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Germany Invades Poland
By the early part of 1039 the german dictator Adolof Hitler had become determined to invade and occupy Poland. Hitler was going to invade Poland, but first he had to think of the possibilities that the Soviet Union would resist the invasion of it's western neighbor. The invasion of Poland was a primer of how Hitler intended to wage war - what would become the "blitzkrieg". -
Germany invaded France and Captured Paris
By May 1940, Europe had already been at war for nine months. Yet Britain and France despite having declared war on Germany in September 1939 following Hitler's attack on Poland had seen little fighting. This anxious period of expecting became known as th Poney War. The Phoney War came to an end May 10 1940. When Germany launched an invasion of France. -
Germany Captures Paris
Germany captured Paris June 14 1940. The citizens of Paris wake up to the sound of a German saying that a curfew will be set for 8 pm that evening. Winston Churchill tried to convince French government to wait, not to sue for peace, that America would enter the war and come to its aid. Paul Reynaudla (a French premier) telegram end president FDR and asked for an aid declaration of war and any help possible. FDR said that the US was willing to have that promise published. -
Germany bombed Britain and the Battle of Britain Began
In the summer of 1939 Whitehall predicted an enemy bombing campaign against Britain in which 700 tones of bombs could be dropped everyday that could kill 600,000 civilians and injure 1.2 million. Hundreds of children fled because they were expecting an invasion by the sea, the government moved many children from coastal towns. But when nothing happened they went home. At the beginning of July 1940 15 people were killed when German bombers attacked the towns aerodrome. -
The Lend Lease
The lend lease act was the principal means for providing US military aid to foreign nations during WW2. So the president had to transfer arms or any other defense materials, by allowing the transfer of supplies without compensation to Britain, Soviet Union, and other countries. The act permitted the US to support its war interests without being Overextending in battle. -
Germany invadeds Soviet Union
The damage of the Soviet Union was done by German military forces. The permanent elimination of perceived communist threat to Germany and the seizure of prime land within Soviet borders for long term German settlement had been a core policy of the Nazi's. From the beginning of the plan Germany's military and police authorities had planned this war to annihilate the communist states as well as Jews from the Soviet Union. -
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
December 7th is a day that will live in infamy. Because of the tragic event that occurred that day. On this day Japanese planes attacked the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. This whole event caused more than 2,300 Americans lives. It destroyed the U.S.S. The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended to neutralize the U.S Pacific fleet, and the Dutch East Indies, where it sought access to natural resources as oil and rubber. The thing about was that it was unexpected and it was a surprise attack. -
Germany Declares War on the US
The US had not declared war. Hitler almost knew that Roosevelt wanted to declare war on Germany (and had worked hard to prevent it). The Germans expected the Japanese to help them against Russia. The bombing surprised Germany. Even though Hitler made an agreement with Japan that Germany would join a war against the United States, he was uncertain as to how the war would be engaged. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of midway was one of the most decisive US victories. The 4 day sea and air battle outnumbered US Pacific fleet won in destroying for of Japan's aircraft carriers, and they only lost one of their aircraft carriers, the Yorktown. Six months of fighting the Japanese triumphed throughout the pacific. Which includes Malaysia, Singapore, the Dutch Indies, the Philippines, and a bunch of other islands.But the US was a threat that continued growing. -
Liberation of Western Europe
Using a great sense of expectancy dominated Europe in spring of 1944 in German occupied countries across the Europe continent burned. Sometimes they want to take liberation through into revolution and settle accounts with those who had collaborated or profited. On the eastern front, the Red Army advanced from from Ukraine into Romanian and Polish territory. -
Battle of the Bulge
In December of 1944 Hitler tried to split the allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg. The objective of the attack was to capture the antwerp which would split the Americansand German armies. Hitler entrusted his execution to fields Marshals Walter Model and Gerd Von Rundstedt. Preparing for this attack both felt the capture of antwerp was to risky. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
In the west the Japanese was being rejected by Burma.Iwo Jima is a very small Pacific island about 4.5 miles long 2.5 miles wide which lies at the foot of the Bonin chain of islands, south of the main Japanese knew that the Iwo Jima Islands was very important so they wanted to be in control. there were like 22,000 soldiers and they had time to build strong defensive position. Iwo Jima was softened up by bombing raids for more than two months. -
The US Dropped an Atomic Bomb on Japan
The Americans were tired from4 years of war. But japan wouldn't go out without a fight. American forces occupied Okinawa and Iwo Jima were intensely firing bombs at Japanese cities. But Japan had an army of 2 million strong men ready to fight. Harry Truman thought a atomic bomb would kill far fewer people, both military and civilian, than a military invasion of Japan.
