ww2 By squishypopcorn Mar 1, 1937 Bulgaria joins the axis powers 1938 slovakia,hungary,romania join the axis powers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers#:~:text=The%20Tripartite%20Pact%20was%20signed,Bulgaria%20(1%20March%201941). Jun 3, 1938 the battle midway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway Sep 1, 1938 Germany atacks poland 1939 German afrika korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians 1939 battle of Atlantic Apr 9, 1939 germany attacks western Europe Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium and northern France fall Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet union USSR sign the Nazi Soviet pact Sep 1, 1939 germany attaks poland Sep 3, 1939 great brittain and france declare war on germany Sep 17, 1939 ussr atacks poland from the east.poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians Oct 23, 1939 2nd battle of El Alamein Nov 30, 1939 winter war between USSR and finland , war ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War#:~:text=Hostilities%20ceased%20in%20March%201940,the%20country's%20international%20reputation%20suffered. Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway Apr 9, 1940 the bataan death march begins as the imperial japenes army forces philipino and america prisoners of the war to march 60 tortured-filled miles https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march May 4, 1940 battle of coral sea Jun 14, 1940 ussr gains control over the baltic states Aug 25, 1940 paris is liberated https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated Sep 13, 1940 italy invades british controlled egypt Oct 28, 1940 italy invades greece Dec 7, 1940 the japenese launch a surprise atack on us noval base in pearl harbor hawaii 1941 germany Italy and Japan sign the tripartite USSR Jun 22, 1941 germany joined by axis allies and finland attack the USSR Jul 1, 1941 1st battle of EI Alamein Aug 15, 1941 v-j day Dec 8, 1941 the japenese gain controle over the philippines, french indochina and singapore https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105238&p=687104#:~:text=The%20Japanese%20occupation%20of%20the,the%20United%20States%20in%201946. Dec 8, 1941 the united states declairs war in japan germany and italy soon declare war on the united states https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/#:~:tex May 8, 1942 v-e day Jun 10, 1942 italy joins the war and invades southern france https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_France#:~:text=The%20Italian%20invasion%20of%20France,of%20the%20Battle%20of%20France.&text=The%20Italian%20entry%20into%20the,Africa%20and%20the%20Mediterranean%20Sea. Jul 10, 1942 battle of Britain Jul 17, 1942 potsdam conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1942 us drops on atomic bomb on hiroshima Aug 7, 1942 the battle of guadalcanal Sep 3, 1943 italy surrenders unconditonally Jun 6, 1944 operation overload,d- day Dec 16, 1944 battle of the bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta conference Feb 19, 1945 battle of Iwo jima Apr 1, 1945 battle of okinawa Apr 12, 1945 fdr dies harry Truman becomes president Apr 28, 1945 mussolini is executed Apr 30, 1945 hitler commits suicide Aug 6, 1945 us drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#:~:text=When%20were%20the%20atomic%20bombs,AM%20on%20August%209%2C%201945. Aug 23, 191942 battle of Stalingrad