This is dedicated for those who are interested to know more about this world's deadliest war.

1. 1918, Nov. 11 End of World War 1 or the Great War
1918-1919 German Revolution made the German
Empire into a Republic called Weimar
1920, Jan. 10 League of Nations was created
1922-1925 Fascist Movement by Benito Mussolini
seized power in Italy
1923, Nov. 8 Hitler failed in his attempt of
overthrowing the German government
1933, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler beca me a chancellor in
Germany & abolished democracy
1935
June 18
October 3
USA passed its Neutrality Act
Britain & Germany made a naval pact
Italian invasion of Abyssinia from Italian
Somaliland & Eritrea
1936
March 7
October 26
November 25
Start of Spanish Civil War
Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland
Italy & Germany formed Rome-Berlin Axis
Germany & Japan signed the Anti-
Comintern Pact
1937
April 26
Italy joined the Anti-Comintern Pact
Germany bombed Guernica, Spain to test
its advanced weapons and tactics
1938
March 12
November 9
Germany annexed Austria but Allied
Powers heeded little response so Germany
advanced & took control of Sudetenland
Germans burnt Jewish homes & business,
killed & took them in concentration camps
1939
January 27
March 15
April 23
August 23
September 1
September 3
September 6
September 10
September 27
End of Spanish Civil War
Hitler ordered the build-up of German
Navy to dare British naval supremacy
Germany invaded Czechoslovakia & split it
into Bohemia & Moravia then delivered an
ulti matum to Lithuania for surrender.
Germany renounced its Naval alliances
with Britain & Non-Aggression Pact with
Poland after Britain’ s pledge of
independence for Poland and Romania.
Albania surrendered to Italy
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact & the advance
of German forces towards Polish borders
Invasion of Poland by German forces
Britain & France declared war on Germany
South Africa declared war on Germany
Canada declared war on Germany
Poland surrendered to Germany
1940
April 9
May 10
May 12
May 20
May 28
June 10
June 22
June-October
September 13
Germany invaded Denmark & Norway
Germany invaded BENELUX, Winston
Churchill rose to power in Great Britain
Germany invaded France
German Army reached the Channel Tunnel
Belgium surrendered to Germany
Italy declared war on France and Britain
France surrendered to Germany
Battle of Britain commenced
Italy invaded Egypt and Greece
1941
April 17
June 22
September 27
December 8
December 19
Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany
Germany invaded Russia; Russia joined the
Allied Powers for not following the pact
Japan joined the Axis Power
Defending the British colony of HongKong
Failed of German advances towards Russia
1942, June 10 Holocaust began, British won in N. Africa
1943
June 6
July 9-17
Battle of Atlantic won by Allies
Invasion of Sicily & Italy
1944
June 6
August 15
October 2
D-day in Normandy, France
Allied landings in Southern France
Battle of Scheldt in Holland
1945
May 5
May 8
June 26
Liberation of the Netherlands
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)
Drafting of the charter of UN in USA
1930 Border cla shes between Japan and
Mongolia with Soviet Union
1931
September 19 Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
1933, Feb. 24 Japan withdrew its membership from
League of Nations
1937
July 7
December 13
China became allies with USSR
Second Sino-Japanese
Genocide of Nanking by the Japanese
1938
March 29
June 14
October 22
Chinese 1st Victory against Japanese
Chinese stalled the Japanese forces
by flooding the Yellow River
Fall of Wuhan, China
1939, May-Sept. Battles of Khalkhin Gol between Japan
and Mongolia and Soviet Union,
Japanese were defeated
1940
July 25
September 22
Aviation Gasoline Ban of US to Japan
Japan invaded Indochina
1941
April 9
April 13
June
October 17
November 26
December 7
December 8
December 11
December 25
Battle of Shanggao
USSR & Japan signed the Neutrality
Pact which led to Japan’ s imperialism
southward (US territories & its allies)
Dutch agreed to provide Japan some
oil supplies from Dutch East Indies
Hideki Tojo beca me Imperial Japan’ s
prime minister to prepare for war
US required Japan to evacuate China
and to stop its advancement in
Southeast Asia in return of uplifting
the oil ban against Japan; Japan
refused in the condition.
Japan bombed Pea rl Harbor of USA;
US & Britain declared war on Japan
Japan seized control of Pacific islands
like of the Philippines, Hong Kong,
Guam, Vietnam and Thailand
US declared war on Germany and Italy
Hong Kong surrendered to Japan and
Canada declared war on Japan
1942
February 19
April 19
May 5
May 6
June 4-6
August 7
August 9
Roosevelt ordered Japanese-American
& Japanese in Western US to be
exiled to relocation centers
US forces in Bataan surrendered
Japan’ s plan to attack Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea to cut cable lines
US & Filipino troops in Corregidor
surrendered to Japan
Battle of Midway, turning point of war
in Pacific
US forces invaded Solomon Islands
Battle of Savo Island – Allies lost
1943
May 30
November 28
US liberation of Aleutian Islands
Tehran Conference: Roosevelt, Stalin
and Churchill agreed to war plans
1944
June 19-20
October 20
Battle of the Phi lippine Sea; defeat of
the Japanese forces ensured US nava l
superiority in the Pacific
US invaded the Philippines
1945
February 27
June 21
August 6
August 8
August 9
August 14
September 2
MacArthur liberated Manila
Okinawa fell – last island before
Japanese homeland
Dropping of first A-bomb in Hiroshima
USSR declared war to Japan
Dropping of 2nd
A-bomb in Nagasaki
Japan agreed to surrender to Allies
World War 2 was officially over.
