World War II

By iHoboreborn

  • Japan Seizes Manchuria

    One thing that led to the start of the war

  • Japan Withdraws

    They withdraw from the league of nations. The US pressures them with economic sanctions

  • Hitler Pulls Germany out of The League of Nations

  • Hitler Begins Preparations for War

    Hitler begins to build up weapons and army. Britain and France do nothing. They fear the start of another war.

  • Hitler Orders His Troops Into The Rhineland

    France and Great Britain still refuse to do anything.
    They fear the start of a second world war.

  • Hitler Makes Alliances With Italy And Japan

  • Japan continues to Expand into China

  • Hitler Marches Into Austria

    GB and France still do nothing

  • Hitler Invades Sudetenland

    GB and France meet and make the "Munich Agreement"
    Hitler Agrees and says he will take no more land

  • Hitler Invades Poland

  • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

    This is the start of World War II
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    Battle Of Britain

    First all Arial battle of WWII.
    Germany tried to Attack Britain.
    The First attack was a failure.
    Germany's airforce was defeated by the British.

  • Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

    This brought the US into the war.

  • US Declares War on Japan

  • Battle of Midway

    Through June 7, 1942
    Used a strategy called "island-hopping" - going from island to island and conquering - jumping from island to island until you reach your goal

  • Tehran Conference

    Soviet Unon, Britain, and US get together to plan the final assault on Germany

  • The Battle of Normandy (D-Day)

    Lasted From June Until August
    One of the largest military assaults in history.
    Seperate large attacked was launched farther up the beach as a distraction.
    Did not know how many forces was needed.
    Attack was to reclaim conquered territory by Germany.
    Western Europe was liberated from Nazi Germany's control

  • Yalta Conference

    FDR talks about creating the United Nations
    Still used today
    Talked about dividing Germany into four zones
    FDR wants democracy while Stalin wants communist

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

  • Germany Surrenders

    Signifies the end of the war in Europe

  • Potsdam Conference

    Truman defended free elections
    Stalin feared the free elections
    Led to tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
    Sets the start of the Cold war

  • Bomb is dropped on Japanese city- Hiroshima

  • Bomb is Dropped on Nagasaki

  • Japan Formally surrenders

    Ends the War in the Pacific and it also ends World War II