-
Germany Invades Poland
German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. As the Germans advanced, Polish forces withdrew from their bases, and moved toward their borders.Before they invaded Poland, Germany had signed a nonagression pact with Russia. Hitler knew if he invaded Poland, Britain and France would attack from the west, so he made a deal with Russia saying that if they promised not to attack along with Britain and France, Germany would split Poland in half. This marked the beginning of the war. -
Period: to
World War II Major Events
-
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Habror was surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircrafts were destroyed. The US declared war on the Japanese the following day. -
US Declares War on Germany
Germany, pursuing its course of world conquest, declared war against the United States. The long-known and the long-expected has thus taken place.The United States Congress declared war upon Germany, in response to that nation's declaration of war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and only hours after Germany declared war on the United States. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a four day battle fought between the US airbased aircraft and the Japanese. Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, sought to draw the US Pacific Fleet into a battle where he could overwhelm and destroy it, but it didnt happen that way. On June 4, 1942, the US aircraft flying attacked and sunk four Japanese carriers. The U.S. destroyed hundreds of Japanese planes and regained control of the Pacific. This marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany, and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Soviet Union. Because Germany bombed Stalingrad, the soviets fought them back for it. To defeat the Germans, the Soviets decided to trap them inside the city with no food/water. Germany finally surrendered. This marked a turning point in the war for the Eastern Front. -
D Day: Invasion of Normandy
General Dwight Eisenhower led U.S. and Allied troops in an invasion of Normandy, France. The armies fought their way through France and Belgium and into Germany while Russian troops fought from the east. By the end of August, the Allies had defeated the Germans, and all of Northen France had been liberated. This invasion was also known as Operation Overlord. -
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
During a vacation at Warm Springs, Georgia, on April 12, 1945, he suffered a massive stroke and died two and one-half hours later without regaining consciousness. FDR was America's longest serving president who had led the nation through the Great Depression & WW2. After FDR passed away, after four momentous terms in office, he left Vice President Harry S. Truman, in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. -
Death of Adolf Hitler
Hitler burrowed away in his refurbished air-raid shelter, consumed a cyanide capsule, then shot himself with a pistol, on this day in 1945, as his "1,000-year" Reich collapsed above him. Many say that Hitler committed suicide because he knew that Germany had lost the war. -
US Bombs Hiroshima
The Japanese fought on even after the war in Europe ended. Truman decided to use the newly developed atomic bomb to end the war quickly and prevent more U.S. casualties. The Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing about 78,000 people and injuring 100,000 more. They bombed Hiroshima because that was one of the places that was untouched by other bombing raids. -
End of World War II
By the summer of 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated. Aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. General Yoshijiro Umezu then signed for the Japanese armed forces, and his aides wept as he made his signature. he most devastating war in human hist -
-
tuetuty
