World War II Timeline

Germany attacks France

Apr 30, 1939

Germany basically takes over the northern part of France and then sets up a puppet government in France to make the people think they still had control.

Germany Invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Poland was suppose to be Germany back in the day, and they wanted the land back.

Stalin attacks Finland

Nov 30, 1939

Stalin tried to take Finland because he didn't feel the people living in Leningrad were safe.

Winston Churchill

May 10, 1940

Winston Churchill becomes the Prime Minister of Britain.

The Battle of Britain

Jul 1, 1940

Britannica Description The night that Britain successfully defended from the 12 hour bombing from Germany.

Hitler takes over the Balkans

Feb 28, 1941

Hitler invaded the Balkans for oil, food supplies and land.

Lend Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

Act saying the United states would transfer arms and other materials to the Ally Powers.

Holocaust

Jun 1, 1941

Mass genocide of the Jews by the Nazis.

German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

A "lighting war" where German used tanks, heavy artillery, and a large number of infantry to over take Poland in a matter of no time.

Bombing of Pearl Habor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs the US after we prevented them from invading China.

Formation of the U.N.

Jan 1, 1942

A group of 26 countries who were fighting against the Axis Powers.

Japanese Internment Camps

Feb 19, 1942

The US held the japanese in camps to make sure they didnt plan against us.

Battle of Stalingrad

Jun 1, 1942

First Soviet victory in Russia.

Battle of Midway

Jun 1, 1942

Turning point of the Pacific War when the allies started to win.

Battle of El Alamein

Jul 1, 1942

This battle was to defend the Suez Canal.

Guadalcanal

Aug 1, 1942

The war where the soldiers said that "Hell was furry red spiders.." and one of the hardest battles of the Pacific War.

Tehran Conference

Nov 1, 1943

The Allies decide whether or not to open up the second front.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

The attack on Normandy beach to take back the German controlled portion of France.

Yalta Conference

Feb 1, 1945

Allied Powers decide the fate of Germany.

Atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Apr 6, 1945

Atomic bombs are dropped killing millions either instantly or later due to radiation.

Death of F.D.R

Apr 12, 1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12, 1945 from a cerebral hemorrage.

Mussolini’s assassination

Apr 28, 1945

The people of Italy were tired of the economic struggles in Italy.

Hitler’s suicide

Apr 28, 1945

Hitler commits suicide to escape being captured.

Nuremberg Trials

Jul 1, 1945

Putting the Nazis on trail after the war to determine their fate.

MacArthur’s plan for Japan

Jul 1, 1945

MacArthur's plan for Japan was to demilitarize it and establish a constitutional monarchy. Japan and the US later became allies.

Potsdam Conference

Jul 16, 1945

Discuss post war arrangements of Europe.

Cold War

Jan 1, 1947

Basically the Soviet Union and the United States daring each other to start a third war by setting up blockades and having missles near each other.

Berlin Airlift

Mar 1, 1948

Gave food to the people suffering from the blockade set but the Soviet Union.

Marshall Plan

Apr 1, 1948

United States gives aid to needy western European Countries.

Berlin Wall

Jan 1, 1961

Split Europe to the soviet side and the Allied side

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 1, 1962

The Soviet Union put missile in Cuba, 10 minutes away from Washington D.C.