WW2 timeline activity By Emily.cash 1938 E-Anschluss: unification of Austria and Germany 1938 E- Munich Conference GB and France give Hitler Sudetenland 1939 E-Non-aggression Pact: Germany and USSR agree not to fight 1939 E-Germany Invalids Poland: Start of WWll Jun 4, 1940 E-Miracle at Dunkirk:338,000 troops escape German captured Jun 24, 1940 E-Paris Captured: France surrenders to Germany Apr 12, 1941 P-Doolittle Raid: American bombs falls in Japan for the first time Dec 7, 1941 P- Pearl Harbor: Japan unprovoked Attack on U.S Dec 8, 1941 P- Us Declares War on Japan: Fdr makes speech to Congress"... a date that will live in infamy" Dec 11, 1941 E- Germany Declares War on US:Hitler allied with Japan and they hoped for help against USSR Jun 4, 1942 P- Battle of Midway: Turning point in war with Japan 1943 E- Kasserine Pass: First U.S Battle Against Germany(bad loss) 1943 E-Battle of Stalingrad: 10 more battle ends: turning point in War 1944 E- Rome Falls: Italy surrenders and Mussolini is executed 1944 E-Battle of the Bulge 1944 P-MacArthur Returns to Phililpines: Famous Speech "I have returned" Battle of the Bulge: Last German offense- Allies Win 1944 E- Last German Offense- Allies Win Jun 6, 1944 E- D Day- Allies land in Normandy- Liberation of France 1945 P- Iwo Jima- Island Captured by U.S; Marines raised flag May 8, 1945 E- V-E Day: WWll Ends in Europe Aug 6, 1945 P- Atomic Bomb Dropped: Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima Aug 15, 1945 P- V-J Day: WWII Ends in Japan