WW2 Timeline Project P:7

By Adrien_Romero
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    About 1 million German troops invaded Poland along the 1,750 border that was German-territory, Hitler did it because it was a defensive attack he claims. Hitler set this out for more living space for the German people. This made Britain and France declare war on Germany on September 3.
  • Germany invades France and captures Paris

    Germany invades France and captures Paris

    The Germans took over France, the Allies were waiting on material aid from the American, but the US Secretary of State Cordell Hull disagreed with the announcement. The German soldiers destroyed the Allies with the mobile operations
  • Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began

    Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began

    Great Britain and Germany were in conflict with each other. Germany bombed many regions of Great Britain. Germany's main goal was to make Great Britain surrender to them.
  • The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean (Lend Lease)

    The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean (Lend Lease)

    Great Britain was running out of war supplies so Churchill asked FDR (U.S) for help. So the president made an agreement with Britain on the war supplies issue. The U.S gave and lended naval ships and war supplies to them in return when war was over they would get reimbursed.
  • Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor

    A U.S station in Hawaii was attacked by Japanese forces. They were Japanese kamikazes and plane fighters. About 2,450 soldiers were killed in the attack, it damaged everything from battleships to fighter planes.
  • After Japan bombed Pearl harbor, Germany declared war on the United States. The United States declared war on Japan and Germany

    After Japan bombed Pearl harbor, Germany declared war on the United States. The United States declared war on Japan and Germany

    Germany declared war on the U.S. The USA was helping Great Britain with war supplies so that's why Germany despised the U.S. The U.S navy was attacking the Germany U-boats.

  • The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. The victory was the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe

  • Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the Eastern Europe

  • American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-DAY to begin the liberation of the Western Europe

  • The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending WW2

    The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending WW2

    The fight between the U.S and Japan led to the end of the war. The U.S dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This would lead to the the Cold War