World war 2 wwii

WWII (week 1)

  • Start of WWII

    Start of WWII
    Germany invades Poland.
  • War is declared

    France and Great Britain declare war on Germany for invadig Poland.
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    Germany takes control

    Germany occupies the Netherlands, Belgium, and parts of France
  • Italy enters the war

    Italy invades the south of France.
  • Axis powers invade soviet union

    Axis powers invade soviet union
    Nazi Germany, Italy and Hungary invade the Soviet Union.
  • A Soviet Win

    Soviet troops are able to drive German troops out of Moscow in a full retreat.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, a US Naval base in Hawaii.
  • the US enters WWII

    the US enters WWII
    The US declares war on Japan and enters WWII.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    Germany attacks one more time in an effort to reconquer Belgium. However it was unsucessful and they retreat.
  • Reaching Berlin

    The Soviet troops reach Berlin.
  • End of a dictator

    End of a dictator
    Hitler commits suicide.
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders to the Allied troops.
  • First atomic bomb

    First atomic bomb
    The US drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Second atomic bomb

    Second atomic bomb
    The US drops the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
  • End of WWII

    End of WWII
    Japan surrenders, ending World War II.