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Germany Invades Poland
Who: Germany vs Poland
What: German forces bombard Poland on land and by air
Where: Poland
Why was it significant? Because it was a preview of the coming war. -
Battle of Britain
Who: Germany vs Great Britain
What: Germany's airforces attacks Britain's radar stations
Where: Britain
Why was it significant? It was the first major Allied win during WWII, and it showed that Britain could still fight. -
Lend Lease Act Signed
Who: United States
What: Congress signed an act that provided aid to struggling countries that fought against the Axis Powers.
Where: Included countires such as: Great Britain, China, Russia and Brazil
Why was it significant? The Allies gained more assistance from countries that the lend lease act helped. -
Germany declares war on U.S.
Who: Germany vs. United States
What: Germany declares war on the U.S because the U.S declares war on Japan, Germany's Ally.
Where: Germany
Why was it significant? Because it was basically the official start of WWII (even though that is not what is was called) -
Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germany and Russia
What: Germany attacks the city of Stalingrad via aircraft
Where: Stalingrad, Russia
Why was it significant? Because it was the end of Axis advance on the Eastern Front -
Battle of El Alamein
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Allies land in Italy
Who: Allies and Poland
What: Allied troops land in the mainland of Poland
Where: Poland
Why was it significant? Because it was the start of the allies conquering Europe -
D-Day Invasion
Who: U.S and Germany
What: 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, and fought Nazi Germany.
Where: Normandy, France
Why was it significant? Because it involved more than 5,000 ships, 13,000 aircrafts and more than 9,000 causalties from Allied troops alone. -
Battle of the Bulge
Who: Germany vs. United States
What: Allied forces were closing in on Germany from both sides (East & West)
Where: Germany
Why was it significant? Because it was the final battlle before Germany surrendered. -
Yalta Conference
Who: Winston Churchill, Josteph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt
What: The Leaders of the Allied Powers meet and discuss the war
Where: Yalta, Crimea
Why was it significant? Because it produced important decisions that helped end the war. -
Franklin Roosevelt Dies
Who: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What: He suffers from a cerebral hemmorage and dies at the age of 63.
Where: Warm Springs, Georgia
Why was it significant? FDR led the country out of the depression and through almost all of World War II. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Who:Adolf Hitler
What: Hitlers commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide pill, and shooting himself in the right temple
Where: In his private quarters in Germany.
Why was it significant? Because Germany was without a leader, and was one of the causes of the end of WWII. -
VE Day
Who: Germany
What: Germany surrenders
Where: Germany
Why was it significant? WORLD WAR II WAS OVER!
