Chapter 17 Timeline

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  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    Starts World War II
  • The Phony War

    The Phony War

    A "sitting war" between Britain and France vs. Germany
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Battle between Germany's and Britian's Air Force.
  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

    Bring sU.S.A into World War II
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March

    Battle in the Philipines that Japan won. 10,000 U.S. Troops surrendered.
  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid

    U.S. first bombing in Tokyo.
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea

    U.S. stopped Japan from invading Australia.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Broke Japan Code. Turning point for U.S.
  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Battle of Guadalcanal

    U.S. first offensive battle.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Germany's last offensive battle in Europe's Eastern Front
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The invasion of France to fight the Germans.
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf

    Battle of Leyte Gulf

    U.S. return to Philipines to save POW's.
  • Battle of Bulge

    Battle of Bulge

    Germany's last offensive battble in Europe's Western Front
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Flat Island 750 miles from Japan.
  • Firestorm Raid of Tokyo

    Firestorm Raid of Tokyo

    U.S. dropped fire bombs on Tokyo. More deadly than the second atomic bomb.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa

    Bloodiest battle in the Pacific. 350 miles from Japan; U.S. can now invade Japan.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    Victory in Europe
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima

    U.S. drops first atomic bomb on Japan.
  • Bombing of Nagasaki

    Bombing of Nagasaki

    U.S. drops second bomb on Japan
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day

    Victory in Europe