Wwii

WWII Timeline

By Sarah Jett

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Germany lost land, War Guilt Clause, and War Reparations

  • Hitler gains power of Germany

    Hitler gains power of Germany
    Hitler became the chancellor of Germany.

  • Japan invades Mancuria

    Japan invades Mancuria
    Mancuria was invaded immeadiately following the Mukden Incident. Mancuria was occupied by Japan until the end of WWII.

  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact
    Great Britain and France give Sudentenland to Hitler in return for peace

  • Anschluss

    Anschluss
    Germany peacefully annexed Austria

  • Nonaggression Pact

    Nonaggression Pact
    Alliance between Russia and Germany, for Russia to stay out of the war

  • WWII Begins

    WWII Begins
    Germany invades Poland and the war officially begins

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    Aerial attacks on British soldiers and civilians by Germany; Started July 10, 1940, ended October 31, 1949

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Surprise attack by Japanese on American forces in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Earliest turning point of the war in the Pacific; US sinks 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and killed 250 aircraft pilots

  • Korematsu vs. United States

    Korematsu vs. United States
    Korematsu sues US for his freedom and loses.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    German counter-attack after Allied invasion.