Background

World War 2

By gracely1820

  • Hitlers Final Solution

    Hitlers Final Solution
    Hitler wanted to get rid of all the Jews no matter the cost. Women and children were shot and men were sent to do labor, soon after he took matters in his own hands and the concentration camps killed millions

  • Role of women

    Role of women
    Women dressed as men to fight in the war, they took over going to work like the men would, and had to go home and continue to go home and do the chores. As soon as the war was over women were expected to go back to doing chores at home

  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    The start of WW2, Germany and the Soviet Union invaded and took over Poland

  • Executive order 8802

    Executive order 8802
    President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the document to prohibit ethnic or racial discrimination in the nations defense industry.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japanese forces bombed the naval base, which lead to the United States declaring war against japan

  • United Nations

    United Nations
    Created for maintaining international peace and security, meaning all the countries will go into war keeping a harmonizing nation

  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid
    United States attacked the Japanese capital Tokyo

  • End of the concentration camps

    End of the concentration camps
    The soviets liberated the Jews from Germany, which lead Hitler to flee.

  • Surrendering

    Surrendering
    Germany surrendered to the western allies on May 9 and Japan surrendered August 14, 1945.

  • Bombing of Japan

    Bombing of Japan
    The United states dropped 2 bombs on Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Killing thousands of women, children and civilians