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Germany invaded Poland
In 1939 Germany attacked Poland on land and in the air. This was the start of WWII. -
Germany invaded France
In May of 1940 Germany invaded France from the west and quickly defeated the French army. In June France surrenders by signing an armistice with Germany. -
Germany bombed London
Germany bombs London in September of 1940, the Luftwaffe unleashed bombings on London and Britain's major cities. Some of the bombs didn't land where they were supposed to and instead landed on residential areas which killed over 400 civilians. -
U.S gave Britain war supplies
This was also know as the "Lend Lease" act which allowed the U.S. to supply allied nations with food,oil and materials. The Lend Lease helped the United States support the war without being in battle. -
Germany invaded the Soviet Union
Under the code name Operation "Barbarossa," Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in the largest German military operation of WWII. This was the crucial turning point in WWII, because it forced Germany to fight a two-front war. -
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes destroyed or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. -
Germany declared war on the U.S
On this day, Adolf Hitler declares war on the United States, bringing America, which had been neutral, into the European conflict. Hitler was convinced that the United States would soon beat him to the punch and declare war on Germany because the U.S. Navy was already attacking German U-boats. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a WWII naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. Together with the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Midway ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific. -
D-Day
On D-Day 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along the coast of Normandy. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
U.S dropped atomic bombs
President Truman was warned that attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties so he ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, America dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
