Unit 7 Part 4: WWII

  • Nazi Germany Invaded Poland

    Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
    This invasion effectively started the war.
  • Sitzkrieg

    Sitzkrieg
    A short period immediately after the war began that involved no major fighting in the western front.
  • France Fell to Germany

    France Fell to Germany
    The Stitzkrieg ends with a German invasion of France, expanding the Nazi war machine.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was a long air campaign, involving Nazi Germany constantly bombing the UK and targeting civilians. British forces were able to maintain air superiority and pushed the Germans back.
  • Destroyers-for-Bases Deal

    Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
    The US gave the British 50 destoryers in exchange for access to 8 British bases. This showed the US was leaning away from neutrality.
  • America First Committee Launched

    America First Committee Launched
    This committee was formed to oppose American involvement in the war, and maintain neutrality.
  • Congress Instituted the Draft

    Congress Instituted the Draft
    The selective service was created and soldiers were drafted in preparation for war.
  • Four Freedoms

    Four Freedoms
    FDR gave a speech in which he said his beliefs of US war aims: freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear.
  • Lend-Lease

    Lend-Lease
    Allowed the US to give other countries supplies without the need for repayment. Helped with alliances and WWI debt.
  • USS Kearny Attacked

    USS Kearny Attacked
    The attack on this ship by Germans sparked more tension in the US, leading to war.
  • Reuben James Sank

    Reuben James Sank
    The first US ship to be destroyed before US inolvement in the war, created more tension.
  • Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
    A Japanese sneak attack on the US base at Pear Harbor led to the US officially entering the war.
  • Battle of Bataan

    Battle of Bataan
    A Japanese offensive in the Philippines, leading to a large US surrender and the Bataan death march to prison camps.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    US surrender at the Battle of Bataan led to troops being forced to march to Japanese prison camps, many dying on the journey.
  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    History's first air-sea battle, a US victory over a Japanese fleet.
  • Manhattan Project Began

    Manhattan Project Began
    Roosevelt signed off on the Manhattan Project, a secret scientific project to create the atomic bomb.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    This naval battle was the turning point in the Pacific theater, US victory.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    The USSR was able to stop the German invasion of Stalingrad, ending the nazi foothold in the USSR and turning the war in the allies' favor.
  • Island Hopping Campaign Begins

    Island Hopping Campaign Begins
    The Guadalcanal campaign was the start of island hopping. US troops took control of small Japanese islands and established bases, then continued, slowly moving towards Japan.
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein
    The turning point in the war in North Africa in favor of the British,
  • Casablanca Conference

    Casablanca Conference
    A meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill that laid out the plans for the rest of the war and to declare a policy of an unconditional surrender.
  • Tehran Conference

    Tehran Conference
    Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to discuss war plans and post war deals.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    A massive allied invasion of Normandy, France allowed the allies to get a foothold in France, leading to liberation.
  • MacArthur Returned to the Philippines

    MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
    Gave Philippines hope and marked allied growing dominance in the area.
  • FDR Elected to a 4th Term

    FDR Elected to a 4th Term
    FDR was the only president to serve more than 2 terms. In his fourth term, he became wheelchair-bound, but still contributed greatly to allied war efforts.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    Germany tried to push through allied lines in France and Belgium, but the allies pushed them back.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The second meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. They agreed that Germany must come to an unconditional surrender and they discussed post-war plans.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    A battle that allowed the US to take control of Iwo Jima, a key island in the Pacific. It also is where that awesome picture is from.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    The biggest and last battle in the Pacific that allowed for US entry into Japan.
  • FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President

    FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
    FDR died and vice president Truman took office. Truman took a tougher stance with the Russians and created tensions that led to the Cold War.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    Victory in Europe, the war in Europe officially ended with Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender.
  • Potsdam conference

    Potsdam conference
    Stalin, Churchhill, and Truman met to discuss and finalize post war negotiations.
  • Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima

    Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
    The world's first detonation of an atomic bomb in war occured when "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in hopes that the Japanese would surrender to the US,
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials
    13 trials that brought Nazi officials before an international court, tried for crimes against humanity. Controversial, but a step towards international court.
  • Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki

    Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
    When the Japanese didn't surrender, the US dropped a second atom bomb on Nagasaki.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    Victory in Japan, the Japanese surrendered to the US, ending WWII.
  • Japanese War Crime Trials

    Japanese War Crime Trials
    Trials that brought Japanese officials to court to be tried for war crimes. General Tojo was given the death sentence.