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Hitler's Conquer of Poland
Hitler signed the nonaggression pact, and continued with the plan to conquer Poland. The attack took place in September 1, 1939. German troops attacked in Polish border and aircrafts began bombing Poland’s capital city Warsaw. Bloodlands, S. (1939, September 1). German Army Attacks Poland; Cities bombed, Port Blockaded; Danzig is Accepted Into Reich. The New York Times. -
War is Declared and Hitler celebrates Victory
War is declared to Germany from France and Great Britain.Poland had fallen before those nations could make any military response. When Hitler won he annexed the western half of Poland and it had a large German population. Britain Declares War. (1939, September 3). Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. -
France Taken By Germans
The French leaders surrendered, Germans took control of the northern part of the country. Germans left the southern part to Marshal Philippe Pétain (pay•TAN), a French hero from World War I. Goebbels. (n.d.). Diary. -
Dyalight Gone
Germans now attacked at night to avoid the RAF’s attacks, and were in favor of night bombing. Londoners went to the subways, which served as air-raid shelters -
Brits Need Help
Rommel’s Afrika Korps attacked and caught by surprise the British forces left to the east in Tobruk, Libya. U.S. PresidentRoosevelt signs the Lend-Lease bill to give aid to Britain and China -
Operation Barbossa
Hitler moved ahead with Operation Barbarossa which was his plan to invade the Soviet Union with the Balkans firmly in control. -
Oil Shipments Cut off
Roosevelt the president of the United States cut off oil shipments to Japan. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked Hawaii and this resulted to the UnitedSstates getting involved in WWII. -
Final Solution
Eastern front killings(Poland) the SS(operating the camps) attacks, mass graves were going on and the development of concentration camp for the people who can work for them use them and beat them. Extermination camps were more economical this was a new plan with gas chambers and cremation to make the systematic killings better -
Bataan Peninsula
The Japanese took the Bataan Peninsula after three months of fighting. Bataan Completely Occupied By Japanese. (1942, April 1). The Tribune. -
Battle Of Midway
On June 4, with American forces hid beyond the horizon and they allowed the Japanese to begin their assault on the island. Japanese planes got into the air and the American planes want in to attack the Japanese. The strategy was a success and 332 Japanese planes were destroyed, all four aircraft carriers, and one support ship. The battle was over by June 7, 1942. It wa taken away by the allies in order to refuel their ships. Japan Attacks U.S. (1942, June 4). The Hutchinson Herald. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
U.S. Marines, with Australian support, landed on Guadalcanal and the neighboring island of Tulagi. The marines seized Guadalcanal’s airfield. The battle to take control of the island turned into a savage struggle as both sides brought in fresh troops. The Battle of Guadalcanal ended after six months in February 1943. U.S Troops Land in Solomon Islands. (1942, August 7). Telegram Tribune. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord also known as the invasion of Normandy can be considered as the largest land and sea attack in history. It began on June 6, 1944 known as D-Day.British, American, French, and Canadian troops fought their way onto a 60-mile stretch of beach in Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
Along a 75-mile front in the Ardennes German tanks broke through American defenses. This is known as the Battle of the Bulge, Allies pushed the Germans back and because they had no reinforcement they retreated. German Slash 20 miles of Belgium. (n.d.). The Sacramento Bee. -
Yalta Conference
Stalin (USSR), Churchill (UK), and Eisenhower (USA) attended it and they were the three heads of states. They wanted to determine the fate of the post war in Europe s it became clear that an allied victory was about to happen. -
Battale of Okinawa
U.S. troops moved onto an island called Okinawa located about 350 miles from southern Japan, the Japanese put up a desperate fight. -
Germany defeted
General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich from the German military. President Roosevelt had died and was not there to witness the long-awaited victory. Nazis Surrender. (1945, May 7). The Scranton Times. -
Hiroshima Attack
United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a Japanese city with a population of nearly 350,000 people. 70,000 to 80,000 people died in the attack. Radiation caused more deaths afterwards First Atomic Bomb Dropped In Japan. (1945, August 6). The New York Times. -
Nagasaki Attack
The United Stated drop a second bomb Nagasaki, a city with a population of 270,000. More than 70,000 people were killed immediately. Radiation caused more deaths afterwards. -
Japan Surrender leaded to the end
Japanese finally surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur. The ceremony took place in Tokyo Bay. With Japan’s surrender, the war had ended. Countries now faced the task of rebuilding a war-torn world. Japan Surrender To Allies. (1945, September 2). The New York Times.
