Ww2 By PGreer2008 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany Aug 25, 1939 Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany 1941 The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan Feb 24, 1942 Japanese American internment Jun 6, 1942 USA wins Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Feb 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States Mar 26, 1945 6 marines plant the U.S flag on Iwo Jima Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs Georgia Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V.E Day Jul 30, 1945 U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history Aug 6, 1945 The atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki