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Vichy France Begins
Vichy France and Germany sign armistice at Campaign in the same wagon-lit railroad car used by Marshal Ferdinand Foch to accept the surrender of Germany in 1918. -
Battle for Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force, especially Fighter Command. -
FDR Approves "Shoot on sight"
Germany had been attacking US Ships In the early 1940’s FDR rfought back by the shoot on site Tactic (when you see an enemy you shoot) Merchant Vessel- trading Boats were being sunken so they were allowed to be armed to defend themselves -
Japan Joins Axis Powers
Japan joined the axis because it didn't get in the way of itheir plans to dominate Asia, whereas the U.S. and Britain did. Germany allowed the Japanese to join soley to give the U.S. problems if a war were to break out. -
U-Boat sinks merchant vessels
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Hitler Breaks Non-Aggression Agreement
Non Agression agreement was stated that The Soviet union and Germany would not fight eachother and would take over PolandIt was Broken when Hitler decided to Try and take the Ukraine -
Japanese Ambassador Arrived in Washington
The Ambassador was instructed to deliver an important letter at 1:00 p.m. He was late, pushing this delivery to 1:45 p.m. He told the secretary that he needed more time to decode the message. The Secretary replied to the message with this, " I have never seen a document that was more crowded with infamous falsehoods " -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was definetly a surprise attack by Japan, it just didn't go the way they had planned they had hoped that it would cripple the United States Airforce/Navy so that they would be able to take over China and some of the Pacific without the United States getting in the way. But it had failed and they started a war with the U.S. One way we countered this was by cutting our tids with Japan for example we stopped selling them petroulium. -
Germany and Italy declare war on US
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the United States declared war on Japan, seeing as though Japan was in the Axis Power, it was Germany and Italys job to back up Japan and help them fight the United States. -
MacArthur Promises to Return
When President Franklin Roosevelt commanded MacArthur to leave the Philippines, he considered resigning and fighting on as a civilian. He didn’t want to leave his men or the Filipino people to face the overwhelming might of the enemy alone. However, on March 11, 1942, he obeyed the order and made his way to Australia. But he made this promise to the Filipinos: “I shall return.” -
Bataan Death March
Japanese troops took over POWs. They beat soldiers randomly, and wouldn't give the POWs food or water for many days. One of their tortures was known as the sun treatment. The Philippines in April is very hot. Therefore, the POWs were forced to sit in the sun without any shade, helmets, or water. Anyone who dared ask for water was executed. -
Battle of Coral Seat
Battle of Coral Seat was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. The battle was the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other. It was also the first naval battle in history in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, fought in June 1942, must be considered one of the most decisive battles of World War Two. The Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. Japan’s navy never recovered from its mauling at Midway and it was on the defensive after this battle. -
D-Day
A mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on western Europe. -
General Eisenhower and his forces land in North Africa
Under the command of General Eisenhower,American troops landed in north Africa in order to help the british.protects the oil from the axis powers(Japan Germany Italy)They were trying to push German field Marshal Erwin Rommel and his Afrika korps off the continentFamous German GeneralWe secure North Africa Eisenhower’s Subordinates teamed up with the British to drive Germans out of Sicily in the summer of 1943.This triggered the surrender of Italy.italy joined the allied cause against Germany -
Guadalcanal
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea, took place between November 12 and November 15, 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II. -
End of Battle of Stalingrad
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Rome Falls
The Germans had taken over Rome, as they called it an "open city" But U.S troops pushed Germany our of Rome. This was also called,"The “other” Epic Day in June." -
Kamikaze Attacks Begin
Kamikaze crew members were willing to commit suicide by flying their planes into buildings and other objects for the good of their nation. The last suicide attack occurred after the Japanese surrender when the commander of the kamikaze forces led a flight of eleven planes on an attack against US ships at Okinawa. -
MacArthur returns
MacArthur returns back to the Phillipines to help them return their own country to them, from the control of Germany. -
Battle of the Buldge
The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. -
US flag raised on Mt. Suribachi
The raising of the flag was an important event due to the fact that it had symbolized that the United States had conquered Iwo Jima. -
Truman becomes president
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Hitler Commits Suicide
The cause of the death of Adolf Hitler on 30 April 1945 is suicide by gunshot and cyanide poisoning. -
V-E Day
World War II Allies formally accepted the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. V-E stands for Victory in Europe. -
Sicily falls
The United States lands on Italian soil after the conquest of Sicily. -
Hiroshima
The U.S dropped the nuclear bomb "little boy" on the town of Hiroshima. Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the aftermath effects killed 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima. The Hiroshima prefectural health department estimated that from all the people who died on the day of the bombing, 60% died from flash or flame burns, 30% from falling debris and 10% from other causes -
Nagasaki
The nuclear bomb called the "fat man" was sent over Nagaski. Just a few days after the bombing of Hiroshima. It is estimated that 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Victory in Japan Day. Japan formally surrenders aboard the USS Missouri. -
formal surrender of Japan
In the morning of 2 September 1945, more that two weeks after accepting the Allies terms, Japan formally surrendered. The ceremonies, less than half an hour long, took place on board the battleship USS Missouri, anchored with other United States' and British ships in Tokyo Bay. It was an extensively photographed occasion, and, despite overcast weather, generated many memorable images.
