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Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland even though they have the non-agression pact. -
Stalin attacks Finland
Two entire Soviet divisions were annihilated while trapped on a forest road. -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
Chosen to be Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940 to lead the country during World War II. -
Germany attacks France
The capital, Paris, fell to the Germans -
Battle of Britain
German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940. -
Hitler takes over the Balkans
primary interest in that area was of an economic nature -
Lend-Lease Act
Principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. -
Formation of the U.N.
Created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was used first in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during WWII, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. -
Holocaust
Adolf Hitler killed thouands of Jews. -
Japanese internment camps
Each block contained 14 barracks, 1 mess hall, and 1 recreational hall on the outside -
Battle of Midway
Effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. -
Battle of El Alamein
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is brought to a standstill in the battle for control of North Africa. -
Battle of Stalingrad
was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. -
Hitler’s suicide
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler shot himself in the head with his pistol, likely after swallowing cyanide, ending his own life just before 3:30 pm on April 30, 1945. -
Guadalcanal
The rapid southward advance of Japanese armies and naval task forces in the following months found Western leaders poorly prepared for war in the Pacific. -
Tehran Conference
Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill coordinated their military strategy against Germany and Japan and made many important decisions concerning World War II. -
D-Day
Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. -
Cold War
US and the USSR were both too powerful to fight each other directly, so they used diplomacy and proxy wars to try to stop each other. It was a period of military tension and distrust. -
Yalta Conference
took place in a Russian resort town in the Crimea -
FDR's death
He died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. A doctor tried to save him by giving him a shot of adrenaline into the heart in a vain attempt to revive him. -
Mussolini’s assassination
killed by partisans along with his mistress, Clara Petacci, and some close associates. -
Potsdam Conference
The Big Three met here to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
MacArthur’s plan for Japan
He wanted to restore the country. -
Nuremberg Trials
The defendants were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. -
Marshall Plan
The U.S.-sponsored this program that was designed to rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to create stable conditions which democratic institutions could survive. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was created to bring supplies to the people of Berlin during the Berlin Blockade. -
Berlin Wall
A barrier built by the German Democratic Republic in 1961 to cut off West Berlin from East Germany and East Berlin. Started on August 13th, the Berlin Wall included guard towers, anti-vehicle trenches and fakir beds (a bed of nails) to protect its people from fascist elements. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Russia had planted a missle in Cuba that was directed straight at the White House. the missle could reach the White House in less than 10 minutes.
