American History WWII Timeline Austin Schumacher

  • Japanese Invasion of China

    Japanese Invasion of China
    Inthe Japanese Invasion Japan invades china for chinas resources. The impact of the invasion cost china to lose most of nothern China.
  • Germany's Invasion of Poland

    Germany's Invasion of Poland
    Germany invades Poland for terriotorial gains. The impact of the invasion caused Europe to go into war.
  • German Blitzkrieg

    German Blitzkrieg
    Germany came up with a new tactic to war with. They used this tactic to invade the countires they took over like Poland. The impact caused germany to have military, and land gains.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, the German military decreased, and also lost that war.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Hundreds of Japanese planes fly over Pearl Harbor and bomb it. This caused the United States to go into war, and also use a atomic bomb on Japan.
  • Wannsee Conference

    Wannsee Conference
    On January 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question."
    Helped caused the holocaust
  • Operation Gomorrah

    Operation Gomorrah
    British aircraft drop 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg. They bombed Hamsburg due to the effect of the German bombings of germany.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    FIrst invasion on Germany's borders, Impacted to the Defeat of Hitler.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne. Germans were trying to secure vital bridgeheads.
  • Operation Thunderclap

    Operation Thunderclap
    the proposal was to bomb the eastern-most cities of Germany to disrupt the transport infrastructure behind what was becoming the Eastern front. With this bombing it helped weakend the German Island
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    The united states invades Japan for a secure base near the japanese coast. Despite the difficulty of the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting, and the battle earned a place in American lore with the publication of a photograph showing the U.S. flag being raised in victory.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    It was the last and biggest war fought on the pacific island. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82-day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    Victory in europe day the war finally ends in Europe.
  • Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
    The dropping of the bombs were to both weaken the japanese military, and also slow them down. With the bombing of Japan it caused them to surrender in war.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    The war with Japan finally ends and the World War is over.