World War II

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    World War II

  • Germany invades Poland

    *European Theater
    Germany invades Poland, this act is one of the reasons why WWII begins.

  • Battle of Britain

    *European Theater
    In late summer Germany launches aerial attack on Great Britain.

  • Lend-Lease Act

    *European Theater
    Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act that provides the Allies with $50 billion worth of arms, food, and other supplies.

  • Leningrad Siege

    *European Theater
    Germany tries to sieze the symbolic city of Leningrad. One of the longest and most brutal sieges.

  • Pearl Harbor

    *Pacific Theater
    Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

  • Germany Declares War

    *European Theater
    Germany declares war on the United States. Significant starting point in the war.

  • The Battle of Coral Sea

    *Pacific Theater
    Japanese invasion of Australia prevented.

  • The Battle of Midway

    *Pacific Theater
    U.S. removed the threat of another attack on Hawaii. Turning point in the war.

  • The Battle of Guadalcanal

    *Pacific Theater
    U.S. lands on the island of Guadalcanal, takes over island six months later.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    *European Theater
    Major battle between Germany and Soviet Union, they fight for control of the city of Stalingrad.

  • Battle of El Alamein

    *European Theater
    Allies win decisive battle at El Alamein in Egypt, North Africa.

  • The Battle of Tarawa

    *Pacific Theater
    U.S. attack the atoll of Tarawa while Island hoping. Taking it from the Japanese.

  • D-Day

    *European Theater
    Eisenhower's men land on the Normandy coast of Frace.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    *European Theater
    Allies put an end to Germany's counter attack in the Battle of the Bulge.

  • Iwo Jima

    *Pacific Theater
    U.S. lands on the island of Iwo Jima and eventually capture it from the Japanese.

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    *Pacific Theater
    Largest U.S. amphibious assault. Took the island of Okinawa from the Japanese.

  • Germany Surrenders

    *European Theater
    Germany realizes their position is hopeless and surrenders.

  • Hiroshima

    *Pacific Theater
    First atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

  • Nagasaki

    *Pacific Theater
    U.S. drops second atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.

  • WWII Ends

    *Pacific Theater
    Japan gives up the fight, end of World War II.