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Rhineland territories stripped from Germany
Rhineland territories were stripped from Germany becuase the Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany took the blame and had to pay for all the damage. -
The German port cut-off
The German port of Danzig had been cut-off from the rest of Germany so that Poland would have a seaport on the Baltic. -
Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, He promised to make their country powerful again and regain its boundaries. -
Re-arming Germany
Germany was rearming because they wanted to regain power and thier boundries. -
Reoccupied Rhineland
Hitler reoccupied the Rhineland territories riget after rearming Germany. -
Crush Czechoslovakia
Hitler announced his plans to crush Czechoslovakia -
All of Czechoslovakia
Hitler took things one step further and occupied all of Czechoslovakia. -
World War II begins.
Germany invades Poland, World War II begins.France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. Canada declares war on Germany. Soviets invade Poland. This was a very significant event because it began World War II. -
Soviets invade
Soviets invade Finlands -
Germany invades
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. -
Germany invades again
Germany invades Holland, Belgium and France. -
All of Europe controlled
Hitler and Russia’s Stalin controlled all of Europe -
Soviets occupy
Soviets occupy Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. -
Italy attacks
Italy attacks British Somaliland (North Africa). -
The “Axis” pact.
Germany, Italy and Japan sign the “Axis” pact. -
Italy invades
Italy invades Greece; Germany attacks Romania. -
Yugoslavia surrenders
Yugoslavia surrenders to the Nazis. -
Germany invades Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union, breaking their secret treaty. Canada was Britain's the only ally until the Soviet Union joined them. This is important because the Soviet Union became a great ally. -
USS California
USS California sinking at Pearl Harbour, -
Japan invades
Japan invades the Dutch colonies in the Pacific. -
Japanese troops
Japanese troops invade Burma and the Philippines. -
Allied bombing
Allied bombing campaign of Germany begins. -
Mass murder
Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz. -
Disastrous raid
Canadian troops made a disastrous raid on the French port of Dieppe. 5000 Canadians made a raid due to bad orders. 2000 were taken prisoner and 1000 men were killed . This battle was very significant because people learned from their mistakes from this battle. -
British and Australians
British and Australians begin to counter-attack Japanese troops in the Pacific. -
Big defeat of Hitler's armies.
Germans surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitler's armies. -
Russian defeat Germans
Allies, including Canadians, invade Sicily in first invasion of Axis-held Europe. Russian tanks defeat Germans at Kursk. -
US forces capture. Canadians bloody battle
Canadian troops take part in the bloody battle for Ortona, Italy.The first invasion of Europe. The allies U.S., Britain, and Canada invaded Sicily, Italien mainland. Russian tanks defeat Germans at Kursk.This was significant because Italy soon surrendered and was liberated. -
US troops in Pacific
US troops in Pacific begin drive on Japan. -
D-Day
llies invade Normandy to begin the liberation of France - Canadian troops land on three of the five beaches -
Paris liberated
Allies liberate Paris from Germans. -
A German city
Allies take Aachen, a German city -
Germany’s last counterattack
Germany’s last counterattack on the allies - the Battle of the Bulge ,fails.Canadian troops begin the liberation of Holland. Russian troops continue to advance west through Poland towards Germany. -
Death camp
Auschwitz death camp liberated by Russians. The signification is that countries are almost free from the Naris. -
Hilter commits sucide
Russian troops enter Berlin; Hitler commits suicide. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders: V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. -
Capture of Okinawa,
US troops capture Okinawa, the first of the Japanese “home islands.” -
End of World War 2
The U.S. drop atomic bombs are dropped on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrenders: V-J Day, war ends. This significent becuase people are free from Naris, and thier is no more war.
