World War 2 Timeline, US History, 2A

  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of China, by the Japanese. The Japanese committed to mass murders, rape, looting, and arson. This lasted six weeks starting December 13, 1937.
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    Start and End of World War

    Nazi Germany Surrenders
  • Start of the war in Atlantic/ European Theater

  • Evacuation of Dunkirk

    Evacuation of Dunkirk

    The Evacuation of Dunkirk also codenamed Operation Dynamo, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the harbor of Dunkirk. Saving around 338,226 soldiers. Started May 26 and ended June 4, 1940
  • The Lend-Lease Act was passed

  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • United States joins World War 2

  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid

    The Doolittle Raid was a United States air raid on Tokyo, it was the first air operation against the Japanese and was a retaliation attack back from the Attack on Pearl Harbor. It provided a moral boost for the Americans after Pearl Harbor.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway took place six months after the attack on pearl harbor. The U.S. Navy defeated an attacking fleet of the Japanese Navy. The plans for the Japanese to take some islands of Hawaii were stalled with the United States controlling the pacific.This lasted from June 4 1942 to June 7 1942
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad was a campaign between Russian forces and Nazi Germany, the battle was one of the longest and bloodiest battles, nearly 2 million people were either killed or injured. This battle was a turning point in the beginning for the victory of the Allies. It lasted from August 23, 1942 through February 2, 1943
  • Begining of the War in Pacific Theater

    The beginning of the war
  • D-Day

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign on the western front, this was Germany's last attempt to try and beat the Allies, and this was a turning point as it was the last major offensive by Germany, and in defeat, they would retreat. This lasted from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945.
  • Russian troop Discover Auschwits

    Russian troop Discover Auschwits

    When Russian troops discover Auschwitz, they found 648 corpses and more than 7,000 starving camp survivors. Before the russians arrived, the germans had tried to rid all evidence of their crimes, so they went on a mass murder spree killing the captured to hid their crime.
  • The Yalta Conference

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle were the United States captured Iwo Jima from the Japanese. It was one of the first invasions on the Japanese Islands. From February 19, 1945 to March 26, 1945
  • The Death of FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

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    The War against Japan

    Nazi Germany surrendered, but Japan was still active
  • V-E Day

  • The Bomb Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima

  • Fat man was dropped on Nagasaki

  • V-J Day (Victory over Japan)

  • The Founding of The United Nations