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Invasion of Poland
On September 1, 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air. Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and rule Poland. When Hitler invaded Poland, they declared war and this what started WWII. -
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German Blitzkrieg
Germany overran Europe for more than a year by relying on a new military called the Blitzkrieg. German forces tried out the blitzkrieg in Poland before employing the tactic with invasions of Belgium. A German term for "lightning war," blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally firepower. -
Pear Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Baste at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans that completely destroyed the American battleship. President Roosevelt moved the US Pacific Fleet from California to Pearl Harbor. This was a threat to Japan, wanted to expand in the Pacific. Japanese navy had many consequences, especially its role in the United States' entrance into WWII -
Bataan Death March
U.S surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine Island of Luzon to the Japanese. 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65 mile march to prison. -
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Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States defeated a Japanese attack against Midway. When the Battle of Midway ended, Japan had lost four carriers, a cruiser and 292 aircraft and suffered. -
D-Day
United States and allied troops invaded at Normandy. This was the largest air and sea invasion in history. The purpose was to surprise Germany, but Germany was ready to fight. This was the beginning of the end of the World War II. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Germans launch the last major of the war, known as the Ardennes Offensive. Allied push the front line west from northern France, and it has become know as the Battle of the Bulge. This is also the largest battle ever fought by the United States army. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike. The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima stemmed from the need for a base near Japanese coast. Allies were gaining ground in the Pacific theater. -
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Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign and the last major of Pacific campaign of the Pacific war. Okinawa was a part of three-point plan that American had. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day known as VE Day. It was the holiday celebrated on May 8, 1945 was the date the Allies celebrated the defeat Nazi's Germany. The end of Adolf Hitler's reich, formally the end of the WWII. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States wanted to force Japan's surrender as quickly as possible. Atomic Bomb was the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast. -
VJ Day
It was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. Japan surrender after the Atomic Bomb.
