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Germany's Invasion of Poland
The Germans invaded the country of Poland in 1939. They did this to acquire more land and power. The effect was Britain declaring war on Germany in September of 1939. -
German Blitzkrieg
In 1939 the Germans used a tactic called "Blitzkrieg" or Lightning War to invade Poland. They did this to end the battle quickly and have time to turn and fight France and Britain. the effect was France and Britain declaring war on Germany in September of 1939. -
Fall of France
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the island base of Pearl Harbor. They did this to incapacitate the U.S. naval fleet. The effect of this event was the U.S. declaring war on Japan and joining World War II. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
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. -
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D-Day
On June 6, 1944, the U.S., Britain, and Canada invaded Normandy Beach. They did this to retake France from German control. the effect was the Allies getting a strong foothold in Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge took place on 16 December 1944 and was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The Allies won this battle. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945, and was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, code-named Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day or V-E Day, was celebrated on Tuesday, 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A blast equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT reduced four square miles of the city to ruins and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end.
