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Japan invades China
In 1937 skirmshing between Japan and China troops on their frontier become known as the Marco Polo Incident. www.history.com -
Germans invades Poland
On August 31 afternoon Hitler ordered hostilities against Poland to begin. Hitler was attacking Poland cause Great Britain was giving them weapons. www.history.com -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg means " lightning war " which is a military tactic to create a disorganization. www.history.com -
Fall of Paris
German invaded Paris at 8pm . Germany tanks rolled into Paris, 2 million Parisians had already fled. www.history.com -
Operation Barbarossa
On June 22,1941, Hiler launched his armies eastwardin a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. 2 million were killed. www.history.com -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Jpan attacked the U.S. Navy Base ta the Pearl Harbor. More than 2000 military and civilians were killed. www.history.com -
Wannsee Conference
It took place in Berlin on January 20 to discuss the final solution on Japan invasion on the Pearl Harbor. www.history.com -
Bataan Death March
The U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula of the main Philippine island of Luzon. Approximately 75,000 Filipino and Ameican took a 65 mile death march to the prison camps. www.history.com -
Battle of Midway
It happen 6 months after the Pearl Harbor attack from Japan. This time the U.S. succeeded their attack on Japan. www.history.com -
Operation Torch
It was the first Allied amphibious landing of the war. It was decided as early as Christmas at the Arcadia Conference where Eisenhower was appointed lieutenent general and named head of Operation Torch. www.history.com -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany bombs the Soviet City of Stalingrad. By November 1942 the Soviet surounds th Germans inside the city. On February 2,1943 the Germans surrenders. www.history.com -
Batle of Guadalcanal
It was the first offensive major decisive victory for the Allies. The U.S. marines made a surprise attack on Japan in August 1942. Japan suffered a fa greater toll of casualities, forcing their withdrawal from Guadalcanal by February 1943. www.history.com -
D-Day
More than 130,000 men storm the beaches of Normandy. Within weeks 1 million men had landed. This invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assault in history. www.history.com -
Yalta Conference
The February 1945 Yalta Coference was the second wartime meeting of the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Primier Joseph Stalin, and U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 3 leaders agred to mand Germany's unconditional surrender. www.history.com -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The U.S. mission is to sieze the Japan Airfields. About 20,000 Japanese hold firm against 110,000 Americans. On March 26, 1945 the U.S. capture Iwo Jima. www.history.com -
Battle of Okinawa
It is the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. The gunfire give the battle its nickname called " The Typhoon of Steel ". It is the last major campaign. www.history.com -
FDR Death- Truman becomes Pres.
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a stroke. He left Vice President Harry Truman in charge of the country and still in World War II. www.history.com -
VE Day
VE means " Victory in Europe ", because on May 8, 1945 Great Britain and the U.S. defeated Europe. www.history.com -
Drooping atomic bomb
The atomic bomb drop in Japan and killed almost 100,000 at once. www.history.com -
VJ Day
It was victory over Japan Day. When Japan's formal surrender took place at the U.S.S Missouri, anchored on Tokyo Bay. www.history.com -
Nuremberg Trials
22 officials was invited to the trials of the U.S. , Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain. It was the first trial in history. www.history.com -
Battle of Bulge
December 1944 the German army surprises the Allies by attacking them in the Mountains of Belgium. Eventually the Germans runs out of fuel, ammunition, and manpower. In 1945 the Allies finally achieved victory. www.history.com
