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Invation of Poland
It was the invation to Poland. After signing this nonaggression pact, Hitler quickly moved ahead with plans to conquer Poland. His surprise attack took place at dawn. Germany Army Attacks Poland. (1939, September 1). Retrieved October 5, 2014, from http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nytimes.jpg -
Declaration of War
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany -
French surrenders
The French leaders surrendered The Learning Network. (n.d.). Retrieved October 5, 2014, from http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/june-22-1940-hitler-gains-victory-over-france/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 -
Crack of Codes
American's had cracked one of the codes -
Rommel's Africa Korps attack
Rommel’s Afrika Korps attacked cause by surprise. British forces retreated east to Torik, Libya -
Operation Barbarossa
The roar of German tanks and aircraft announced the beginning of the invasion to Russia. This was what broke the non-agression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. -
Roosevelt
Roosevelt cut off oil shipment to Japan -
Pearl Harbor
American sailors at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii awoke to the roar of explosives http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/day-of-infamy/images/infamy-address-1.gif Roosevelt, F. (1941, December 8). Propose Message to Commands. Retrieved October 7, 2014. -
Tokyo Bomb
Bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James H.Doolittle bombed Tokyo and several other Japanese cities -
Midway Island
The American forces let the the japanese to begin their assault on the midway island. Americans attacked the Japanese when the planes were in the air. -
Midway Battle is Over
The battle of midway was over. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
These battle started in August. It lasted 6 months so ended up in Febuary 1943. The battle was between the USA and Japanese soldiers, using the hopping plan which they though wuld take a lot less time. -
Final Solution Begins
Hitler was againsed the Jews and saw they were suffering a lot. He decided to send them away and planned the ghettos and concentration camps in order to keep them there. -
D-Day
The innovation of Normandy began also known as the D-Day. The British, Americans, French, and Canadian troops fought into the Normandy beach. Shaef. (1944, June 6). Retrieved October 5, 2014, from http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/d-day-memo/images/d-day-memo.jpg -
Battle of Bulge
The German tanks broke because of the week defences of the American in Ardennes. -
Yalta Conference
It was a conference in Russia where Franklin D. Roosevelt the president of the USA, Winston Churchill the prime minister of Great Britain and Joseph Stalin were planning on what was going to happen after the war ended and how Europe will be in the future. -
The Battl of Okinawa
It was the last Island planned in the hoppingplan. Many soldiers died in this battle and again USA took over Japan. -
Third Reich
General Eisenhower accepted the surrender of the third reich from the German military. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A fateful Monday Morning. (1945, August 1). The New York Times.The American bomber dropped the first atomic bomb in japan -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Three days after the atomic bomb, America dropped the second atomic bomb in Japan http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0809.html (1945, August 9). Retrieved October 6, 2014. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrendered in a ceremony to end World War II Japan signs unconditional surrender. (1945, September 2). Retrieved October 5, 2014, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/2/newsid_3582000/3582545.stm -
Hitler Gains Victory Over France
The French leaders surrendered
