Index

Bodie Neidig's WWII Timeline

  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini pledged to make Italy an Imperial power and to start he invaded Ethiopia.
  • Japan signs Anti-Comunist Pact

    Japan signs Anti-Comunist Pact

    Japan signed a Anti-Comunist Pact with Germany making them alliances.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    Official start of WWII
  • Germany attacks France

    Germany attacks France

    This was known as the Battle of Dunkirk. France and Britain was also involved and they had to retreat 340,000 to Britain.
  • Pearl Harbor is attacked

    Pearl Harbor is attacked

    Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States joins the war!
  • America bombs Tokyo

    America bombs Tokyo

    There was not much damage done by the Americans but the Americans were proud that they did it.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Germany and its allies fought Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. This was one of the bloodiest battles in the war. It was a turning point in the war when the Soviet Union held their ground to keep control.
  • Invasion of Sicily

    Invasion of Sicily

    Germany's army was weak from the loss they had just taken in North Africa and they were defeated.
  • Allies invade Rome

    Allies invade Rome

    This was the first capital to fall for the Axis powers.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Allied powers broke through German lines.
  • FDR wins 1944 election

    FDR wins 1944 election

    FDR won the 1944 election for his 4th term.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    Hitler tried to split the Allied army and then he was going to send in a surprise blitzkreig but the Allied deffense held strong.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to decided what to do with Germany. Stalin promised to hold election in Eastern Europe.
  • Firestorm raid on Tokyo

    Firestorm raid on Tokyo

    Allies launched a major attack on Japan's home land with B-29 bombers. This killed 84,000 and left rivers boiling.
  • V Day

    V Day

    Allied powers cause Hitler and his army to surrender
  • Creation of United Nations

    Creation of United Nations

    This was created to encourage cooperations among nation to prevent future wars.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima

    U.S. bombs Hiroshima killing 80,000 and causing lots of damage.
  • Bombing of Nagasaki

    Bombing of Nagasaki

    U.S. bombs another city of Japan causing more damage and left over 40,000 killed.
  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders

    Japan finally surrenders to Allie forces.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    Japan surrenders to the Allied powers.