ww2

By koltonjones
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    holocaust

    2.5 million jews died during the holocaust
  • Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss. September 29, 1938

    Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss. September 29, 1938

    germany starts getting allies
  • Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

    Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

    the begining of ww2
  • World War II begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland. France and Britain declare war on Germany.

    World War II begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland. France and Britain declare war on Germany.

    war is declared but the us dont get involved
  • Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    another major event in ww2
  • Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

    Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

    at this point almost all countrys are in the war
  • A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat.

    A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat.

    russia was one of the strongest countrys
  • Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, a territory of the US. The United States declares war against Japan.

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, a territory of the US. The United States declares war against Japan.

    america enters war
  • Adolf Hitler declares war against the United States.

    Adolf Hitler declares war against the United States.

    this is how ww2 got started for us
  • Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.

    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.

    germany thinks they could beat us and take us over
  • US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.

    US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.

    we start attacking for land
  • Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops

    Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops

    Russia raided Auschwitz and freed almost everyone
  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide

    On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head
  • nagasaki

    nagasaki

    the second atomic bomb ever dropped in history
  • second atomic bomb is dropped on hiroshima

    second atomic bomb is dropped on hiroshima

    the last atomic bomb dropped in war