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World War II in order

Six years of war in seventeen events, in Europe, the Pacific and on the American home front. Sort them from first to last.

Format
Put them in order
Items
17 to sort
Limit
None
Level
Medium
Checked
2026.10.03

See every entry and put the whole list in order.

Entries
17
Sort by
Date
Time limit
None
  • Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
  • Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
  • Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
  • Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.

About this quiz

World War II began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and ended when Japan signed the surrender on September 2, 1945, six years and a day later.

  • The United States entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor; Germany and Italy declared war on it four days later.
  • Executive Order 9066 led to the internment of Japanese Americans.
  • The Battle of the Bulge was the last German offensive of the war.
  • Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945.

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