WW2 By 1234567892 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was named chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany Jun 4, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Aug 14, 1940 Paris falls top Germany Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease Act is singed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression'' partnership Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. This causes America to go to war. Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan Feb 7, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 3, 1942 U.S. Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Aug 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in warm springs,GA