Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe
Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), and British Singapore
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.
US troops land in the Philippines
The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin
Hitler commits suicide.
Germany surrenders to Soviets and Western Allies
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagaski
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
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