World War ll

By tonkinblake
  • Leading up to the War

    Leading up to the War

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.
  • Leading up to the War

    Leading up to the War

    Japan invades China.
  • World War ll Begins

    World War ll Begins

    Germany invades Poland.
  • Italy joins the Axis powers

    Italy joins the Axis powers

  • Tripartiten Pact Signed

    Tripartiten Pact Signed

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. The Tripartite Pact established the Axis Powers of World War II.
  • Pearl Habor

    Pearl Habor

    The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
  • Franklin Roosevelt Dies

    Franklin Roosevelt Dies

    US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman.
  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.
  • Surrender

    Surrender

    Germany surrenders to the Allies.
  • The Atomic Bomb

    The Atomic Bomb

    The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.
  • World War ll Ends

    World War ll Ends

    Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.