WW2

By greenhannah
  • Japan Invades China

    Japan Invades China

    July 7, 1937
    Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.
  • Nazi Germany & Soviet Union sign nonaggression agreement

    Nazi Germany & Soviet Union sign nonaggression agreement

    August 23, 1939
    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
  • WW2 begins

    WW2 begins

    nazi germany invades poland
  • Auschwitz established

    Auschwitz established

  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war

    June 10, 1940
    Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.
  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact

    September 27, 1940
    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

  • Nazi Germany & Axis Partners declare war on US

    Nazi Germany & Axis Partners declare war on US

    December 11–13, 1941
    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
  • The Allies invade North Africa (Operation Torch)

    The Allies invade North Africa (Operation Torch)

    November 8 - The Allies invade North Africa (Operation Torch)
  • The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

    April 19 - The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins
  • Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini

    Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini

    July 25, 1943
    The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.
  • Italy surrenders

    Italy surrenders

  • Hitler orders all Soviet Commissars to be shot

    Hitler orders all Soviet Commissars to be shot

  • Mussolini is hanged by Italian partisans

    Mussolini is hanged by Italian partisans

    April 28 - Mussolini is hanged by Italian partisans
  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

    April 30, 1945
    Hitler commits suicide.
  • Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

    Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

    May 7, 1945
    Germany surrenders to the western Allies.
  • VE Day- Victory in Europe

    VE Day- Victory in Europe

    May 8 marks the formal celebration of the Allies' victory in Europe during World War II.
  • US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    August 6, 1945
    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
  • Soviet Union declares war on Japan

    Soviet Union declares war on Japan

    August 8, 1945
    The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders