WW2 Significant Events

By maddie.evans

  • Armistice

    The agreement between the Germans and Allies to end WW1

  • Signing of the 'Treaty of Versailles'

    The most important peace treaties that brought WW1 to an end

  • Beginning of WW2

    WW2 begins

  • War Against Germany

    After Germany invaded Poland, Great Britain declared War on Germany. Commonwealth nations, including Australia, also declared war on Germany.

  • Pearl Harbour Bombing

    Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes bombed the US naval base at Pearl Harbour

  • Sydney Harbour attacked

    3 Japanese submarines each launched a type A midget submarine for an attack on shipping in Sydney Harbour

  • Japanese Defeated

    The Australians defeat the Japanese at Milne Bay (first Japanese land defeated)

  • Japanese Begin Kokoda

    The Japanese began their retreat along the Kokoda trail

  • Kokoda recaptured

    Australia recaptured Kokoda

  • End of WW2

    Victory in the Pacific - Japanese Surrender