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Start of WWII
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Thanks to the German-Soviet Pact, Germany was allowed to invade Poland without fear that the Soviet Union would attack too. Britain and France were protecting the borders of Poland already. Two days after the invasion, the British and French declared war on Germany. September 1st marks the date of the start of World War Two. -
Winter War
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The Winter War between Finland and Russia was part of a military campaign. Russia won the war but almost fifty thousand of their men were killed. Russia lost more people and supplied than the Finns. -
Churchill Prime Minister
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On this date, Winston Churchill became the Conservative Prime Minister of Britain. He worked two terms and led Britain to victory. -
Tripartite Pact
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Germany, Italy, and Japan made a Pact called the Tripartite Pact. They agreed to respect each other and assist each other in political, economic, and military needs. -
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Siege of Leningrad
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The Siege of Leningrad started when Germans invaded the city. In this siege, one million people died. During this siege, the amount of supplied that Leningrad had was very little. This siege ended on January 27, 1944. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor where the United States Naval Base was located. Aircrafts and battleships were destroyed and over two thousand Americans were killed. The U.S. declared war on Japan, officially bringing themselves into the war. -
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Battle of Coral Sea
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The Battle of Coral Sea started because Japan wanted control of the sea. The battle was fought with planes, there were no ships. This battle lasted four days. -
Attack on Midway
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The U.S. base on Midway was attacked by Japan attacked on this date. Japan lost almost five thousand men and the U.S. lost over three hundred men. This battle ended after three days. -
Battle of El Alamein
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The Battle of El Alamein was fought between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. This battle was the climax of the North African campaign. The Allied forces won. -
D-Day
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The invasion of Normandy is also known as D-Day. The Allied powers thousands of ships, men, and planes to Western Europe. There were over ten thousand injured or dead men from the Allied powers. -
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Yalta Conference
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The Yalta Conference was between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin in Crimea. The agreement is that the Soviet Union entered the Pacific Theater by trading part of control of Manchuria. -
Battle of Okinawa
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The Battle of Okinawa started and was the last battle of the Pacific War. There were more than two hundred thousand people died. This battle ended on June 22, 1945. -
Hitler Suicide
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Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Germany. He married is wife two days before. His body was cremated and stolen by the Soviet forces. A week later, German declared unconditional surrender. -
Hiroshima Bombing
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A bomb sent to Hiroshima, Japan from the U.S. exploded in the morning. The bombs nickname was “Little Boy.” Everything within a mile was destroyed but the majority of the city was highly damaged. Over one hundred-thousand people died immediately and over twice that died within the next few years because of the radiation. This was the first ever atomic weapon used. -
Nagasaki Bombing
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Three days after the Hiroshima bombing, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. This bomb got the nickname “Fat Man.” Luckily, the damage done by the Nagasaki bomb was not as big as the damage from the Hiroshima bomb. Over forty thousand people died. A year later thirty thousand were people had died from radiation. -
End of the War
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Japan surrendered from World War Two by unconditional surrender. The Instrument of Surrender ended the war. -
Nuremberg Trials
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The Nuremberg Trials put Nazi leaders on trial for their Holocaust war crimes. There were twenty-two Nazi criminals put on the stand. Twelve of them were found guilty and were sentenced to death. Hitler however could not be put on trial, he was already dead by then.
