World War 2 Timeline

By SalilLMA

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Historical Signifiance:
    Was the start of World War 2
  • Period: to

    World War 2

  • France and GB Declare War on Germany

    Due to pact with Poland Cause and Effect:
    The snowball of World War 2 began rolling
    People began to realize that this was still going to get bigger.

  • Japan, Italy and Germany Sign the Triparite Pact

    =Turning Point=
    Cause and Effect:
    Allowed for stronger numbers on the Fascist side
    Allowed to open more offensive fronts
    Scared Western European leaders as they were lacking allies

  • Holocaust Intesnifies, Jews Being Killed

    Ethical Dimension:
    They were already systematically being pulled to poverty
    Now being killed
    Most tortured to death/first

  • Germany Invades Soviet Territory

    Historical Significance:
    Soviets now fighting at home
    Germans (and Axis powers) starting to make pushes across Eurasia
    Germans against Soviets dubbed "War of Annihilation"
  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbour, U.S Enters The War

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbour, U.S Enters The War

    =Turning Point=
    Historical Perspective:
    The United States couldn't take it sitting down
    The fighting reached them all of a sudden
    Now have to fight to stay safe.

  • Allied Bombings on Urban Germany Begin

    Cause and Effect:
    Continued for 3 years
    Hit in the heart of Germany which made things difficult
    Turned Germans Urban areas into rubble

  • Axis Forces Start New Campaign Against Soviets

    Historical Perspective:
    Soviets were under much pressure
    The Axis forces had reached all the way to Stalingrad
    Soviets were losing ground

  • Axis Forces Surrender in Tunisia

    Historical Significance:
    Ended the North African Campaign
    Ended the fighting in Africa entirely

  • Fascist Grand Council Deposes Mussolini

    Cause and Effect:
    Pietro Badoglio to form a new government
    He surrendered to the Allies
    Germany swooped in and took control of Rome and northern Italy.
  • D-Day (Allied Forces Land in Normandy)

    D-Day (Allied Forces Land in Normandy)

    =Turning Point=
    Cause and Effect:
    Opened second front
    Demoralized the Nazis ever so slightly
    Significantly reduced Nazi numbers
    Got the ball rolling for the Allies finally.

  • Allies Reach Paris

    Cause and Effect:
    Liberated France
    Reached German Border by December
    Slowly were diminishing German influence

  • Germany Launches Final Offensive on the West - Battle of the Bulge

    Historical Significance:
    Was last ditch effort to attempt to win the war
    Failed miserably
    Germans on the retreat knowing that they had close to nothing left

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Historical Significance:
    May as well have been the ending of World War 2
    Forced Nazis to surrender as they had no leader
    Nazis were already in retreat

  • Germany Surrenders to the Allies

    Follow with the Soviets 2 days later Historical Perspective:
    The terrible deeds of the Nazis would be over
    The allies were successful
    They basically won as Japan was sure to follow suit soon

  • U.S Drop First Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

    Ethical Dimension:
    Killed millions of innocent lives
    Used chemical warfare that would leave long-lasting consequences on the environment

  • U.S Drops Second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki

    Ethical Dimension:
    Killed millions of innocent lives
    Used chemical warfare that would leave long-lasting consequences on the environment

  • Japan Agrees to Unconditional Surrender

    Historical Significance:
    Unofficial end to World War 2