Timeline of WWII
1939
Hitler invades Poland on September 1.
Britain and France declare war on Germany on September 3.
1940
Rationing starts in United Kingdom.
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of United Kingdom.
Britain succeeds in Battle of British forces against Hitler, forces him to postpone invasion attempt.
1941
Hitler invades Russia, begins Operation Barbarossa.
The Allied Powers take Tobruk in South Africa and resist German attacks.
United States enters World War II after Pearl Harbor is attacked.
1942
Japan takes control of Singapore in February, takes about 25,000 prisoners.
American victory at the Battle of Midway, marked as the turning point of the Pacific War.
Murder of many begin at Auschwitz.
1943
Germany surrenders at Stalingrad, known as the first major defeat done to Germany.
Allied Powers able to invade Italy after victory at North Africa.
Italy surrenders, but Germany fills in their position.
British and Indian forces go against Japan in Burma.
1944
The Allied Powers invade France, and Paris is liberated in August. (D-Day)
Guam is liberated by US Okinawa and Iwo Jima is bombed.
1945
Auschwitz is liberated by Soviet Union.
Russia arrives at Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide, and Germany surrenders on May 7.
Truman becomes President of the United States after Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
Attlee replaces Churchill.
Japan surrenders on August 14 after the two atomic bombs drop on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.