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Holocaust
Nazi Germany murdered about 6 million European Jews in concentration camps during WWII. -
Germany invades Poland
The Invasion of Poland was a joined invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union that marked the beginning of World War II. -
The Winter War
The Winter War was between the Soviet Union and Finland, the Soviet Union invaded Finland on Nov. 30 1939, and ended three months later. -
Germany attacks France
German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against attacks by Nazi Germany's air force. -
Lend-Lease Act
Lend-Lease Act was where foreign nations could be provided U.S. military aid during World War II. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Blitzkrieg is a military tactic made to create disorganization for enemy forces by the use of mobile forces and firepower. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies for the Japanese government. The order resulted in the relocation of 120,000 Japanese Americans -
Battle of Midway
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Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major victory for the Allies. Japanese troops where stationed in the Islands, U.S. marines planed a surprise attack and took control of an air base. -
Battle of El Alamein
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Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. It was held in the Soviet Union's embassy in Tehran, Iran. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded France by beach landings in Normandy during WWII. -
Yalta conference
The conference at Yalta brought together the Big Three Allied leaders. The main purpose of Yalta was the re-establishment of the nations conquered and destroyed by Germany. -
F.D.R's Death
President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away after four terms in office, he died of intracerebral hemorrhage, an emergency condition in which a ruptured blood vessel causes bleeding inside the brain. -
Mussolini's Assassination
The death of Benito Mussolini was executed by Italian partisans in the small village in northern Italy. -
Hitler's Suicide
When held up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. -
Potsdam Conference
The meeting at Potsdam was the third conference between the leaders of the Big Three nations. At the Potsdam meeting, the biggest issue was the fate of Germany. The Soviets wanted a unified Germany, but they also insisted that Germany be completely disarmed. Truman had deep suspicions about Soviet intentions in Europe. In the end, the Big Three agreed to divide Germany into three zones. -
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was when America aided Western Europe and gave over $13 billion in assistance to help rebuild Western Europe after the WWII ended.
