WWII Timeline

Hitler becomes Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler becomes Chancellor in Germany. He promised to change things in Germany. He was a great speaker.

First Concentration Camp

Mar 22, 1933

March 22, 1933 was the day that the first concentration camp was opened in Dachau.

Boycott

Apr 1, 1933

April 1st was the start of boycotting any business ran by Jews. That includes stores, offices, accounting firms, doctors, etc.

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany had a victory by the end of the month. The invasion was a secert deal between Hitler and Stalin. If Hitler invaded then Stalin gets half of Poland.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan had only did 2 out of 3 waves of attack. Japan didn't hit all of the United States big ships.

Declaring war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

America declares war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Attacking Tokyo

Apr 18, 1942

America attacked Tokyo with atomic bombs.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Was a battle in the Pacific Theater of WW11.

Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

First US. offensive battle. Took the United States 6 months to win.

Italian government overthrown

Jul 25, 1943

Mussolini is overthrown of the Italian Government.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Omar Bradley lead 150,000 troops across the English Channel. 10,000 troops were killed, they fought Blitzkrieg style.

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

A meeting between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill that was set to discuss postwar peace.

Hitler Commits Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commited suicide in his underground bunker. With his new wife and his dog.

Victory in Europe

May 8, 1945

End of war in Europe. Europe won.

Demanded Japan to Surrender

Jul 26, 1945

The United States had demaned Japan to surrender. "Prompt and Utter destruction"

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

Hiroshima was a city in Japan that was destoryed by an atomic bomb that was made by the United States. It was also the first town that got bombed by the United States during WW2.

Soviets Join War

Aug 8, 1945

The Soviets joined the war against Japan. Three months after they joined the war the war had ended 3 months later.

Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

There were over 80,000 people killed because of the bombing. It was the second bombing on Japan by the United States. "Fat Man"

Emperor Hirohito

Aug 10, 1945

Tokyo petitioned for peace, hoping that Hirohito would return.

WW11 Comes to an End

Sep 2, 1945

There was a celebration on the USS Missouri battleship,