Ww2

World War II

  • U.S. joins the war (declares war and is declared upon)

    U.S. joins the war (declares war and is declared upon)

  • Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater (start of fighting)

    Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater (start of fighting)

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic

    The naval fight and struggle between the Allied and German forces for control over the Atlantic Ocean. It was important to try to take over the Atlantic because it had the routes from which all resources came to Britain. If we didn't we would not have had enough weapons or industrial resources to make any.
  • Evacuation of Dunkirk

    Evacuation of Dunkirk

    This event was the evacuation of 338,000 French and British troops that were safely evacuated from Dunkirk. This was important because it boosted civilian morale, saved lives, and created a spirit to keep the fight going.
  • Lend/Lease Act

    Lend/Lease Act

  • Start of the war in Pacific Theater (start of fighting)

    Start of the war in Pacific Theater (start of fighting)

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid

    This was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. This was the first attack on the Japanese homeland and this was important cause thought it didn't cause a lot of damage, it boosted Allied morale and caused the Japanese to call back combat forces for home defense.
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea

    This was an air-naval battle with U.S. naval airplanes ruining Japanese planes to occupy Port Moresby and was the first opportunity for the US Navy to challenge the Japanese Navy and stopped them. The Allie lost the USS Lexington and 92 aircraft. This was important cause it still was a failure for the Japanese because the US disabled 2 of their aircraft carriers. As a result, the Japanese were only able to bring 4 aircraft carriers to the Battle of Midway.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    This was one of the most important naval victories of World War II and U.S. Navy was able to launch a surprise attack on a larger Japanese fleet. This battle was important cause it turned the tide of the war in the Pacific and ruined Japan's hopes of defeating the naval power of the US.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    One of the most decisive military campaign battles of the Eastern Front stopped the German advance on the Soviet Union. This was important cause it turned the tide of war to benefit the Allies. This battle was urban combat.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    This military combat land battle was an unsuccessful attempt to split the Allied forces and prevent an invasion of Germany. This event was important because it marked the last German offense on the Western Front.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    This was the military campaign between the Imperial Army of Japan and the U.S. Marines. This was important because the taking of the island meant a symbolic capture of the Japanese homeland and be used as an emergency landing for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers.
  • Death of Roosevelt

    Death of Roosevelt

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki

  • V-J Day

    V-J Day

  • Creation Of United Nations

    Creation Of United Nations