WWII Timeline

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  • Japan's Invasion of China

    Japan's Invasion of China

    Ignited the Sino-Japanese war between China'a Republic of China and Empire of Japan
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland and uses the same blitzkrieg technique that was used on other countries such as the Soviet Union.
  • Battle Of Britain

    Battle Of Britain

    After the fall of France, the Battle of Britain occured in which Britain earned their victory even through air raids by the German forces.
  • Tripartite Pact

    Tripartite Pact

    A.K.A. Berlin Pact agreement pact between Germany, Italy, and Japan in which consisted of a defensive military alliance
  • Lend lease act

    Lend lease act

    The US would help/aid any foreign nation who fought against the axis powers.
  • German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

    German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

    This was also called the lighting war and was a military strategy that created disorder among enemy forces through the use of firepower, etc.
  • Leningrad Blockade

    Leningrad Blockade

    Hitler's goal was to starve the people into surrender. Many people died, however, the Soviets did not end up surrendering.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Japenese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii due to the lack of Japanese failure on producing paricular restricted products.
  • Wannsee Conference

    Wannsee Conference

    A conference between German officials about the jews. They called it the "final solution" of the Jewish question.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Naval battle that resulted in the victory of the US over Japan.
  • D Day

    D Day

    Invasion by the allies in order to defeat the Germans on the beaches of Normandy. It ended up liberating most of France.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    Meeting in which United States, United nation, and Soviet Union representatives met to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization.
  • Iwo Jima/Okinawa

    Iwo Jima/Okinawa

    This battle was between the Japanese army and the United States in which the Japanese soldiers were either captured/killed.
  • Hitler's suicide

    Hitler's suicide

    Hitler killed himself with a gun during the time when Germany was in a bad state.
  • VE day

    VE day

    This is known as victory over Europe.
  • Potsdam Conference

    Potsdam Conference

    Conference held between the Allies in the suburbs of Germany in which they discussed the procedures for the peace settlements;however, never wrote peace treatises.
  • Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    This event led to the surrender of Japan. The US dropped an atomic bomb at Hiroshima and a bomb at Nagasaki three days after.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    Also known as Victory over Japan day in which Japan has surrendered also ending World War II
  • Formation of the U.N.

    Formation of the U.N.

    Intergovermental organization in order to create international cooperation
  • Truman Doctorine

    Truman Doctorine

    A proclamation in which U.S. President Harry S. Truman ordered quick military aid to the governments of Greece and Turkey due to threats by the Communists.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    The US gave money to Europe to help rebuild the economies after WWII.
  • NATO

    NATO

    NATO stands for north Atlantic treaty organization.
  • Mao Zedong and Republic of China

    Mao Zedong and Republic of China

    Chinese communist revolutionary and the founding father of the Republic's Party.
  • Korean War

    Korean War

    A conflict between communist north and republic of south Korea led to this war.
  • Stalin's Death

    Stalin's Death

    Stalin is remembered as saving his nation from Nazionale domination and he did not die of old age but of a heart attack.
  • Warsaw pact

    Warsaw pact

    A defense treaty between 8 total European countries.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Similar to the Korean War. A conflict between communist north and the south. The US were allies to the south.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    Artificial Earth satellites launched by the Soviet Union
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    Invasion of Cuba by American trained Cubans.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    This was built to separate the communist east and the West of Germany. The didn't want the western "fascists" to enter east Germany.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Stalemate between the US and Soviet Union over installation of Soviet missiles on Cuba.
  • Gorbachev

    Gorbachev

    Former Soviet Statesman. Eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union serving for the Communist Party.
  • Soviet Union falls

    Soviet Union falls

    The Soviet Union broke up inton different countries and the fall was due to Gorbachev's actions.