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WW2
Physicists Lise Meitner and Otto R. Frisch describe the process by which a neutron causes the disintegration of the uranium nucleus into "two nuclei of roughly equal size." They call this process "nuclear fission." -
The American
American aviation hero Charles A. Lindbergh makes his first anti-intervention radio speech. The U.S. non-intervention movement is supported not just by Lindbergh, but by former president Herbert Hoover, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Henry Ford, Lindbergh and a number of senators and congressmen as well. -
Nazis take Czechoslovakia
At Hitler's instruction, nationalist Slovaks living in the eastern portion of Czechoslovakia began agitating for a completely independent state, which would take another huge chunk out of Czechoslovakia. On March 10, 1939, President Hácha responded to the Slovak demand for independence by ousting the leaders of the Slovak government and declaring martial law inside the province of Slovakia. -
sign nonaggression agreement
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence. -
German troops
German troops and aircraft attack Poland. Soviet troops will invade Poland from the east on September 17, and Poland will surrender to the Germans on September 27 -
Canda in WWII
On 10 September War on Germany was declared by Canada. Canada wanted to help the allies as well as Canada was an independent nation so they had a choice to declare war on Germany or not. Canadian nation should be proud because they had a choice to declare or not so this shows the independence in the country and pride to be felt. -
Lighting war
The German Blitzkrieg begins, as Rotterdam and other Dutch cities are attacked from the air. By the end of the month, the Dutch armies will have surrendered, Belgium will have surrendered, and the evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk will be underway -
German Bombing campaign
Two German bombers fell off course and bombed London. Britain thought that the attack had a purpose, than Britain bombed Germany. 57 days campaign was launched on London by Hitler. Canadian should be proud of this because they were the first one in squad to into battle against the bombing campaign -
Production Management
In the United States, the Office of Production Management is set up to coordinate defense manufacturing and supply material aid to Great Britain. Defense manufacturing will eventually invigorate the United States economy by employing many previously unemployed workers, including an increasing number of women, coining the phrase Rosie the Riveter. -
The Wold War II
The Germans and their allies invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 in direct violation of the German-Soviet Pact. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked United States without any kind of warning. The attack lasted for one hour and fourth minutes. Sixty eight civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded on the attack. -
Canada Defeated at Hong Kong
canada defeated Canadian, Indian and British forces were attacked by a Japanese force in Hong Kong, China. These held up a good defense but were outnumbered 5 to 1. -
Japanese Kicked out
Many Japanese were kicked out of B.C by the federal government. Japanese Canadians were seen as traitors and were forced to leave the country by the government and the other civilians. -
Bringing the war home
In May 1942, the British Royal Air Force carried out a raid on the German city of Cologne with a thousand bombers, for the first time bringing war home to Germany. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll, represents the strategic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war. Prior to this action, Japan possessed general naval superiority over the United States and could usually choose where and when to attack. After Midway, the two opposing fleets were essentially equals, and the United States soon took the offensive. -
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Due to the migration of many African-Americans from the rural South to the defense centers of the North and the pressure of labor and civil rights groups, an Executive order strengthens the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) calling for mandatory inclusion of nondiscrimination clauses in war contracts and subcontracts. Between 1940 and 1970, 5 million African-Americans took part in this migration, known as the "Second Great Migration." -
50-mile stretch
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. -
German Distruction
Dresden raid. Allied firebombing kills 135,000 Germans, including civilians, and destroys 80% of the city. -
Battle of Lwo Jima
US won that war and put up their flag. Although US had more soldiers wounded on Lwo Jima than the Japanese, the Japanese had many more deaths. Out of 18000 Japanese soldiers only 216 were taken as prisoners but the rest died because Japanese decided to fight to death -
The new President
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on Aril 10th, 1945. Right after he died on the same day Harry Truman became president. -
Hitlers suside
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin. His wife Eva committed suicide with him by ingesting cyanide.That afternoon, in accordance with Hitler's prior instructions, their remains were carried up the stairs through the bunker's emergency exit, doused in petrol, and set alight in the Reich Chancellery garden outside the bunker. He cumited suside because germany was defeated and taken over by other countries. -
VE Day
VE Day Started on May 8th 1954.The day on which the Allies announced the surrender of German forces in Europe. -
Atomic bomb
Atomic Bomb The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagaski happen on August 9th 1945.The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time. This is a improtant event because this event still efecting japans life stye -
V-J Day
Japan signed a surrender document on 2nd September 1945, effectively bringing world War 2 to a close. It’s called V-J Day. The name V-J Day was followed by V-E Day.
