World War 2

By madiwestdal

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    All through the war (1939-1945) German U-Boats were sinking unprotected US ships At first they were successful but started to fail and by 1943 the Allies had the upper hand Allies used convoys to protect ships

  • Pearl Harbour

    Japan bombed a military harbour ona Sunday; they were caught off guard. This brought the US into the war; they declared war on Japan the next day.

  • War Declared

    Germany and Italy declare war on the US

  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Prior to this battle, Japan was winning For the first time, the Allies were able to stop Japan for invading their territory

  • Battle of Midway

    June 4th-7th 1942 US launched a surprise attack on Japan Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted Japanese code

  • Nagasaki

    Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki (200,000 people died in combination with Hiroshima)

  • Battle of the Stalingrad

    Until February 2nd 1943 Germans nearly won (controlled 9/10) of the city Soviets lost 1,100,000 peole in the battle

  • Normany Invasion (D-Day)

    150,000 Allied Troops Invaded 60 miles of beach D-Day was the largest land-sea-operation in history

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Very Brutal war - one of the most extensive battles of the US military ever Ended January 25th, 1945 120,000 Germans died and 80,000 Americans died Americans won byt barely

  • Yalata Conference

    Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill discussed what would happen post World War 2 Set up the United Nations

  • Iwo Jima

    Feb 19-March 26 1945 Island in the pacific that was crucial for US to win

  • Battle of Okinawa

    110,000 Japanese troops died 7,600-12,500 US troops died Last battle with good defence from Japan

  • President Franklin D Roosefelt dies

    The President passes away after being in office for four terms The country went through a grieving period

  • Hitler's Death

    Hitler committed suicide by gunshot on April 30th This made the cover of the New York Times His body was burned

  • Victory Day

    V-E Day (Victory Day) This day was really important because it meant the first half of the war was over General Eisenhower accepted by the Third Reich

  • Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima

  • Unconditional Surrender

    Japan offers unconditional surrender

  • V -J Day

    Japan surrenders and the allies get offical victory

  • Nuremberg Trials

    23 Nations tried Nazi Officials in court 12 of 22 found guilty were sentenced to death

  • Potsdam

    July - August 1945 The allied political leaders drew up a blueprint to disarm German and end the Nazis