Forma l surrender took place on-board
Battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Victory in Japan Day (V-J Day)
War Years: 1939-1945
Alliances: Allied & Axis Power
Fatalities: 50-85 Million
Countries Involved: Around 120
League of Nations– An organization which
was created to prevent a future world war.
Treaty of Versailles– Pact that ended the
World War 1 which incurred Germany’ s
economic downturn & lose of its territories.
Appeasement– Policy of making concessions in
order to avoid conflict - done by Allies
Blitzkrieg- War tactic based on speed &
surprise, German word for “lightning war”
Luftwaffe- Germany’ s air force during WW2
Holocaust- Genocide of about 6 Million Jews
RAF- Britain’ s air force during World War 2
Kamikaze-Japan’ s Suicidal Pilots during WW2
Sudetenland- German speaking region from
North-western Czechoslovakia
Dutch East Indies- Old name of Indonesia
Abyssinia- Old name of Ethiopia
Francisco Franco- A dictator who rose into
power after Spanish Civil war in 1939
Fascism- The ideology of Mussolini which
mobilized Italians to attack other nations.
Nazism- The ideology of Hitler that led to
the persecution of non-Aryan people.
General Winter- Na me gi ven by Russian
officials to the extreme bli zzard that killed
many German soldiers through frostbites.
Blitz- Short for blitzkrieg, an airstrike
Iwo Jima- a volcanic island off the coast of
Japan where US flag was raised.
Corregidor- last bastion of democracy in Asia
USSR- Union Soviet Socialist Republic
Douglas McArthur- Hero of the Pacific War
Stalingrad- City in Russia where the First
Victory of Eastern Front took place.
U-boats- Term for German submarines
Winston Churchill- He replaced Neville
Cha mberlain in 1940 and became the pri me
minister of Britain during WW2
Hirohito- Emperor of Japan during WW2
Joseph Stalin- Leader of USSR during WW2
United Nations- Founded on Oct. 24, 1945
Battle of Bulge- Christma s Battle between
German & Allied Forces in Wallonia, Belgium
Danzig- A free city in Poland which is under
the supervision of League of Nations
RADAR- Radio Detection and Ranging
Dunkirk- Area in France where allied soldiers
were cornered & subjected for evacuation
Normandy- Place for D-Day Invasion
Yugoslavia- Country in Balkan Peninsula which
was then dissolved in 2006.
Balkan- South-eastern Region of Europe
Baltic States- Strategic European region w/c
is composed of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia
Manchuria- Region in North-eastern China
which was reined by Japanese during WW2
Maginot Line- Concrete wall & weapon
installa tions built in Eastern France around
1920s for protection
Channel Tunnel- An underwater tunnel built
between France and Britain
Anne Frank- One of the most translated
diary in the world as she’ s a Holocaust victim
Aryanism- supremacy of white over black
Eva Braun- wife of Adolf Hitler
Isoroku Yama moto- commander in chief of
Japanese Combined Force
Puppet Government- suzerainty government
Vichy France- puppet Government of
Germany in France during World War 2
Swastika- Symbol of Nazi Germany
Comfort Women- Euphemism for victims of
rape by the Japanese forces during WW2
The Desert Fox– Nickname for E rwin Rommel
of German Forces in Italian Front
General Bernard Montgomery- dubbed as the
Spartan General who defeated Erwin Rommel
Chiang Kai-Shek- Nationalist leader of ROC
Sergio Osmeńa- President who wa s with
McArthur and Romulo in landing in Leyte
Ghetto- an isolated area for Jews
Anti-Semitism- An ideology against Jews
Third Reich- Term refers to Nazi Germany
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact- Pact signed by
Germany and Soviet Union before the WW2
British Malaya- Old name of Singapore
NOTABLE EVENTS IN EUROPE & AFRICA NOTABLE EVENTS IN ASIA & PACIFIC
FACTS TO REMEMBER
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Boli via, Bra zil, Briti sh Borneo, Bulgaria, Canada, Caribbe an Islands, Ceylon, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denma rk, Dominican Republic, Dutch East Indies, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany,
Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala , Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea , Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaya, Malta, Manchukuo, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman,
Palestine, Pana ma, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal (Macau & Timor), Rhode sia (North & South), Romania, Sa moa, San Marino, Saudi Ara bia, Singapore, South Africa, ,
Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tonga, Transjordan, Turkey , UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia