WW2

world war 2 starts

Sep 3, 1939

England and France declare war on Germany for taking over Poland.
Prime Minister Chamberlain declares war Chamberlain: "My long struggle to win peace has failed" With Hitler's invasion of Poland on 1 September the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement had clearly failed. In the face of a revolt from members of his Cabinet and a growing feeling in the country that Hitler must be tackled.

World War 2

Period: Sep 3, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

fascist Italy join the Axis

Jun 10, 1940

fascist Italy declare war on England and France

Japan Attack America

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacks Americas fleet Pearl harbour without any declaration of war.

America fight back

Dec 8, 1941

America declares war on Japan.

Hitler goes for America

Dec 11, 1941

Germany and Fascist Italy declare war on America.

first of the Axis to surrender

Sep 8, 1943

Fascist Italy surrenders.

Italy attack Germany

Oct 13, 1943

Italy declares war on Germany.

Germany surrender

Apr 19, 1945

German forces in Italy surrender.

hitler dies

Apr 30, 1945

hitler shot himself in a bunker in berlin(Russia had captured it)

Germany Have lost the war.

May 8, 1945

Germany surrender (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).

the war ends

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day). General Okamura Yasiyi submitted surrender to Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.