WWII

1929: The Great Depression begins.

1933: Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany.

1933: The Enabling Act is passed in Germany.

1934: Hitler declares himself Fuhrer.

1938: Germany annexes Austria.

1938: Kristallnacht occurs.

1939: Germany invades Poland.

1939: France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.

1940: Italy and Germany form an alliance.

1940: Tripartite Pact signed.

1941: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

1941: US declares war on Japan.

1941: US declares war on Germany.

1944: D-Day (Allied invasion of Normandy).

1945: Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated.

1945: Germany surrenders (V-E Day).

1945: US drops bombs on Japan.

1945: Japan surrenders (V-J Day).