WWII and Cold War Timeline

By andrewreid13
  • The Soviet Union is formed

    The Soviet Union is formed

  • Japan invades Manchuria (China)

    Japan invades Manchuria (China)

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

  • Period: to

    World War II

  • Battle of Britain Begins

    Battle of Britain Begins

    The Germans attempted to destroy major Britsh cities through constant bombings
  • The signing of the Tripartite Pact

    The signing of the Tripartite Pact

    The pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan in Berlin. The pact stated that if any of the signing countries are attacked, the other countries will defend them.

  • Battle of Britain ends

  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act

  • German Blitzkrieg invasion of Soviet Union

    German Blitzkrieg invasion of Soviet Union

    Named Operation Barbossa, the Nazis launch a full scale on the Soviet Union using Blitzkrieg tactics.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor naval base

    Attack on Pearl Harbor naval base

    Early on Sunday morning the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor
  • Wannsee Conference

    Wannsee Conference

  • The battle of Midway

    The battle of Midway

  • Invasion of Normandy

    Invasion of Normandy

  • The Yalta Conference begins

    The Yalta Conference begins

    called for the reorganization of Europe after the war
  • The battle of Iwo Jima begins

    The battle of Iwo Jima begins

    The battle was the bloodiest battle in the pacific during the war
  • The battle for Okinawa begins

    The battle for Okinawa begins

    The desperate Japanese began to use the Kamikaze pilots to sink ships
  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide

  • Victory in Europe Day

    Victory in Europe Day

  • The Potsdam Conference

    The Potsdam Conference

  • The atomic bombing of Hiroshima

    The atomic bombing of Hiroshima

    The bomb "little boy" is dropped on Hiroshima. population 350,000 approximately 140,000 casualties.
  • The atomic bombing of Nagasaki

    The atomic bombing of Nagasaki

    The bomb "fat man" is dropped on Nagasaki. population 270,000 approximately 70,000 casualties.
  • Victory in Japan Day

    Victory in Japan Day

  • The United Nations is formed

    The United Nations is formed

  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine

  • The Marshall Plan is put into effect

    The Marshall Plan is put into effect

    The plan's focus was to rebuild the economies of European nations after WWII
  • NATO is founded

    NATO is founded

    NATO was founded to keep Europe and the United States protected from Soviet attack
  • The Korean War begins

    The Korean War begins

  • The death of Joseph Stalin

    The death of Joseph Stalin

  • Nikita Kruschev becomes leader of Soviet Union

    Nikita Kruschev becomes leader of Soviet Union

  • Period: to

    Cold War

  • The Korean War is halted in an armistice agreement

  • The signing of the Warsaw Pact

    The signing of the Warsaw Pact

  • The Vietnam War begins

    The Vietnam War begins

  • The launch of Sputnik I

    The launch of Sputnik I

    The Soviets launch the first artificial satellite (Sputnik I) into space.
  • Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba

    Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba

    Epic Fail!!!
  • The Berlin Wall is raised

    The Berlin Wall is raised

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

  • The Vietnam war ends

  • Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the last leader of the Soviet Union

    Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the last leader of the Soviet Union

  • The fall of the Berlin Wall