World War ll Timeline

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  • World War ll Beginnings

    World War ll Beginnings
    Nazi Germany invaded and overtook Poland. This caused Poland's allies those being Britain and France to be outraged. After this war was declared between the countries.
  • Soviet Union Invades Poland

    Soviet Union Invades Poland
    Working in concert with Hitler, the soviet union invades Poland securing polish territory.
  • Churchill Becomes Prime Minister

    Churchill Becomes Prime Minister
    Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister
  • Chamberlain Resigns

    Chamberlain Resigns
    Chamberlain was the prime minister before Churchill. And resigned in the beginning of the war
  • Paris Falls to Nazis

    Paris Falls to Nazis
    Paris falls to German forces. France capitulates 11 days later.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Hitler decided to try tries to attack Russia
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    A bombing attack that japan set upon The USA destroyed many ships.
  • America Joins the War

    America Joins the War
    The day after the attack on pearl harbor the USA declared war on japan
  • Mussolini is Killed

    Mussolini is Killed
    Italian dictator was captured and killed for his crimes.
  • Hitler commits Suicide

    Hitler commits Suicide
    Being cornered in his bunker and with no way to escape Hitler ends his own life the life of his wife and two dogs.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    V-E day is when there was a victory in europe. Meaning victory over Germany and Italy.
  • Russia Declares War on Japan

    Russia Declares War on Japan
    Russia decided to declare war as a way to end the war
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. To try and end the war
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
    This was a second atomic bomb dropped on Japan that eventually lead to their surrender
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
    V-J Day is the day that Japan surrendered in the war officially ending the entirety of world war ll.