1940’s timeline project

By bramoreno

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic
    What happened?The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945.
    When?September 3, 1939 – May 8, 1945
    Where?germany
    Who?Great Britain and the Soviet Union in their fight against Germany and Italy.
    Why?The Atlantic needed to be kept safe for shipping so that soldiers and goods could be transporte d from the United States to the other Allied nations.

  • North Africa

    North Africa
    What happened?It included campaigns fought in the Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), as well as Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign). ... Fighting in North Africa started with the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940.
    When?June 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943
    Where? North Africa
    Who?France, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.
    Why?

  • Battle of the britain

    Battle of the britain
    What happened?Battle of Britain is the name commonly given to the effort by the Luftwaffe to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), before a planned sea and airborne invasion of Britain during the Second World War. The Luftwaffe tried to destroy the Royal Air Force.
    When?July 10, 1940 – October 31, 1940
    Where?Luftschlacht um England,
    Who? France and Germany
    Why?the Luftwaffe made their first bomber attack on British ships in the Channel.

  • Japanese internment

    Japanese internment
    What happened?Japanese American internment. Japanese American internment, the forced relocation by the U.S. government of thousands of Japanese Americans to detention camps during World War II.
    When?february 19 1942
    Where?united states
    Who? japanese

    Why?a very bad thing happened.This brought worry to the U.S. because we had so many Japanese citizens living on.

  • Coral sea

    Coral sea

  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy
    What happened? The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II.
    When?Sep 3, 1943 – Sep 16, 1943
    Where?salerno,Calabria and Taranto (Italy)
    Who?United States and Great Britain
    Why? It began with British forces skipping across the Strait of Messina to Calabria.

  • Yalta conference

    Yalta conference
    What happened?The Yalta Conference, 1945. ... At Yalta, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
    When?February 4, 1945 – February 11, 1945
    Where?ukraine
    Who?British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    Why? the three leaders agreed to demand Germany's unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world.

  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki

  • Jacke Robinson joins MLB

    Jacke Robinson joins MLB
    What happened?Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century.
    When?October 24, 1972
    Where?Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers
    Who?yackie Robison
    Why?He cemented his place in history when he broke the color barrier and became the first African American to compete in Major League Baseball in the modern era

  • Marshall plan

    Marshall plan

  • The military draft

    The military draft

  • Valero

    Valero
    What is it?is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer
    When?January 1 1980
    Where?san Antonio Texas
    Who?edwin Valero
    Why?The name Valero comes from Misión San Antonio de Valero.