World War 2 Timeline

By Ammad F.

  • Carl Vinson

    Carl Vinson
    Following World War II, Vinson continued to be a voice for the United States Armed Forces. Avocate for a strong United States Navy.Died in 1981.

  • Richard Russel

    Richard Russel
    Led a special committee of five senators around the world.He influenced American military after WW2.Died in 1971

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
    Killed 6 million Jews. The Germans took Jews and put them in concentration camps. Ended in May 8th,1945

  • WW2 breaks out in Europe

    WW2 breaks out in Europe
    When Germany attacked Poland. Europe didn't want to join the war but they eventually had to when germany attacked Poland. Europe joins the Allied powers

  • Savannah Shipyard

    Savannah Shipyard
    Used for war effort. The ships hauld lots of cargo for the war. It took 89 days to build one

  • Lend-lease program

    Lend-lease program
    Provided the U.S with military aid for WW2. It was from foreign countries.The act permitted the United States to support its war interests.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked the naval base pearl harbor. More than 2,000 people died. This caused the U.S to join ww2

  • United Nations is formed

    United Nations is formed
    Franklin D. Roosevelt made the name. It occured during WW2. 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.

  • Bell Aircraft

    Bell Aircraft
    It was a manufacturing plant. The plane would assist in production. it was completed in 54 weeks and 3.2 million square feet.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The allies planned a assualt on Hitler. Caught the German military high command unaware.20,000 people have died.

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    Was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt . It happened when WW2 was ending. Thhey discussed what the contries were going to do after the war.

  • Hitler's death

    Hitler's death
    Hitler commited suicide and shot himself. He did it in his underground bunker. He was about to get captured so that's why he did it

  • Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
    The bomb that was dropped was called little boy. They did it because of what Japan did to pearl harbor. Many people died.

  • Bomb dropped on Nagasaki

    Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
    It occured after 3 days when Hiroshima was bombed. The bomb was called Fat Man. They did also because of Pearl Harbor.

  • Cold War

    Cold War
    The event occured after WW2 ended. There was tension between the Soviet Union and the U.S. They both rivaled each other in military and political tensipns.