WWII Timeline

  • Communism

    Communism
    Communism and fascism represent opposite political extremes.
  • Mussolini

    Mussolini
    Mussolini gains power
  • Hitler

    Hitler
    Hitler organized and effort to seize power in Germany by force
  • Japanese

    Japanese
    Japan invade China
  • Nazi's

    Nazi's
    Nazi's were the most powerful party in the nation
  • Mussolini casuing problems

    Mussolini casuing problems
    used a dispute about the Ethopian and Italian border
  • British and Germany

    British and Germany
    Britain gave Germany the power to rebuild their naval force
  • Rhineland

    Rhineland
    Hitler violated the the treaty by sending his troops into the Rhineland
  • Japan and Germany

    Japan and Germany
    Japan signed an anticommunism pact with Germany and the linked Japan with Europe's Fascist menace.
  • Germany and Austria

    Germany and Austria
    Germany tried to force the Austrian Government to agree to a Anschluss
  • Czechoslovakia

    Czechoslovakia
    Hitler sent his troops into what remained of Czechoslovakia
  • Nonaggression Pact

    Nonaggression Pact
    Hitler issued a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
  • Start of WWII

    Start of WWII
    Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    By the late 1940s the Battle of Britain was over and the British had stopped the Luftwaffe.
  • Germany VS. Norway and Denmark

    Germany VS. Norway and Denmark
    Germany moved into Denmark then into Norway and defeated them with little resistance.
  • France and Germany

    France and Germany
    Germans finally made their attempt at France and their plan worked.
  • USS Kearny

    USS Kearny
    Japan launched torpedos at the USS Kearny.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japanese air force bombs Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Declaration of War

    Declaration of War
    America declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The United States stormed Normandy beach
  • German Surrender

    German Surrender
    Germany surrenders and that begins the start of the reperations