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German Blitzkrieg
Europe was upset because Germany, The Soviet Union, and the Baltic Nations invaded Poland. A Blitzkrieg is a Military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and concentrated firepower. This war was also known as the "Lightning War". -
Germany Invades France
Germany invaded France on May 10, 1940. The Invasion started because they declined their permission to allow the German Army to pass through Belgium. Germany occupied northern France and all of France's Atlantic coastline down to the border with Spain. More than 300,000 French and British troops were evacuated from the beaches near Dunkirk across the English Channel to Great Britain. -
The bombing of London and The battle of Britain begins
The Battle of Britain began through July 10, 1940-October 31, 1940. IN 1939 Britain and France declared war on Germany Because they invaded Poland. -
The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.
The Lend-Lease Act began on March 11, 1941. It was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in the largest German military operation of World War II. Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in the largest German military operation of World War II. The German army invaded Yugoslavia and Greece in order to secure Germany's southern flank. -
Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." -
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared war on the United States
Four days after the bombing of Japan, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States. The US would not sell weapons to Europe unless they were paid cash and picked up by that nations freighters in a US Harbor. -
The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway.
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. The victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
The Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe. -
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945 forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War II.
The bomb was known as "Little Boy". Hiroshima was home to 280,000-290,000 civilians as well as 43,000 soldiers. Between 90,000 and 166,000 people are believed to have died from the bomb in the four-month period following the explosion. The city of Hiroshima was annihilated by the explosion.
