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Nuremburg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were two laws which excluded the Jews from German life, as well as took away some of their natural rights. They were first declared at the annual Nazi rally held in Nuremberg in 1935. Which is the main factor of the holocaust. -
Hitler Invades Rhineland
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in July 1919. Having been forced to sign the treaty, the German delegation to the peace conference indicated its attitude by breaking the ceremonial pen. As dictated by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany’s military forces were reduced to insignificance and the Rhineland was to be demilitarized.Significance is it lead to the take over of Czechoslovakia and most of Europe. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-reoccupies-the-rhineland) -
Canada declares war on Germany
Canada declared war on Germany in September 1939. Britain's declaration of war did not automatically commit Canada, as had been the case in 1914. But there was never serious doubt about Canada's response: the government and people were united in support of Britain and France. the significance of this event is that Canada did not immediately join the war alone with Britain. It was an independent decision to join the war. -
Miracle at Dunkirik
German Army trapped the British and French armies on the beaches around Dunkirk. 330,000 men were trapped here and they were a easy target for the German Army. However they did not bother and the British used the channel to bring over the troops. These soldiers ended up helping the take down of Hitler and Nazi Germany. -
Battle of Britan
It was the defence of The United Kingdom in 1940. it involved the Royal Air Force and the German Air Force. Britain used radar technology to track German planes. -
Operation Barbarossa Begins
Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Codenamed Operation Barbarossa, it was the largest military operation in history, involving more than 3 million Axis troops and 3,500 tanks. Significance of this event is that Hitler broke his agreement and started to attack the USSR. This lead to the Russians to attack back which eventually lead the Russians to fight back and help defeat Hitler. -
Pearl Harbour
Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships.The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
Invasion of Hong Kong
Known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor, forces of the Empire of Japan attacked British Hong Kong. The attack was in violation of international law as Japan had not declared war against the British Empire. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hong_Kong) -
Dieppe Raid
Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 a.m. and by 10:50 a.m. the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat. Helped the military to learn from its mistakes for the next time. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid) -
Allied troops land in Sicily
Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers. It was a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign The amphibious assaults were to be supported by naval gunfire, as well as tactical bombing, interdiction and close air support by the combined air forces. Helped take back europe and Defeat Nazis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily) -
Battle of Stalingrad
a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. on the eastern boundary of Europe. The victory of this event lead the Russians to force the Germans back into their country (downfall of the Nazis) -
D-day
On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50 mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day) -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day,was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day) -
Hiroshima
during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber (Enola Gay) dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb known as Little Boy. -
Nagasaki
Nagasaki is Known as the "Fat Man". More powerful than the one used at Hiroshima, the bomb weighed nearly 10,000 pounds and was built to produce a 22-kiloton blast. The topography of Nagasaki, which was nestled in narrow valleys between mountains, reduced the bomb’s effect, limiting the destruction to 2.6 square miles. Lead to the Japanese to surrender the war. Which lead to nuclear race between America and Soviet Russia
