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The Invasion of Poland
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070Hitler signed the nonaggression pact in order to avoid the possibility of a French-Polish military alliance against Germany before Germany had a chance to rearm. Because of this he took advantage and invaded Poland. -
German Bombing of Britan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/britain_bombs_berlin
This event was called the Blitz. This was a time of frequent bombing in London and other cities that continued until May. London was bombed either during the day or night. for 57 days straight, Residents sought shelter wherever they could find it -
Operation Barbarossa
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/barbarossa.html
In December 1940, (since July 1940) Hitler began planning an attack on Russia, which was labeled Operation Barbarossa In the first phase of the attack, While planning this attack Hitler thought it would be succesful, although Ukraine managed to win and Germany wasnt prepared to the poor weather. -
The Battle of Midway
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_midway.htmThe Battle of Midway, began in June 1942, This battle is considered one of the most sudden battles of World War Two. The U.S. completely destroyed Japan’s strength, by destroying four of its aircraft carriers. Japan’s navy never recovered from this at Midway. -
Yalta Confrence
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-confThe Yalta Conference took place in a Russian resort town from February 4–11, 1945. At the Yalta Conference, the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world. -
Surrender of Germany in WW2
http://momentsintime.com/surrender-agreement-ending-world-war-ii/#.VQJp0yk4vjIThe surrender of the German Third Reich was signed in the early morning hours of Monday, May 7, 1945; The scene was the war room at SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force), located in the Professional and Technical School at Reims, a historic city in northeastern France that had been almost completely leveled by the Germans during the war. Across the conference table, representatives of the four Allied Powers —France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/newsid_3602000/3602189.stmThis was the first atomic bomb dropped by a United States aircraft on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. President Harry S Truman, stated that the device was more than 2,000 times more powerful than the largest bomb used to date. This Bomb killed about 140,000 people and has left enough damage to affect people in Hiroshima today. -
Bombing in Nagasaki
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/bombing_of_nagasaki.htmNagasaki suffered the same as Hiroshima in August 1945. The bombing of Nagasaki on August 9th was the last major act of World War Two and within days the Japanese had surrendered. Nagasaki was not America's first target, but Kokura was. Nagasaki was only added to a list of potential targets when Kyoto was withdrawn because of its religious associations. The third potential target was Niigata - but this was withdrawn from the list as the distance to it was considered to be too great. Therefore, t -
The Surrender of Japan
The Japanese Surrender was the formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of World War II. this was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom of Great Britain ect,. The signing took place on the deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, This date is sometimes known as Victory over Japan Day -
Britan and France Declare war on Germany
http://ww2history.com/key_moments/Western/Britain_and_France_declare_warThis took place in September 1, 1939. German troops went across the Polish border to attack, German troops occupied the remainder of Czechoslovakia. The Poles suspected as much and unleashed their defenses and declared war.
