World War II Timeline

  • Neutrality Act

    Neutrality Act
    Prohibiting the sale of arms to warring nations
  • The Hitler-Stalin Pact

    The Hitler-Stalin Pact
    offically the Treaty of the non-aggression between the countries of Germany and Russia
  • Germany attacks Poland

    Germany attacks Poland
    Germany won this battle
  • Germany invades Norway and Denmark

    Germany invades Norway and Denmark
  • Germany attacks western Europe

    Germany attacks western Europe
  • Blitzkrieg

    This battle was against Holland and Belguim and means lightning war
  • Battle of Britain

    This is when Hitler wanted to invade Britain with his troops.
  • Germany invades the Soviet Union

    Germany invades the Soviet Union
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    One of the bloodiest battles ever and battle was fought betweenn Nazis and their allies.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
  • The US/Britain declares war on Japan

    They wanted war with Japan since what occured at Pearl Harbor.
  • Wannsee Conference

  • Battle of Midway

    Fight between the US Fleet and Midway Islands and American had the victory.
  • Germany launches a new offensive towards the city of Stalingrad

  • Battle of Kursk

  • D-Day

    D-Day
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
  • Russia declares war on Japan

    Stalin made a promise to Roosevelt at the Yalta Confrence that Russia would enter the Pacific War no later than 3 months after Germany was beat
  • Atomic bomb on Nagasaki

    Dropped by the US and known as fatman.
  • SURRENDER OF JAPAN

    SURRENDER OF JAPAN