Battle of okinawa

World War 2

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. The NAZI takes power and Hitler is the dictator of Germany
  • Anti-Comintern Pact

    Anti-Comintern Pact
    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia.
  • World War 2 Begins

    World War 2 Begins
    Germany invades Poland and WW2 begins
  • Declare War

    Declare War
    France and Britain declare war on Germany
  • Axis Powers

    Axis Powers
    Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis Powers
  • Tripartite Pact = Axis Alliance

    Tripartite Pact = Axis Alliance
    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.
  • Axis Powers Attack

    Axis Powers Attack
    Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
  • Italy Surrenders

    Italy Surrenders
    Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy.
  • Allied Forces Invade

    Allied Forces Invade
    D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.