US Involvement in World War 2

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  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

  • FDR signs Delaration of War on Japan entering the United States into World War 2

    FDR signs Delaration of War on Japan entering the United States into World War 2

  • Germany and the Axis Powers declare war on the United States

  • The first bombing in Germany happens bringing the war home for Germans

  • The Sixth Army of the German forces surrenders to Ally forces

  • The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.

  • Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time.

  • Allied Forced invade the beaches of Normandy

    Allied Forced invade the beaches of Normandy

  • Finland concludes an armistice with the Soviet Union, leaving the Axis partnership

  • The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. By January 1, 1945, the Germans are in retreat.

  • Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

  • The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin.

  • Hitler commits suicide.

    Hitler commits suicide.

  • Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.