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Holocaust
German troops kept anybody that threatened the government. Including Jews, Catholic perishes, Soviet POW, and Jehovah's witnesses. -
Germany Invades Poland
The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy. This was characterized by extensive bombing early on to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads, communication lines, and munitions dumps, followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks, and artillery. -
Stalin Attacks Finland
The Soviet Union invades Finland to claim land. The "Winter War" results in the Moscow Peace Treaty. -
Germany Attacks France
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France -
Winston Churchill Becomes Prime Minister of Britain
Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister after his resignation. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
The Battle of Moscow was a failed attempt by Hitler to invade the Soviet Union. -
Lend-Lease Act
Congress authorized the sale, lease, transfer, or exchange of arms and supplies to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United States. -
Hitler Takes Over the Balkans
Germany joins in on the Balkan Campaign and takes over the Balkans, claiming more land. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Japanese Internment Camps
The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II was the forced relocation and incarceration in camps in the western interior of the country of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific coast. -
Battle of Midway
Due to the ability of code breaking, the United States was able to prevent other bombing by Japan. -
Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was an operation to take the island of Tulagi by Allied forces -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Battle of El Alamein
The British fought Germany and Italy in North Africa. This marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign -
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. -
D-Day
invasion in France by the Allied troops which liberated them from Germany's rule.The invasion was one of the largest military assaults in history. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
F.D.R’s Death
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. -
Mussolini’s Assassination
Although there have been confusions it is believed Italian communists executed Mussolini towards the end of WWII. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide by gunshot along with his wife, ending his reign. -
Potsdam Conference
The Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States gathered to discuss the establishment of post-war order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States, at the order of President Harry S. Truman, dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Formation of the U.N.
After WWII, nations came together to help prevent future wars like WWI and WWII. -
Nuremburg Trials
After WWII, Allied countries came together to discuss the punishment for Germany. -
Cold War
A time period in which there was a geopolitical tension after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union beginning in 1947. -
Marshall Plan
A plan to help pay off $13 billion of reparations. The money came from the United States and was given to Western European countries. -
Berlin Airlift
Countries fought for the control of the Aircraft after dividing up Germany. -
McArthur’s Plan for Japan
Plans for Japan by Douglas McArthur to repair and control Japan to prevent similar events in the future. -
Berlin Wall
A wall built to separate East and West Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day period in which Cuban and the United States had rough tensions and threats of missile launches occurred.
