Unit 2 WW2

Nonagression Pact

Sep 1, 1939

Nonagression pactSeptember 1, 1939 - After signing the Nonaggresion pact, Hitler planned to invade the Soviet Union.

France and Great Britain vs. Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France declare war with Germany September 3, 1939- France and Great Britain declared war on Germany

France surrenders

Jun 22, 1940

Hitler wins FranceJune 22, 1940- French leaders surrender to Germany

German raid

Oct 6, 1940

German raid October 1940- Germany raided Great Britain by night bombing
(don't mind the 6 in dates, there was no specific date in the textbook)

March 1941- Rommel's Afrika Korps attacked. British forces retreated east to Tobruk, Libya

Mar 6, 1941

Rommel Afrika KorpsMarch 1941- Rommel's Afrika Korps attacked.
British forces retreated east to Tobruk, Libya
(don't mind the 6)

Hitler invasion

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler Invasion June 22, 1941- Hitler invades the Soviet Union

US President lends weapons

Jul 6, 1941

Lend-Lease Act
July, 1941- The US president could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country that was important to the US
(don't mind the 6)

Pearl Harbor invasion

Dec 7, 1941

Japan strikes backDecember 7, 1941- Japan attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Final Solution and Wansee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

Final Solution 1942 - Final Solution and Wansee conference occurs

Japan Bombed

Apr 18, 1942

Doolitle raid April 1942- Lieutenant Colonel James. H Doolitle bombed several cities of Japan.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Battle of Midway June 4-7, 1942- Battle of Midway occurred between US and Japan

Battle of Stalingrad

Feb 7, 1943

Battle of Stalingrad August 7, 1942- Feb 1943- Battle of Stalingrad occurs

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

D-Day June 6, 1944 - D-Day invasion begins

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

Yalta Conference February 4-11 1945 - Yalta Conference

Rhine River

Apr 1, 1945

Rhine River April 1, 1945 - the Allies rolled across the Rhine River of Germany

Eisenhower Surrenders

May 7, 1945

Eisenhower surrendersMay 7, 1945 - General Eisenhower accepted the surrender of the Third Reich of the German Military

Atomic Bomb

Aug 6, 1945

Hiroshima August 6, 1945 - The US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Nuclear Bomb

Aug 9, 1945

Hiroshima August 9, 1945 - The US dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima

Japan Surrenders

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders