World War II

By hmiles2

  • Mao Zedong Heads the Long March

    Mao Zedong Heads the Long March
    The Long March, headed by Mao Zedongm was a 6,000-mile journey by Communists fleeing from Jiang Jieshi's Nationalist forces.

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

    Germany Invades Poland Causing France and Britain to Declare War on Germany
    Hitler surpirse attacked Poland on September 1st with a new military strategy called blitzkrieg. In result, France and Great Britain declare war on Germany two days later.

  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor under Isoroku Yamamato because he thought Hawaii was a dagger pointed at Japans throat. The attack killed more than 2,300 Americans.

  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    Because Hilter had commited suicide, General Eisenhower accepted Germany's unconditional surrender from the German military. This took place after the Battle of the Bulge.

  • The United Nations Form

    The United Nations Form
    The United Nations is an international peacekeeping organization created to provide security to the nations of the world.

  • Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    Because the Americans knew that the Japanese were never going to give up and they wanted a quick victory, they decided to use atomic bombs. Inspired by Albert Einstein, the bombs were devastating.