WWII project

german invation of poland

Sep 1, 1939

soursethe germans invaded the polisg\h for the land and farming goods and did not stop there. they then next headed to the nearest country for more

German Blitzkieg (1939-1940)

Sep 25, 1939

[sourse](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg)German Blitzkrieg is known as the lighting war. blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.

battle of britain

Jun 17, 1940

sourse On June 17, 1940, the defeated French signed an armistice and quit World War II. Britain now stood alone against the power of Germany’s military forces, which had conquered most of Western Europe in less than two months.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

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japan attacked a us navy base at pearl harbor. more than 2000 peopled died. the us declared war on the empire of japan.

baaan death march

Apr 9, 1942

[sourse](http:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march//)U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II . the approximately 75,000 troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps.

battle of midway

Jun 7, 1942

sourseSix months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II.

battle of stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

sourseThe Battle of Stalingrad, was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict.

warsaw ghetto uprising

Apr 19, 1943

sourseFrom April 19 to May 16, 1943, during World War II residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw,The Warsaw ghetto uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughout German-occupied Eastern Europe.

D-day(normady invation)

Jun 6, 1944

soursemore than 130000 allieds stormed the beaches of normady.within weeks , 1 million men have landed . and the allies invation begins

battle of lwo jima

Feb 1, 1945

sourseThe American invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. air and naval bombardment where hitting the island, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island

NUKELEAR BOMBS!!!!!!!!!

Aug 6, 1945

sourseThe United States becomes the first nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It caused many death for citys and if you were not killed by the bomb then you were killed by radiation.

VE day

Nov 20, 1945

soursethis day very big for the europeains because they and the US have won the war. they celebrate the defeat of the nazi party

battle of bulge

Dec 16, 1945

sourse Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne.