Jesse, Steven, & Curtis WWII Timeline

  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill

    Prime Minister of Great Britain.
  • Joseph Stalin Takes Control

    Joseph Stalin Takes Control

    Joseph Staliin takes Lenin's place as the head of the Communist party. He outlawed the other political parties.
  • Hitler Takes Control

    Hitler Takes Control

    Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party. He created the book "Mein Kampf", My Struggle, which he started his explanations for the problems Germany was facing.
  • Neville uses Appeasement

    Neville uses Appeasement

    Neville goes to Germany and greets Hitler in hopes of getting him to stop advancing his army so prevent war.
  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact

    Chamberlin makes a pact with Hitler, claiming "peace for Out Time."
  • Germany Begins the Blitzkrieg

    Germany Begins the Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg, or lightning warfare, was the method Germany used at the begining of WWII. On September 1st, 1939, Germany suddenly attacked Poland from 3 directions. They used coordination of planes, tanks, and infintry to take over Poland.
  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act

    Congress aproved the Lend Lease Act. This Authorized Roosevelt "sell, treansfer tite to, exchange, lease, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government any defense article."
  • Pear Harbor is Attacked

    Pear Harbor is Attacked

    Japan bombed the US naval base at pearl harbor in Hawaii. This was one of the major events that led the US to making the decision to join the War against the Axis Powers.
  • Tuskegee Airmen Escort Bombers

    Tuskegee Airmen Escort Bombers

    The Tuskegee Airmen were an African American fighter squadron who escorted bombers to their targets. These men never lost a single bomber while on duty.
  • Dwight Eisenhower Makes a Stand

    Dwight Eisenhower Makes a Stand

    An Energetic American officer who commanded the Allied invasion of North Africa.
  • Patton Makes A Stand

    Patton Makes A Stand

    George S. Patton was an innovative tank commander. Patton advanced east with heightened confidence.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    D-Day was when the Allies landed on the beaches of France and began the offensive against Nazi Germany. Four beaches were targeted by the Allies. Omaha beach was one of the beaches that had the most casualties of the four landings.
  • United Nations Created

    United Nations Created

    Unted States led the charge for the establishment of the UN. The hope was that this organization was to succeed where the League of Nations had failed. 50 delagates from 50 delagates met in San Fransisco to write the charter for the UN.