World War ll Events

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  • Hitler was named chancellor of Germany

    Hitler was named chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler was elected chancellor of Germany and assumed control of the Nazi Party.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    The Soviet Union joined with the Nazi Party invaded Poland which eventually led up to World War ll.
  • France and England declare war on Germany

    France and England declare war on Germany

    England and France, both allies of the nation, declared war on Germany for invading Poland.
  • British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk

    British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk

    The evacuation of Dunkirk led to more than 338,000 Ailled soldiers being evacuated from the beaches and harbors of Dunkirk.
  • Paris falls to Germany

    Paris falls to Germany

    After only six weeks, Paris fell to Germany from being overrun by surrounding cities and countries.
  • Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership

    Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership

  • The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law

    The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law

  • Pearl Harbor Attack

    Pearl Harbor Attack

    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu.
  • U.S. declares war on Japan

    U.S. declares war on Japan

  • Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps

    Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps

  • U.S. Navy wins the Battle of of Midway

    U.S. Navy wins the Battle of of Midway

  • D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins

    D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins

  • U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history

    U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history

  • Japan surrenders to the United States

    Japan surrenders to the United States

  • Six Marines plant the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima

    Six Marines plant the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima

  • President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA

    President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA

  • Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself

    Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

  • The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima

    The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima

  • The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki

    The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki