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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that brought World War 1 to an end and ended war between Germany and the Allied powers. However, Germany was given strict military capabilities, they were required to pay war reparations, and were forbade of any colonies they had overseas. This caused anger and sparked World War 2. -
Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany
Paul von Hindenburg was initially nervous to make Hitler chancellor because of his growing popularity. Ex Chancellor Franz von Papen convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as long as Papen and other government Nazis contained Hitler´s tendencies. Directly after being appointed, Hitler planned to make Germany a powerful on party state. -
Hitler becoming Fuhrer
When Paul von Hindenburg died, Hitler became Fuhrer which included him being the chancellor, president, and head of the military. This put Hitler in complete power over Germany and led to him overtaking countries. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese on the US naval base in Hawaii. This attack brought the United States into WW2, which resulted in about 840,000 American deaths. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front. The Soviet army was victorious against Germany which stopped the Germans from taking anymore land to the East. -
D-Day
D-Day was when the US stormed the beaches of Normandy in order to drive the German military back. The Allied forces were victorious. D-Day marked the turn of the tide for the control maintained by Nazi Germany; less than a year after the invasion, the Germans surrender. -
Battle of Berlin
In the Battle of Berlin the German army surrendered and Hitler committed suicide after being defeated by the allies, German lost 92,000 soldiers and 220,000 were wounded. This was the last Battle of WW2. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day(V-E Day) is the day that Europeans celebrated the defeat of Germany. Germany officially surrender from World War 2, which his ended all fighting in Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US dropped an atomic bomb named ¨Little Boy¨ on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 with hopes of forcing the Japanese to surrender, However, the Japanese never let up forcing the US to drop another atomic bomb named ¨¨ on the town of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. These two bombings caused about 200,000 deaths and lead to Japanese surrender. -
V-J Day
The day that the Japanese surrendered to the allied forces known as Victory over Japan day. This day marked the end of fighting between the Japanese and the allies and officially ended the war.