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The US stock market crashes, called Black Tuesday, sending countries all over the world into a great economic depression.
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Also known as der Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler is elected to be chancellor of Germany. He didn't waste time to turn Germany into a military dictatorship.
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The Nazi government started targeting anyone out of the Aryan race. Jews were the main target throughout this night known as Kristallnacht, "The Night of Broken Glass" because of the shattered glass from the windows of stores.
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Hitler invades Poland; he had already forced Austria and seized Czechoslovakia.
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On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in a surprise attack. This attack destroyed American military equipment and killed 2,000 soldiers, sailors, and civilians.
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After the Allies fought on the island of Sicily, Benito Mussolini's (who was on the side of the Axis powers) government fell apart. The Italian people wanted out but the Allies and Nazis were fighting in Italy; in this month, the Allies freed Italy from Nazi power. (Benito Mussolini is arrested, Picture)
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To recuperate France from Nazi control, the Allied Forces planned to invade the Normandy coast. Deaths of WWII suggest that the death rate of American soldiers got more intense after this day.
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While Americans were fighting in the Pacific Theater, there were three battles near the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. This was recorded as the biggest naval engagement in history.
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By the beginning of 1945, the US, Russia, France, and Great Britain founded the United Nations.
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After the Allies freed the city of Normandy, Hitler goes into hiding in a bunker in Berlin. He commits suicide there, but before he gets married to Eva Braun, she also commits suicide with him.
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After the Fuhrer's death, German forces were forced to surrender giving Europe V-E Day, Victory in Europe Day.
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The US drops bombs over the cities of Nagasaki (Aug 9) and Hiroshima (Aug 6). This kills tons of civilians and causes Japan to take one step back and take a path to retreat.
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Japan signs the documents of surrender ending World War II on September 2, 1945.
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The Nuremberg Trials is a prosecution for Germany's actions in WWII. This prosecution also followed the Nazi Party and its members.
