ww2 timeline

By Edward Tan

  • Invasion of Poland

    Germany invaded Poland using the blitzkrieg type of strategy that means going in and overpowering the region

  • European Theater

    Came into existence when Germany invaded Poland

  • Mediterranean Theater

    Came into existence when Italy joined the war

  • Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombed pearl harbor in hawaii and caused the US to declare war.

  • Japanese Interment

    Us ordered that Japanese Americans be moved into interment camps

  • Pacific Theater

    Theater of war on the Pacific Ocean. Used Carriers and airplanes and Naval ships. Battle of MId-way

  • Operation Overlord

    Code name for battle of Normandy. Invasion of Germany controlled regions

  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Little Boy was an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6 and Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9

  • United Nations

    It is for International Co-operation. Started with China, France, United Kingdom, United States.

  • Nuremburg Trials

    Held in Nuremburg the trails last through October 1 1946. The were putting the 23 leaders of Germany on trail

  • Creation of Isreal

    Jews migrated out of Germany and into isreal