Eventos
On September 1, 1939, Germany Invades
Poland Sparking the British and French to
declare war on Germany, starting WWIIOn August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and
Soviet Russia sign the non-aggression pact,
promising not to help the enemies of each
other.On May 26, 1940, the Disaster/Miracle
at Dunkirk, when 300,000 allied soldiers
are rescued from BelgiumOn December 7, 1941, the Japanese bomb
the Hawaiian naval base of Pearl HarborIn July of 1941, President Roosevelt stopped
oil shipments to Japan due to Japan's
aggression in French Indochina.On June 22, 1941, Germany invades the
Soviet UnionOn December 11, 1941, the United States
of America declares war on Germany and
ItalyOn January 27, 1945, the Red Army invaded
Germany through PolandOn May 1, 1945, Hitler's suicide was
announced and admiral Doenitz took
control of GermanyOn February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt
orders all Japanese and Japanese-American
to be exiled to campsIn April, 1942, The United States bombs
Tokyo which raises the American moralOn June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway
occurred. Later this was determined to
be the turning point in WWII because it
was one of the first major Allied victoryOn August 9, 1942, the Battle of Savo
islands took place and the Allies took
major losses to the JapaneseOn November 8, 1942, the Unites States
and United Union invaded German
occupied French North AfricaOn May 12, 1943, Germany lost control of
French North AfricaOn July 25, 1943, Benito Mussolini is
disposed and Badoglio is named the
Premier of ItalyOn February 2, 1943, Germany surrendered
at Stalingrad. This was later determined to be
the turning point for the SovietsOn June 5, 1944, Rome is liberated by
United States and United Kingdom troopsOn June 6, 1944, D-Day, also known as
operation overlord occured. This was the
invasion of Normandy, France. Although
successful, almost 3,000 US soldiers were lost.On June 20, 1944, the US assures their naval
superiority over the Japanese in the battle of the
Philippine Sea.On September 2, 1945, Japan signed the terms
to a surrender on the Battleship USS MissouriJapan Surrendered in combat on August
14, 1945On August 6, the US dropped the first
A-bomb on HiroshimaOn August 9, 1945, the US dropped the
second A-bomb on NagasakiOn May 7, 1945, Germany signed an
unconditional surrender at the RheimsOn May 2, 1945, Berlin falls to the Red armyOn June 2, 1945, the Japanese island of
Okinawa fell. This was the last island until
the Japanese homelandIn late 1940, the Germans performed a series
of bombings on London also known as the "Blitz"On May 10, 1940, Germany Invaded FranceOn June 22, 1940, France surrendered to
the German forcesOn September 6, 1939, South Africa declared
war on Germany and Egypt broke relations
with GermanyOn April 6, 1941, Germany invades
Yugoslavia and GreeceOn August 25, 1944, Paris is Liberated by
Allied troops
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