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Germany invades Poland
The German forces used Blitzkrieg against them and conquered land for the Germans to live in. It could also be one of the sparks to WW2. Some say that this was a defensive move. -
Germans use “Blitzkrieg” or, Lightening War
This was a military tactic, also known as "lighting war". It was used against: Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia and Greece. They would concentrate their weapons on a narrow front and the forces breach into enemy deference, causing shock and disorganization. -
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
The house of the commons lost hope in Chamberlain who failed to stop Germany. So they appointed Winston as prime-minister. -
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Germany defeats France easily in 40 days
The German moved right around the Maginot line and easily invaded France leading to the capturing of Paris. -
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Auschwitz and other camps beg in receiving Jews
Concentration camps started shipping Jews from all over Europe. They were concentrated into several camps with order of Hitler. -
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Hitler bombs Britain in operation Blitz
Operation Blitz consisted of heavy air raids carried over Britain from 1940 to 1941 during WWII. A lot of civilians were killed, but after a few bombings, Hitler stopped. -
Germany loses the Battle of Britain
Hitler failed to destroy the British military bases and air defenses. He felt as though he didn't get much after several bombings. it wasn't like his forces were destroyed. -
Germany violates the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact by invading Soviet Union
Germany and the Soviet Union had a pact that there wouldn't be any military action between the two for 10 years. But in the year 1941, Germany broke the promise and invaded Russia. Hitler believed that Russia would be too much of a hassle later on since, Hitler was on a path to world domination. So he decided on a surprise attack. -
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Hitler’s Final Solution
He thought of the Jews as a lower race and wanted to exterminate them. So he decides to kill them and torture them through the method of concentration camps. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
This was a surprise attack carried out by the Japanese air forces. They bombed the military base in the morning. This was meant to shock the United States and to weaken the military power. This was successful. -
US ends Policy of Isolation and declares war on Japan
Because of the attack of the Japanese air forces on the military base pearl harbor in Hawaii, the US congress declared war on the Japanese. -
Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps
Due to the bombing of pearl harbor, there was rise in suspicion of the Japanese-Americans. So they were all sent to camps where they were closely watched. -
Japan loses Battle of Midway against US forces
Japan had faced a lot of casualties and had already lacked a lot of resources. This caused them to struggle against the Americans which caused them to lose. -
Japan uses POW’s to build Thai-Burma Railway
The Japanese decided to use prisoners to construct a railway road to use as a supply route. This railway was known as the Death railway. Japanese officials were tried for war crime. -
Allied invasion of Normandy, D-Day, to liberate France and invade Berlin
This was also known as "Operation Overlord". This was when the allied nations invaded the beached of Normandy. This battle was successful but also was one of the bloodiest causing equally large amounts of casualties on both sides. -
Kamikaze pilots desperately attempt to attack US subs
Japanese deployed kamikaze suicide bombers against American ships. The effects were grave for both sides. More than 1,321 Japanese aircraft crash-Dived their planes into the allies. This wasn't actually successful in terms of strategy. It did kill a lot of allies though. -
Battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima
The Americas capture one island at a time and end up riding the islands of Okinawa and Two Jima of the Japanese. -
US firebombing of Japanese cities
The United States started attacking Japanese cities to inflict more and more damage. -
Harry S Truman becomes US president
Due to the death of the former president, Roosevelt, the vice president was appointed as president since the nation was still in the middle of a world war. -
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies
President Franklin D Roosevelt dies of a stroke. -
Germany officially surrenders
Because the Nazi's lost most of their army and their leader, they had to surrender to the allies. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The Americans were really angry because of the massive deaths caused by the Japanese. They decided to bomb their city of Nagasaki with a nuclear bomb. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
They later bombed Nagasaki too. -
Japan officially surrenders
Japan surrenders after seeing how much damage it has taken. -
WWII is officially over
WW2 ends with the surrender of the Axis to the Allies.