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WW2

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

    Persecution of of 6 million jews by Hitler.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    German troops invade Poland all along border with German-territory.
  • Stalin attacks Finland

    Stalin attacks Finland

    Stalin failed to annex Finland to his own Empire.
  • Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain

    Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain

    He was the most dominant figure in British politics.
  • Battle of Britian

    Battle of Britian

    German and British air forces fought in the skies over the United Kingdom, it was the largestest boming campain.
  • Germany invades France

    Germany invades France

    They attacked France because they were not on the same terms, caused breakout.
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein

    The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War Two. The Battle of El Alamein was primarily fought between Montgomery and Rommel.
  • Lend Lease Act

    Lend Lease Act

    The Lend-Lease Act was the means for providing U.S. military aid to nations during World War II.
  • Hitler takes over the Balkans

    Hitler takes over the Balkans

    He believed a larger area to invade would increase success and he wanted to make it easier to bring more supplies across the USSR.
  • German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

    German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

    Blitzkrieg VS Soviet Union and it seemed that the Blitzkrieg exceeded and they did not.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
  • Formation of the U.N.

    Formation of the U.N.

    Representatives of 26 nations at war with the Axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations
  • Hitler’s suicide

    Hitler’s suicide

    Holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Most important naval battle.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad was the Soviet Union's defense of the city of Stalingrad during World War II
  • Guadalcanal

    Guadalcanal

    Sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal.
  • Japanese internment camps

    Japanese internment camps

    120,000 people of Japanese descent living in the US were removed from their homes and placed in internment camps
  • Tehran Conference

    Tehran Conference

    A conferance to talk about military strategy against Germany and Japan and made a number of important decisions concerning the post World War II era.
  • D Day

    D Day

    Deadly battle on the beach durring WW2.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    At Yalta, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war.
  • F.D.R’s death

    F.D.R’s death

    FDR died of a health condition in Warm Springs Gerogia
  • Mussolini’s assassination

    Italian prime minister and the first of 20th-century Europe's dictators. Just after giving a speech, a women named Violet Gibson shot him in the head.
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    A conference held in Potsdam where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for Germany and Poland.
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials

    The Nuremberg trials were a series of trials in which the Allies prosecuted German military leaders,
  • McArthur’s plan for Japan

    McArthur’s plan for Japan

    He acted as leader, rebuilt the country and the formation of a democratic government.
  • Atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II.
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Tension between nations. Well known War.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan was the American program to aid Europe.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

    Airlift that supplied food and fuel to citizens when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    October crisis in Cuba and Carrabean between Soviet Union and USA.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    Wall between east and west Berlin.