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World War II has offically begun
The Germans invaded Poland with the Blitzkrieg strategy. -
War on Germany
Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Mobilizing for War
We increased military spending. Frd reinstated the draft. Women had small roles in the military. 1st Afarican American soliders. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler broke the nonagression pack and attacked the Soviet Union. The soviet Union then joined the allies, but German attack slowed down because of the coming winter in Russia. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the base killing more than 2000 people. The Japanese had the intentions of destroying all the American battles ships, air crats and other war supplies... America had offically joined the war. -
Japanese American Internment
After Pearl Harbor FDR signed an executive order forcing the relocation of all Japanese Americans to concentration camps in the U.S. -
Battle of the Atlantic
Germany planned to prevent food and war matierals from reaching Great Britain. The Atlantic was vital for Allied success. The first 4 months Germany sank 87 ships, then 7 months into it German wolf packs destroyed 681 Allied ships -
Battle of Coral Sea
First air-sea battle in history. The Japanese wanted to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guina, but allied forces put a stop to it. The U.S. lost one carrier and Japan advanced on to Australia. -
Battle of Midway
Japan wanted to lure the U.S. fleet into the open to destroy it but the Japanese code was broken and Japan suffered a lose of 4 carriers. It was the turning point of the war. -
Allied Invasion of Sicily
after 38 days of fighting the U.S. and Great Britain drove the German and Italian troops from Sicily and was ready to invade the Italian mainland -
D-Day
Somewhere around 156,000 American and British landed on the beaches of Normandy, it was the beginning of the end of the war in Europe -
Battle of the Bulge
Took place in the winter of 1944. Hitler wouldn't give up and the Germans created a large bulge in the Allied line but it failed. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
(Very famous for the flag raising ontop of Mount Surbachi.) Battle on a volcanic island about 750 miles away from Tokyo. -
Okinawa
Allies were 350 miles away from Japan. The Japanese didnt attack right away, they knew the area very well so they hid in the caves and got more strength. Five days later Japan attacked leaving it the bloodies battle in the Pacific War. -
Germany Surrenders
Marked the end of the war in Europe -
Hiroshima
The US dropped the 1st atomic bomb this city, causing thousands of deaths and a tremendous amount of destruction. -
Nagasaki
The US dropped another atomic bomb over this Japanese city also causing thousnads of deaths and destruction. -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allied forces.
(Victory Over Japan Day) -
Japan Surrenders
By this time, Japan really had nothing left. The navey and air force were destroyed. After all the intense bombing there really wasnt much left to the cities. The formal surrender that took place abord the U.S.S. Missouri. The war is offically over. -
Nuremberg Trials
Lot of things happened after the war, including the Nuemberg Trials. It was a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany from 1945-1949 for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice.
