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Germany Invades Poland
Germany Invades Poland
Germans invaded Poland unexpectecly, the German army under Adolf Hitler launched an invasion of Poland that made the start to World War II. -
Peace Demonstration
Ny times
Thousands of people from all different faiths joined together on a peace demonstration as the Great Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. This demonstration was held at local county fair. Many people were part of this event and got together to make an action. -
France Surrenders to Germany
France surrounds germany Ny times
France Surrenders and signs on their armistice agreement that said that Germany owned half of the country. -
Battle of Britain End
BBCThe Battle of Britain is the nae given to the WW2 air campaign directed from the German Air Force against the UK. The main plan of this campaign was to gain air power over the Royal Air Force. -
Use of the German U-Boats
Daily Mail
Hitler made submarines to attack the jews, he did not care a lot about war at sea instead he was sucessful at cutting of supplies. Hitler did not expect British getting involve to help the jews, Britain cracked Hitlers Enigma code, which was his way of communicating though the submarines. -
Operation Barbarossa
Daily MailOperation Barbarossa was the code for Germanys invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler thought it would be easy for them to go through ukraine, but instead Ukranine fought back and kept them fighting until winter came because they were not prepared with winter clothing. Hitler also assumed it would be a easy attack and his easy thoughts made him had a bigger fail. -
Usa Freezes Japanese Assets
President Roosvelt took action by freezing all Japanese asses in America. Britain and dutch east indies also followed him. Japan lost access to three-fourths of its overseas trade and 88% of its imported oli, wich they needed alot because they used it for war. -
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor BBC
Japanese attack the Pearl harbor that was a part of Hawaii, because of the non-trading oil. This action brought the USA into WW2. -
Final Solution
Final Solution Hitlers LetterThe Nazis deicded that the final solution should be to kill all the Jews. -
Doolittle Raid
Air Attack on Japan led by the Coronel Doolittle it was the most daring operation yet undertaken by the Usa in the young pasific war. Usa army forces launched bombs from aircrafts, home islands were to be air atack just 4 months before the pearl harbor. -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
This battle was the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign. The U.S. navy defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy at Midway Atoll. It is know as the "biggest blow in naval history." Japan and Usa wanted to own the island to be able to have an island were to stop and recharge and refuel their weapons. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Ny times
Usa had alot of trouble fighting this war, since they were not used to fighting in jungles. This battle was a very important wat between Japanese and Usa, becuase who ever won the war would stay with the island and be able to ship things into Australia. -
D-Day Battle
NY Times
Plan made by general Eisenhower to involde Usa in the European war, Usa entered through Normady islnd that allowed them to get into France. This changed the way the war was going to be handled. -
Battle of Bulge
Old Magazines
This battle was Hitlers last effort to spilt the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. Hitler wanted to keep the Allies from invading him, but it was also the bloodiest war. -
Yalta Conference
News Paper
This conference was a conference between the Soviet Union, Usa and Britain to discuss how would the world be without war. -
Battle of Okinawa
Ny Times
Last and Biggest of the pasific island battles, The usa troops against the Japanese troops. Americans wanted to destroy all that Japanese had left. They also wanted an island to be able to hop on and be a base for air operations and support for a home islands and decided to land on Okinawa that was very near Japan. -
Germany Surrenders
Final battles of the European of WW2 as well as the German surrender to the Western allies and the Soviet Union. German armed forces a high commander named General Alfred signed the surrender documents for all German forces to the allies. This was generally the end of war. -
Atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima
The Us dropped a bomb named "little Boy" on Hiroshima. This was on of the two active deployments of the nuclear weapons in the war. The man who bomb Hiroshima was named Enola Gay that took of from the island of Tinian and went north by the northwest toward Japan. -
Atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki
The atomic bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, it was dropped by the Us with a parachute. This Atomic bomb was called "fat man", and the commander Sweent led the attack. Wich lead many instant deaths and many radiation in many places. There was only 2 atomic bombs dropped in ww2 and this was the 2 atomic bomb dropped. -
Japans Surrenders
The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The intensive bombing of the cities of Japan had left the country and its econmic devasteted. Usa had captured islands, and cities from Japan. The Japanese instrument of surrenders was signed by the Americans and Japanese, wich this action made a mark to the end of ww2.
