wwII By ldo17 Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor Dec 13, 1937 Rape of Nanking Aug 2, 1939 Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project” Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France Declare War on Germany May 10, 1940 Hitler Invades France Dec 7, 1941 live in infamy Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 US declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the US May 24, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea May 4th, 1942 to May 8th, 1942 Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway Jun 3rd, 1942 to Jun 7th, 1942 Dec 9, 1942 Island Hopping May 13, 1943 Allied Victory in Africa Nov 28, 1943 Allied Conference in Tehran Start Jun 4, 1944 the Allies finally successfully take Rome Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Dec 16th, 1944 to Jan 25th, 1945 Jan 3, 1945 Philipines campaign Jan 3, 1945 Iwo jima: invaded to secure airstrip Apr 6, 1945 Okinawa final land battle Apr 12, 1945 Death of FDR; Truman becomes president May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders May 8, 1945 V-E Day (Victory in Europe) Jul 16, 1945 the first atomic bomb detonated in New Mexico. Jul 16, 1945 First atomic bomb tested in New Mexico Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bombings in Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bombings in Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 Japan surrenders