timeline WW2 by Abdi

By abdi.amin
  • 1945 BCE

    Death of President Roosevelt

    • At the start of his fourth term president Roosevelt passes away
    • The us went thru a major grieving period after his death
    • Harriet Truman take the place as president

  • Perl Harbor

    • Japan working on expanding empire
    - The U.S had a trade embargo on Japan to try and deter Japan from invading other countries

  • battle of Stalingrad continued

    • Hitler forced Germans to stay put
    • Soviet used there advantage and won
    • Soviet lost 1,100,000 people in the battle
    • Turning point in WW2
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    Battle of Atlantic

    • German boats were sinking US and allies merchant ships
    • Allies using convoys to protects ships -Used sonar systems to detect british U-boats
    • Germans successful in beginning but mid Allies had upper hand
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    Battle At The Coral Sea

    • Prior to battle Japanize were winning every battle and controlling the pacific
    • Japan won the actually battle but Allies were able to stop invasion for the first time
    • US started using island hopping tactic here
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    Battle of Midway

    • Admiral Chester intercepted Japanize codes
    • US lanced attack on Japan at Pacific Island
    • US was successful in the Battle of Midway

  • Normandy invaion continues...

    • Within a month more than a million troops

  • Normandy invaison continues...

    • 60 mile stretch
    • 156,000 troops
    • 4,000 landing crafts
    • 600 warships

  • Battle of buldge contiunes

    • Germans were winning in the beginning
    • 80,000 Americans died
    • Americans won but were close to loosing

  • Normandy invaison D-Day

    • At this time soviet were pushing into Poland and Allies were pushing into north Italy
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    Battle of the buldge

    • German tanks broke thru American lines (60 miles)
    • fought in Belgium
    • tough war, most extensive war in us military

  • Yalta Confrence

    Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill all met in Yalta to discuss post WW2
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    Postdam

    -Truman, Churchill and Clement Atlee met in Potsdam to discuss and make a blueprint of how to disarm Germany and eliminate the Nazis
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    Nuremberg Trails

    • International court tried Nazi official
    • Over 23 nation tried over Nazi war criminals
    • 12 of the 22 defendants were sentenced to death
    • 200 other officials were guilty but bot punished as bad
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    U.S Occupation

    • Trails held for Japanize war criminals
    • 7 out of 28 leaders were found guilty and sentenced to death
    • U.S occupied Japan for 6 years
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    Iwo Jima

    • Island on the pacific the was critical for the US victory
    • 27000 Japanize held Iwo Jima
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    Battle of Okinawa

    • Japans last defense in stronghold
    • Japan used 1900 Kamikaze attacks
    • 110 000 Japan troop died
    • 7 600 to 12 500 US troop died
    • US was victorious

  • V-E Day

    • General accepted defeat and surrendered by third Reich
    • 1st part of the war was done

  • Manhattan Project

    • 200 000 Japanize died due to atomic bombs
    • Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • VJ Day

    • Japan surrenders