World War 2

By ashleyp09

  • Adolf Hitler appointed German Leader.

    Adolf Hitler was appointed as Chancellor of Germany and the Nazi party assumed control.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory. This marked the beginning of World War II.
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  • Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France declared war on Germany two days after Germany invaded Poland.

  • Neutrality Act of 1939

    The Neutrality Act was passed by the US Congress in response to the growing threats.

  • Lend Lease Act

    This act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation.

  • Froze Japan's Assets

    Due to the advance of the Japanese Army the United States government froze Japanese assets held in the United States.

  • Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese Navy Air against the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.

  • Germany declares war on the United States

    Germany declared war against the United States this was a big starting point of the war.

  • Japanese Internment in U.S.

    The U.S. government became suspicious of any Japanese American so they forced them to live in internment camps.

  • Doolittle Raid

    This was an attack on Japan's capital city and the island of Honshu.

  • Battle Of Midway

    The Battle of Midway took place 6 months after Pearl Harbor. During this event, the United States won against Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles in WWII.

  • D-Day Invasion

    This was a surprise attack because Germany believed that the attack was going to happen.

  • Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference created the United Nations.

  • The Potsdam conference

    The Potsdam conference dealt with the revision of the Grman soviet Polish borders and the expulsion of several million Germans from the disputed territories.

  • Conventional bombing of Tokyo

    United States warplanes launched a bombing offensive against Japan.

  • Franklin Roosevelt Dies

    Franklin Roosevelt died from a stroke. Roosevelt was a loved president who got people through The Great Depression and World War II.

  • Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide

    Adolf Hitler killed himself by gunshot.

  • Germany Surneders (VE Day)

    German troops slowly started surrendering, this meant that the war in Europe was over.

  • First Atomic Bomb Dropped

    The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over Hiroshima.

  • VJ Day

    VJ Day comes from Victory over Japan. On this day the Japanese surrender and ended the war.

  • United States Charter

  • Paris Peace Treaties of 1947

    The treaties were to adjust the territories of the defeated countries to establish peace and stability in the region.