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Hitler
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he slowly worked his way up to ruling all of Germany as a dictator. -
Neutrality Act
U.S decides to stay out of War until the attack of Peral Harbor. -
Japan takes China
Japan's military is in complete control of Japan and China -
Hitler Supports Japan
Hitler Supparts Japan's decisions on attcking, and output on war -
Mussolini
Mussolini supports Hitler and decides to join the Nazi'a cause -
Expansion in Navy
FDR was given a one billion dollors to expand Navy -
Munich Conference
Conference consited of France, Great Britain, and Germany. The Act of appeasment was implaced. Giving Hitler Sudentenland (Czechoslouakia) in hopes Hitler would stop taking more land. This does not stop him. -
Time magazine
Time magazine declares Hitler as the man of the year, before he had invaded Poland. -
War Begins
Germany invades Poland and takes in in the matter of two weeks. France and Great Biratin delcare war on Germany -
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World War II
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Battle of the Atlantic
Was the war’s longest continuous military campaign. German U-boats were targetting ships that were carrying military supplies, in efforts to win the war. -
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Battle of Dunkirk
Germnay was on it's way to take France. France had built up walls called the Magnoit lines in hopes of holding back the Germans. In the End Germnay gets past magnoit lines and pushes French soilders towards the Oeacen. Troops were stranded until forces pulled them out little by little with Germans raining bombs on them. -
Germany Takes France
Geramny, and Italy uses ground and air attacks to take France . France signs documents declaring surrender -
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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain was when Germany was sending massive air raids into England at night to weaken their forces. Great Britain holds out and contiues with war. -
Lend-Lease Act
The US still didn't want to get into war, but helped the allies by giving them weapons in return of military bases, or pay with cash. The US would not dilver supplies countries had to come and get them. -
Soviet Union
Hitler and Mussioline had a agreement not to attack each other. On this day Hitler went againest the treaty and invaded Soviet Unioun. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor located in the United States Hawaii, which in returns brings the US into WWII on the Allies side. -
War with Japan
U.S declares War on Japan, FDR was already leaning towards war and Peral Harbor gave him the push he needed. -
Italy and Germany
Italy and Germany declares war on America for declaring war on Japan. Japan, Italy, and Germany have a military alliance. -
Bataan Death March
Troops in the Philippine were forced to surrender to Japans forces. Important general was saved and promised to return (Douglas Mcarthor) -
Doolittle Raid
Doolittle lead a team of bomber pilots to Japan and bombed Tokyo as a warning for the U.S. Raid caused little damage but gave Americans a sence of Justice. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Marked the first air-sea battle in history. Was Japan's attempt invasion of New Guinea. Was stopped by the Allied forces (the US loses the U.S.S Lexington) -
Battle of Midway
the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking. Allied forces stop advancmet towards Hawaii. -
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Guadalcanal Campaign
This battle was the first major offensive in the Pacific for the allied forces. Moving towards Japana and took a air base in construction. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germany had went againest it's non aggresssion pact with Soviet Union, this was of of the most important battles for Soviet Union. The Soveit Union succsefully portected this place and pushed back the Germans. -
invasion of Italy
After U.S and British troops had taken back North Africa they focoused their attention on Italy more importantly Sicily. After 38 days of fighting allied troops took Sicily and made they way deeper into Italy. -
Italy Surrenders
Italy gives up to the allied forces -
D-Day
Known as D-Day is when the largest seaborne invasion in history. Allies knew the key to winning the War was to take back land that Hitler had cliamed in France. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Where the U.S takes back the Philippines from Japan, and Douglas Mcarthor returns liked promised. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Was Germany's last major offensive attack. Called battle of the Bulge because Hitler's forces created a bulge in Allied lines puching them back 60 miles. Offensive failed and Germany is pushed back -
Yalta Conference
Three Leaders Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin D. Roosevelt had Germnay offically surender and made plans for post war aftermath. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
This was one of the hardest and blooddiest battles in history. Allied troops went to the shore of Iwo Jima. Was not a easy win Japanses were firing from dug out places in the moutain. Allied forces did end up winning but with many deaths from both sides -
Battle of Okinawa
Was the biggest of Pacific battles for the War. Resitance was strong between the Japanes and allied soliders. Allied forces take Okinawa in about 82 days. -
Hitler Dies
Scared of the allied forces, and how they will punish him Hitler commits suicide -
V-E-Day
Know as V-E-Day when Europe won the war againest Germany, Germany Naiz forces surrendered, was a win for thr Allies but war conited in Japan. -
Potsdam Conference
Last of the War's end conferences. Agreements on the German economy, punishment for war criminals, land boundaries and reparations -
Hiroshima
First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. 80,000 killed, and more later due to poisioning. The U.S was the first country ever to use atomic war, Japan still didn't give up. -
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invasion of Manchuria
Japan Invades Manchuria China for their resources becasue Japan had a lack of resouces in their country. -
VJ day
emperor Hirohifo surrenders to the U.S and the Soviet Union. -
War offically ends
Japan has finally given up after the US dropped Fat Man and Little boy (atomic bombs). Was dropped on hevailly populated city's, Japan had no choice but to give up or face another nuclear attack from the US. -
United Nations
Was a agreement between countries to try and prolong peace.
