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Japan Invades China
Japan invades china in an effort to take over the land and gather resources. Hirohito had been avoiding china for a while so now he thought he would protect Japans interests. This was a building block to the second World War. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Enemies Nazi Germany and Soviet russia signed the non-aggression pact, which meant neither of the two countries could attack each other for the next ten years. This bought Hitler time, because this was able to get Stalin off his back. -
Germany Invades Poland
In an attempt to gain land and dominance, Germany invades Poland and succeeds. This shocks the world, and other countries are getting suspicious of Hitler's actions. -
France Falls (Blitzkrieg)
Germany conquers France just six weeks after launching the invasion. Using Blitzkrieg tactics, Hitler and his army easily take over France. Countries around the world are taking notice of this domination. -
Battle of Britain (Churchill Becomes PM)
Just weeks after the surrender of France, Germany launches an invasion on Britain. This is when Winston Churchill really steps up to be the leader of Britain, and states that Britain will never surrender. Germany fails to seize Britain. -
Axis Powers are formed
Germany, Japan, and Italy form an alliance. People such as Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito were involved. These countries were seen as the first to throw their hat in the ring for world domination. -
Lend-Lease Act (Isolationism)
This establishes that the U.s will not be taking a part in WWII. After just getting out of one war, the U.S felt they could sit this war out. This would change later. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. The operation put into action Nazi Germany's ideological goal of conquering the western Soviet Union so as to populate it with Germans. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, preemptive military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States. This killed thousands of people. The attack caused the U.S to join the war. -
Island Hopping (Guadalcanal, Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa)
Leapfrogging, also known as island hopping, was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Empire of Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. This helped the U.S take over Japanese and enemy bases and resources. Midway was also the major turning point in the conflict with U.S and Japan. -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad resulted in the first major loss for germans. This was significant because this is the first time that Germany was pushed back. -
D-Day
The Invasion of Normandy. On June 6, 1944 the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe. -
Battle of The Bulge
The Battle of The Bulge was the considered the last push of offense from Germany. Their military had lost so much power at this point that the offensive campaign was unsuccessful. This led to the surrender of Germany. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
These devastating blows by the U.S eventually led to the surrender of Japan. The U.S delivered two atomic bombs to two of the biggest Japanese cities. The bombs killed hundreds of thousands of civilians. -
Nuremburg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials held Nazi political leaders, military personnel, medical professionals, bankers, and jurists accountable for their roles in World War II and Holocaust. Almost all defendants were found guilty and sentenced either to death by hanging or life imprisonment. This was seen as the end of the war.
