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Invasion of Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union wanted to invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 for more unnecessary land they wanted. "Williams Notebook" -
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End of World War II
the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a 5-ton bomb over Hiroshima killing 80,000 people. three days later another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people. A few days later Japan announced their surrender. -
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Germany invades France
Hitler invades Germany through Belgium in May. He has France controlled by june "class notes" -
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Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain took place in Hitlers plan was to weaken Britain by endlessly bombing them. The battle lasted for 11 months and then called off "class notes' -
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Lend Lease Act
The U.S. would lend arms and other war supplies to their allies. Hitler wanted to prevent this from happening so he sent German U-boats to attack convoy ships. "class notes" -
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Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three million German soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
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Pearl Harbor
FDR Froze Japanese financial assests and stopped exporting oil to Japan. Japan responded by a surprise attack on the US naval base. "class notes" -
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United States Declared War
in 2 hours 2,403 people dies and 21 ships were sunk or damaged. within 24 hours of the attack, the US declares war on Japan. Germany declares war on the US with axis powers. "class notes" -
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Bataan Death March
U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
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Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
this victory was the turning point of the war in the pacific. Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in eastern Europe. "class notes" -
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. The Warsaw ghetto uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughout German-occupied Eastern Europe. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising -
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D-Day
156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day -
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battle of the bulge
Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the war. They entered Auschwitz and there founded hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners. https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724 -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Three US marine divsions landed on the island. Iwo Jima was defended by 23,000 Japanses army and navy troops but the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima