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Treaty of Versailles
It was one of the peace treaties made after world war 1. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The treaty made Germany pay lump sums of money and made them pay for all the trouble they had caused and in turn Germany had suffered a lot. -
Hitler indvades Czechoslovakia
On 15 March 1939, German troops marched into Czechoslovakia and they took over Bohemia. Hitler wanted Slovakia to become an independant country.The occupation ended with the surrender of Germany following World War II. -
Hitler invades Poland
also known as the September Campaign or the 1939 Defensive War. Germany, the Soviet Union and Slovakia were all up against Poland. It lasted one month and five days, the axis and soviet union winning which was the start to world war 2. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain would begin bombing German ships on September 4, suffering significant losses. They were also working under orders not to harm German civilians. The German military, of course, had no such restrictions. France would begin an offensive against Germany's western border two weeks later, -
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Battle of Dunkirk
It was an important battle during world war 2. It was between Belgium, the UK and France on one side and on the side was Germany alone and it took place in Dunkirk in France. The War Office made the decision to evacuate British forces on 25 May. In the nine days from 27 May–4 June, 338,226 men escaped, including 139,997 French, Polish, and Belgian troops, together with a small number of Dutch soldiers. -
Italy enters war on side of Axis Powers.
Italy enters the war on axis side consisting of Germany and Japan, and now Italy. Germany had control over most of continental Europe; Italy had control over the Mediterranean Sea; and Japan had control over East Asia and the Pacific. -
Hitler Attacks Russia
After it had began, the Nazi's were set to take Moscow by October. One week into the German invasion, 150,000 Soviet soldiers were either dead or wounded. As the German armies attacked further, one million Soviet troops were to protect Kiev. But despite Stalin's ruthless order forbidding any city to surrender, Kiev fell and 600,000 Soviet soldiers were captured. By October 1941, three million Soviet soldiers were prisoners of war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
It was a suprise military action strike by the Japanese to the Americans in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The attack led the United States being brought into World War2. The attack commenced at 7;48am Hawaain time and the base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters which led to 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. -
Britain and US declare war on Japan
In response to the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese the day before, the US declare war on Japan. It happened after Italy and Germany declared war on the United States. The UK declared war on Japan nine hours before the US did, partially due to Japanese attacks on Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong, and partially due to Winston Churchill's promise to declare war "within the hour" of a Japanese attack on the United States. -
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Japanese take Singapore
It took place from 1942 to 1945, following the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942, following the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942. Japan took control over Singapore and was renamed Syonan-to, meaning light of the South. Singapore was officially returned to British colonial rule on 12 September 1945, following the formal signing of the surrender instrument -
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Battle of Midway
It was one of the most important naval battles of World War II. This battle was fought between the United States of America and the Japanese Empire. It occured only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the US defeated the Japanese, it was their first naval defeat since 1863. It ended in approximatley 3364 deaths. -
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Battle of El Alamein
It was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought on the northern coast of Egypt between the Axis forces Germany and Italy and Alliess Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. The battle forced the Axis into Egypt but a second Battle of El Alamein would be required to drive the Axis armies out of Egypt for good. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stallingrad was a battle the took place over 6 months between Germany and its axis and The Soviet Unio, for the power of the city Stalingrad. This battle is known for one of the most bloodiest battle in warefare history. By the beginning of February 1943, the Axis forces in Stalingrad had exhausted their ammunition and food. The remaining elements of the 6th Army (a german army) surrendered. -
D day
The Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied release of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
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Battle of the Bulge
It was a major German offensive campaign. Hitler planned the offensive with the primary goal to recapture the important harbour of Antwerp. The suprise attack caught the Allies completely off guard. The result was a decisive allied victory over a German operational failure. -
Mussolini captured and executed
Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were caught by two communuists on 27 April 1945, near the village of Dongo (Lake Como), as they headed for Switzerland to board a plane to escape to Spain. They were both shot, the shootings took place in the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra. -
Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin. His wife Eva also commited suicide with him by the intake of cyanide. Accounts differ as to the cause of death; one states that he died by poison only[g] and another that he died by a self-inflicted gunshot while biting down on a cyanide capsule. -
Germany Surrenders WWII
Germany signed an unconditional surrender at the Allied headquarters in Reims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II. This war lasted from 1939-1945, a massive 6 years of constant war was finally finished. -
V.E Day
It is known as Victory in Europe Day to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.It marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima was conducted by the Unite States of America during the final stages of World War 2. This bombing (and Nagasaki) is and was the first and last use of nucelar weapons in warefare. The bombing in Hiroshima killed around 166,000 people. -
Japanese Surrender
The surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. apan announced its surrender to the Allies. On September 2, it signed the instrument of surrender, ending World War II. The bombings' role in Japan's surrender and their ethical justification are still debated.
