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Germany invades poland
German forces bombard Poland on on land and with air planes, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and rule Poland. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy.After this happened france and britan declared war on germanyhttp://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/ -
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battle of britan
an air based battle that was won by the british air force
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lend lease act
The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean
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Germany invades the soviet union
the soviet union defeated germany at the battle of stalingrad which was a major turning point in the war in europe http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/ -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.the japanese used a new technique called kamikazi or suiside bombing
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usa declared war on japan and germany
After the attack on pearl harbor the usa felt like they were officially in the war so they declared war on both japan and germany
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bataan death march
After the April 9, 1942, U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an trecherous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the journey in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands died in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
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Battle of midway
The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/ -
Battle of the Bulge
a german offensive to break the enemy lines but failed and usa pushed them back further tha nwhere they started
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army during World War II
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Bombing of Hiroshima and nagasaki
usa drobed two atomic bombs on these two cities that completely destroyed both
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