World War II Timeline

  • End of WW1 (Europe and Pacific)

    Throughout Europe and across the world (World War)
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    Rise of Dictators (Europe and Pacific)

    In Italy, China, Japan
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    Great Depression (Europe and Pacific)

    World Wide
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    Japan Begins to Expand (Pacific)

    South-East Asia
  • Germany Begins to Expand (Europe)

    Austria
  • Munich Agreement (Europe)

    Great Britain, France, Germany
  • Nuremberg Law and Kristallnacht (Europe)

    Germany
  • Non Aggression Pact with USSR (Europe)

    Germany and USSR
  • Poland is Invaded (Europe)

    Poland
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    Major Battles in Europe (Europe)

    Europe
  • Allies Declare War (Europe)

    Great Britain and France
  • France is Invaded (Europe)

    France
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    Battle of Britain (Europe)

    Great Britain
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    Holocaust (Europe)

    Germany
  • Russia is Invaded (Europe)

    Russia
  • Pearl Harbor (Pacific)

    Hawaii
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    Major Battles in Pacific (Pacific)

    Pacific
  • US Enters War (Pacific)

    US
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    Germany Surrenders (Europe)

    Europe
  • Potsdam Declaration (Pacific)

    Japan
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    Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Pacific)

    Japan
  • Japan Surrenders (Pacific)

    Japan