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First Neutrality Act is passed
The act allowed for arms trade with belligerent nations (Britain and France) on a cash-and-carry basis. -
Signing of the Rome-Berlin axis
Formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany. An agreement formulated by Italy's foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries. -
Signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact
In case of an attack by the Soviet Union against Germany or Japan, the two countries agreed to consult on what measures to take "to safeguard their common interests". -
Hitler declares Austria as part of the Third Reich
German Troops march into Austria to annex their nation for the Third Reich. -
The Munich conference
Was a long seris of negotiations between Hitler, Czechoslovakia, and the Prime Minister of Britain Neville Chamberlain. -
German troops invade Czechoslovakia
Hitler invades and occupies Czechoslovakia. This was a vain attempt to prevent Germany's imperial aims. -
Mussolini invades Albania
The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Signed
A nonaggression pact between Germany and Soviet Union that divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence a couple days before the start of WWII. -
Germany attacks Poland
German forces plunder Poland in the air and on the land to regain lost territory and to take over Poland. -
The Soviet Union attacks finland
The Red Army invades Finland with 465,000 men and 1,000 aircarft. -
Germany invadeds Denmark and Norway
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway against a planned, and openly discussed, franco-British occupation of Norway. -
Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britian
He replaces Neville Chamberlain as the British prime minister. -
Germans invade the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Hitler begins his Western offensive with the radio code word “Danzig,” Which sent forces into Holland and Belgium. On the Same day Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain. -
Dunkirk Evacuation
The evacuation of British Expeditionary Forces and other Allied troops from French seaport of Dunkirk. Naval vessels and hundreds of Civilian boats were used. 198,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian troops were saved. -
Mussolini declares war on France and Great Britain
Germany and its Allies, Mussolini declare war on France and Great Britian. -
Japan forms an alliance with Germany
The Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Battle of Britain
Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against the German Air Force -
Erwin Rommel takes control of Libya
German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya, with the newly formed Afrika Korps, to reinforce the beleaguered Italians’ position. -
Germany Attacks the Soviet Union
Under the codename Operation "Barbarossa," Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in the largest German military operation of World War II. -
Roosevelt and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declarations. This provided a broad statement of U.S. and British war aims. Signed by Roosevelt and Churchill. -
Pearl harbor is Attacked
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The bombing killed around 2,300 Americans. -
US Congress declares war on Japan
After the attack on Pearl Harbor President F. Roosevelt requests, and recives, a declaration of war against Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
This was a meeting of Senior Nazi officials held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. -
Bataan Death March
A transfer from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Japanese Army. The people in the march were American POV (Prisoners of War) and if you stopped you died. They marched 65 miles. -
Battle of Midway
Was a four day sea and air battle between Japan and the US. The outnumbered US Pacific Fleet succeeded in exploding four Japanese aircraft carriers. The US only lost onw the USS Yorktown. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a big battle between German and Soviet troops in WWII, the battle was fought in the winter of 1942-43 and Germany surrendered the entire army. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
MacArthur lands in the Philippines
Was the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate Philippines from Japanese forces. -
V-E Day
Kown as the victory in Europe day, this marked the acceptance by the Allies of WWII of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Potsdam Conference
Joseph Stalin, Churchill, Harry Truman, met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of WWII. -
V-J Day
News of the surrender was announced to the world held in Tokyo Bay on the USS Missouri.
