The United States in World War II Western allies (blue), Soviet & allies (red) and Axis (black), June, 1942 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

The Axis Powers Germany, Italy and Japan 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

The Allied Forces: The Big Three: England, Russia, the United States 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1929 Wall Street Crashes 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1929 The Beginning of the Great Depression The Great Depression continued during the 1930’s. 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1933: Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1939: Nazi Germany Invades Poland 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

Europe during World War II 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1940: The Evacuation of Allied Troops from Dunkirk 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1940: The Battle of Britain and the German Blitz begins. 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

December 7th, 1941: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor “… a date that will live in infamy” 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

December 8, 1941: The United States and Britain declare war on Japan. 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1941-1945: The United States Air Force in the Pacific 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1943: The Allied forces land in Sicily. 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

June 6th, 1944: D-Day landings on the northern coast of France. 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1941-1945 Industry in the United States 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

May 8, 1945: V-E (Victory in Europe) Day 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

August 6th and August 9th, 1945: Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

September 2nd, 1945: V-J (Victory over Japan) Day 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945

1945: The War is Over 1929 1933 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945