August 1934
Enabling Act is passed. Hitler acquires dictatorial powers and becomes the Fuhrer(dictator) of Germany.
September 1939
Germany invades Poland. Beginning of World War II
August 1940
Battle of Britain.
December 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. US enters war on side of Allies
June 1942
Battle of Midway halts eastward Japanese expansion.
February 1943
Hitler’s attempt to seize Russia fails.
June 1944
D-Day Normandy Attacks.
December 1944
“Big Three” conference between Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Harry Truman.
April 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
May 1945
On May 7, 1945, Germany and Italy surrender.
July 1945
Atomic bomb is successfully completed.
August 1945
US drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.