  • Atomic Bombing

    Atomic Bombing
    First Atomic Bomb named Little Boy is dropped on Hiroshima.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    Japan surrenders to the Allied Forces.