World War Two Major Events Timeline

By itsandrearamos
  • Period: to

    Tineline

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    Germany invaded Poland, setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations. ( German Blitzkieg )

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    Germany invaded France and captured Paris.

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britian began

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    The United States gave Britian war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean ( Lend Lease )

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    The United States declared war on Japan and Germany

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared war on United States. The United States declared war on Japan and Germany

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.

  • World War Two Major Events Timeline

    The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan( Hiroshima and Nagasaki ) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War II.