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Japanese aggression in Asia
When Japan nationalistsand army leaders and army leaders felt that japan needed to be equal in size and power to the western powers.To satisfy this need, they took contol of Manchuria in 1931. Despite the anger displayed by the League of nations, Japan kept aggressively attacking. Later in 1937, Japan overran much of eastern China. -
Rise of fascist Dictators in Europe
Pre-WW2, leaders like Mussolini and Hitler were starting to come into power. They were both starting to play a dangerous role in each of their country's futures. They both were getting to power, and using the priniciples of fascism to secure it. However, they both would play a key role in starting WW2. -
Annexation of Austria
Ever since the beiginning Austria has been a main consumer of the Nazi's propaganda. Hitler soon was ready to unite Germany and Austria, otherwise known as the Anchluss. Earlier in 1938 he forced the Austrian-chancellor to appoint Nazi's to key cabinet posts. When the asutrian-chancellor said no to some of his demands, Hitler sent his army in to preserve peace and unite Germany and Austria -
Maracle of Dunrick
In May,1939, German forces poured. The retreating British were trapped between the advancing Nazis and the English channel. In desperation, Britain sent naval forces to save them. Despite being pounded by German air attacks, the British were able to save 300,000 troops. -
Fall of France
In May, 1939, German forces flooded into southern France, marching towards France. Italy declared war on France and attacked the South, and realizing they were overrun, France surrendered on June 22, 1940. Hitler avenged the defeat of 1918 by gettingthis victory. He also forced the French to sign documents that let the Germans have northern France. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
In August 1939, Hitler and the Soviet Union made a pact. The nazi-Soviet Union had two agreements. One was not to fight if the other went to war andthe 2nd was to divide up Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe. This wasn't based off of respect or friendship, but because the Soviet Union needed some protection and Germany did not want to go to war. -
Battle of Britain
When france fell in June, 1940 Britain was alone in western Europe. Hitler beleived that Britain would give in for peace. But Winston Churchill, the prime minister, rallied Britain to fight. This helped Britain stay strong against Germany. -
Operation Barbossa
Hitler went to destroy the Soviet Union. He unleashed 3 million German troops inot the Soviet Union. The winter came on and killed many German soldiers. Then stalin and Winston agreed to team up to defeat Germany. -
Nazi Genocide
Hitler devised a plan to kill all the groups of people he saw as "racially inferior". These races included Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, and the mentally ill. By 1941, German leaders developed a genocide of all the Jews and the other racially inferior. They sent them to boot camps where they would work and do labor if the escaped execution or would be killed. -
Attack of Pearl Harbor
This is when japanese military extremists rose to power in Japan while the U.S. and the Japanese were trying to ease the tensions. One was general Tojo, and he ordered a suprise attack,. This attack was sprung on the United States' naval base Pearl Harbor. More than 2,400 American soldiers were killed that day, and this attack caused the Americans to go into WW2. -
Battle of Stalijgrad
This battle proved to be one of the costliest for Hitler. This battle was fought between two leaders, Hitler and StalinHitler was determined to take Stalin's namesake city, andStyalin was equally determined to defend it.The Germans encircled the city, and the Russians encircled them. Winter was closing in, and due to low supplies and heavy losses, the German commander in Salingrad surrendered in early 1943. The Germans lost 300,000 troops that were killed, wounded, or captured. -
Battle of El Alamein
In Egypt the British stopped Rommel's advance the fierce battle of Elamein. Then they turned the table on the Desert Fox driving the Axis across Libya into Tunisia. later, american general Dwight Eisenhower took command of a joint american-Anglo force in Algeria and America, and he combined with the British forces to trap rommels army. His army surrendered in May 1943. -
Battle of Midway
This is where the tided of the pacific war was spun. The U.S. aircrafts severely damagedjapanese warships near coral sea and Midway island.These victories were of terrible loss for the Japanese. This battle damaged their naval power and thus they did not advance. -
Invasion of Italy
In July, 1943, the victory in North Africa lead the Allies to Italy. Ther Brotish and American forces there defeated Mussolin's southern front and forced Italy to sign an armistice. Howerver, later Hitler sent German forces to help Mussolini on the northern front. Even though there were heavy losses, the British-American Alliance weakened Hitler by forcing him to fight on another front. -
D-Day
Where Eisenhower and other allied officials decided to invade the German-infested France. A while after midnight, Allied planes dropped paratroopers behind enemy lines. Then, in the morning, Allied boats dropped off 176,000 at the english channel that raked their way through strong German defenses on their way to Paris. In Paris, French resistancerose up against German forces and caused them to retreat. A month later, France was totally free. -
Battle of Berlin
This is the last battle Hitler saw alive. He knew the war was ending when geurillas captured and executed Mussolini and this was the last straw. As the Soviet union fought their way into the city, Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker. This was the last battle the Germans fought. -
Battle of Okinawa
This was the largest andlast Pacific battle of our time. The U.S. had over twice as many troops as the Japanese going into this battle, so the odds looked to be in our favr. What was at stake were airbases key to the enclosement of invasio to Japan. The Japanese were so desperate they even senty suicide bombers to damage enemy war ships. This battle proved to be one of the hardest campaigns for the U.S. in WW2. -
United Nations
When delegates from 50 nations met in San Fransisco to draft a charter for now the United Nations. This would now ensure the united nations would play a greater role in world affairs then the League of Nations. They appointed five great powers to lead, the U.S., Britain,France, Russia, and China. Although they disagreed at times, the UN not only stopped war, nut it also would take on world problems like disease and education. -
Nazis Defeated
This was after the Battle of Berlin, the last great loss for Germany. They surrendered on May 7, 1945. This surrender was one of the final touches to ending the war. Now perhaps the greatest axis power had surrendered. -
Use of Atomic Weapons
This idea was sprung into action by Truman on August 6, 1945. An american plane dropped a bomb on the mid-sized city of Hiroshima, after Japan refused to give in to the U.S.' ultimatums. The U.S. would later drop one on Nagasaki. This forced the Japanese Emperor to force the goverment to surrender to the U.S. -
Surrender of Japan
The Japanese surrendered on August 10, 1945. The japanese had no choice, for a total of 110,000 people had been killed in less than a week. The Japanese signed a peace treaty on Sept. 2, 1945. This treaty ended WW2. -
The Phony war
When in the winter of 1939, the french hunkered down behind the maginot Line. Britain troops were sent to wait with them. they waited there the entire winter. Some reporters name this time the Phony War. -
Battle of the Atlantic
This is where Britain needed supplies from the Americans. However, when the Americans would try to give the supplies to Britain, the German U-boats would sink them. This caused a great deal of distress for Britain. it caused this because they needed those supplies, and only made tensions worse between Britain and Germany.
