WW2 - Timeline Assignment

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  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    A treaty was signed at the end of World War 1 and codified peace terms between allies and Germany.
  • Hitler Voted To Power In Germany

    Hitler Voted To Power In Germany
    Hitler attained power after the enabling act was accepted, this gave Hitler expanded authority.
  • "Hitler's Olympics"

    "Hitler's Olympics"
    The Olympics were held in Germany and were later known as the Nazi Olympics.
  • German Invasion of Poland

    German Invasion of Poland
    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland due to persecuting ethnic Germans, this marked the begging of World War 2.
  • Warsaw Captured

    Warsaw Captured
    Soviet troops liberate the Polish capital from German occupation.
  • Tripartite Pact Signed

    Tripartite Pact Signed
    The Tripartite pact was signed for the enemy to form the axis powers - Japan, Germany, and Italy.
  • Nazi's Establish Gas Chambers at Aushwitz

    Nazi's Establish Gas Chambers at Aushwitz
    The first gassing of soviet and polish prisoners took place of Auschwitz one, mainly Jews, Poles, Romani, and Soviets.
  • Peral Harbor

    Peral Harbor
    The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service bombed Peral Harbor, Honolulu.
  • Japanese Americans Sent to Internment Camps

    Japanese Americans Sent to Internment Camps
    People of Japanese descent will be sent to internment camps for the safety of the United States.
  • D-day

    D-day
    Allied forces invaded northern France by landing in Normandy.
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    The United States captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army and bombed it. The United States did this so they could get the island as an airbase to later attack Japan.
  • Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan

    Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan
    An American B - 29 bomb dropper dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb.
  • Axis Powers Surrender (Germany, Japan, Italy all have separate dates)

    Axis Powers Surrender (Germany, Japan, Italy all have separate dates)
    The axis powers gave up and surrendered totally in May and after Hitler's suicide. Japan kept fighting.