the events of world war 2

  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War
    Hitler and Mussolini helped Franco win the civil war. He later becomes spain's dictator.
  • Italian Invasion Of Ethiopia

    Italian Invasion Of Ethiopia
    Mussolini ordered a massie invasion of ethiopia to build a colonial empire. The other countries did not like it but they didnt do anything about it because they didnt want to cause problems in europe.
  • Rape Of Nanjing In China

    Rape Of Nanjing In China
    The japanese army marched into chinese capital and kills 300,000 people. This showed the japanese power and how strong their military was.
  • German Annexation Of The Sudetenland

    German Annexation Of The Sudetenland
  • German Invasion Of Poland

    German Invasion Of Poland
    Germany and the soviet union made an agreement to divide poland between them. France and Great Britain declared war on germany but poland fell before they could attack.
  • France and Great Britain Declare War On Germany

    France and Great Britain Declare War On Germany
    After many disruptions from Germany, Great Britain and France finally decides to step up and they declared war on germany. They did this to defend poland.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacked pearl harbor becuase the United States refused to trade any goods for the war effort to Japan. so they planned an attack and it killed 2,300 Americans.
  • Guadalcanal

    Guadalcanal
    Japanese troops landed on the island to construct an airfield. The U.S came in and seized it. Japan lost in this war and 24,000 of japanese men were killed in this battle.
  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    Hitler sent 6th army to capture Stalingrad, but Stalin stood up and fought back. Germans controlled 90% of this ruined city. General Paulus begged hitler to retreat, but he refused to retreat and said the city was " to be held at all cost." the city was destroyed and cost the soviets 1 million of their soldiers.
  • El-Alamein

    El-Alamein
    This battle started as a suprised battle. The Romels army fought back fiercely, and by november his forces fell back.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    This was one of tthe largest land and sea attacks in history. 2,700 men died on the beaches that day. British, American, French, and Canadian troops fought their way onto the beach. The reason this is called d-day is because of general Dwight D. Eiseenhower.
  • Philippines (Battle Of Manila)

    Philippines (Battle Of Manila)
  • Yalta Conference

  • THe End Of The War In Europe

  • Dropping Of Atomic Bomb Hiroshima

  • Dropping Of Atomic Bomb On Negasaki

  • The End Of War In Asia

  • Nuremberg Trails