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Ends World War I and puts severe restrictions on Germany and named Germany responsible for the war. Germany was not a fan.
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Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.
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Over the course of two days 250 synagogues were burned, 7,000 Jewish businesses were trashed and looted, dozens of Jewish people were killed, and Jewish cemeteries, schools, hospitals and homes were robbed. The authorities stood by during all of this. It is called "The Night of Broken Glass" because of all the store windows broken.
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Nazi Germany invades Poland hoping to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland.
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Official rationing begins with bacon. butter and sugar. This was started in Great Britain and continued all over the world with more items.
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Denmark surrenders on the day of attack, but Norway holds out until June 9th.
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Germany, Italy and, Japan sign the pact. The pact is basically considering these countries allies for the war.
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Japan launches a surprise attack on the USA in Honolulu, Hawaii, on a naval base. Nearly 2,000 Americans killed and 1,000 injured. The attack lasted about two hours.
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Declare war on the United States of America.
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The British bomb Köln (Cologne), bringing the war home to Germany for the first time. Over the next three years Anglo-American bombing reduces urban Germany to rubble.
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The Axis group in Tunisia surrender to the Allies ending the North African Campaign.
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US and British troops land on Sicily and have complete control over the island by mid August.
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Soviet troops liberate Kiev
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The day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to start the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
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The Soviets launch their final offensive attack, encircling Berlin.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Germany surrenders to the Western Allies on May 7th
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Countries in Europe and the USA celebrate the defeat / surrender of the Nazis on this day.
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets
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Japan surrenders to the Allies bring an end to World War II.
