World war 2

World War II

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The effect after the great depression left Germany hopeless into Hitler came along and talked and took over Germany. Promising he could help fix the damage. Hitler took advantage of how hopeless Germany and became Chancellor of Germany and the rest is history.
  • Japanese aggression

    Japanese aggression
    he invasion began what would become known as the Second Sino-Japanese War. which after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 would merge into the greater conflict of World War II as a major front of what is broadly known as the Pacific War.
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    Hitlers Control

    Hitler came power in 1933, Controlled Germany through a Dictatorship. Hitler transformed Germany into into a totalitarian state that controlled nearly all aspects of life.
  • The Anschluss

    The Anschluss
    Hitler took over Austria, by invading their territory. Hitler was strong enough to plan a union or auschluss of Austria into Nazi Germany.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    Germany invaded Poland which marked the beginning of world war 2. As Germany got bigger more powerful because of Hitler they were ready to try to take over parts of Europe.
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    World War II

    War fought between the Axis powers German, Italy, and Japan and the Allies France Britain, and the Soviet Union and America. The vast majority of the world countries.
  • the Neutrality Act of 1939

    the Neutrality Act of 1939
    This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” The ban on loans remained in effect, and American ships were barred from transporting goods to belligerent ports.
  • Fall of France

    Fall of France
    The fall of France led to France surrendering to Germany. The country was crumbling under the force of Germany. Once France signed The Armistice more than half of France was occupied by Germans.
  • the Battle of Britain

    the Battle of Britain
    Led to Britain protecting and gaining a win against Germany. This was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. The only major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces.
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    The Holocaust

    When the Nazi party ( Germans ) systematically killed over six million European Jews. Around two-thirds of Jews in Europe.
  • Attack of Pearl Harbor 1

    Attack of Pearl Harbor 1
    The attack of pearl harbor in Hawaii was the reason why the United States entered World War 2. After Japan attacked our naval ships we had to protect ourselves and that included being involved in war.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor 2

    Attack on Pearl Harbor 2
    Overnight, Americans united against the Empire of Japan in response to calls to "Remember Pearl Harbor. America joined opposite teams of Japan, Germany, Italy, etc... the Allies
  • the Bataan Death March

    the Bataan Death March
    The Battle of Bataan represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II. The surrender was weak and led to more deaths and battles
  • Battle of Midway Island

    Battle of Midway Island
    Midway was the pacific point of the Pacific campaign. Having an advantage over The Japanese attack. Was just months after the attack on pearl harbor. America was ready and knew how to protect themselves.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    Marked the end Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia. Which was huge and was the turning point between Germany and the USSR.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day was the beginning of the end not only for Nazi Germany, but end of war. D-Day forced the Germans to fight a two front war again just as they had in WWI. Yet again the Germans could not handle war on both sides of them.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference helped lead to the Cold War by giving the Soviet Union control over Eastern Europe. At the conference, the Soviet Union was given the right to control Eastern Europe.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    Victory in Europe day, when Nazi Germany surrendered of its armed forces, the cause of that was the lead of Adolf's Hitlers suicide. Also one of the biggest fights are over and all that is ;eft is the Japanese which is the main cause of the atomic bombs/bombings to end war.
  • Hiroshima ( little boy )

    Hiroshima ( little boy )
    The first atomic bomb to ever be used during war was dropped on Hiroshima Japan, the bomb killed 90,000-146,000. The bomb was effected and hit its target.
  • Nagasaki (fat man)

    Nagasaki (fat man)
    The final bomb dropped in Japan, name fat boy ended world war 2 successfully. The bomb killed 39,000-80,000 people. half of deaths happened the first day.