World War II

By Alex K

  • Mao Zedong Heads Long March

    Mso Zedong led 100,000 communist fighters out of Southern China on a 6,000 mile march north, to avoid capture by the Nationalist Army led by Jiang. Thousands died of the cold and starvation. The remaining 6,000 settled in caves in Northwestern China and tried to organize new recruits.

  • Germany Invades Poland Causing France and Great Britain to Declare War on Germany

    Hitler launched a surprise attach at dawn. German tanks and troops marched actoss the border as German aircraft bombed Warsaw, the capital. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3rd, but this was too late to stop the fall of Poland.

  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese wanted to control southeast Asia, and they planned to attack European and American colonies in the area while these countries were preoccupied with the war in Europe. They bombed the naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, sinking 19 ships and killing 2,300 Americans within two hours. As a result, President Roosevelt calls this a "date which will live in infamy," and Congress approved his declaration of war.

  • Germany Surrenders

    In March and April 1945, Allied forces moven in on Berlin. The Soviet troops attacked from the east, and the Allied soldiers approached from the southwest. Hitler prepared for the end in underground bunkers in Berlin. He married Eva Braun, then committed suicide. On 5/7/45, the Third Reich surrendered to General Eiserhower.

  • The United Nations is Formed

    In June 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union joined 48 other countries to form the United Nations. The organization was intended to protect its member countries against aggression, and it was based in New York. It is composed of the General Assembly, and an 11-member group called the Security Council. The 5 permanent members of the Security Council are Britain, China, France, United States, and Russia.

  • Allies Use Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    On 8/6/45 the U.S. flew the B-29 bomber Enola Gay over Hiroshima and dropped the atomic bomb, killing 70,000 people instantly and 140,000 more by the end of 1945. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing more than 70,000 immediately. Radiation fallout killed many more.