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WWII Timeline

By gabrielloco

  • German troops invade Poland- two days later, Britain and France declare war on Germany

    This event was important beacuse this reased the beginning of the WWII

  • Canada declares war on Germany

    This was important beacuse Canada didnt do what they say about being a peacekeaping country

  • British troops flee from Dunkirk in massive evacuation

    This was important for Germany because they won French territory

  • France surrenders to Germany

    Germany was wining territory they only needed to invade Britain to control Europe

  • Battle of Britain

    An important use of technology was used in this battle by the Britains, that give them the win

  • Germany invades its former ally, Russia

    This was a bad move from Germany because the USSR was very strong, and that caused a lot of damage to Germany

  • Japanese attack U.S fleet at Pearl Harbor

    This was the event that cause the war between Japan and US that three days later enter the IIWW

  • US enters the war (Decalres war on Japan and three more days in Germany)

    This was important because the most powerful country at that time was getting into the war wich made a huge diference in the war

  • Canadian troops arrive in Hong Kong

    Canadian troops were involve in this war and a lot died

  • Battle of Hong Kong

    This event was important because a lot of Canadian troops were involve in this battle and a lot died

  • canadians vote 3 to 1 in favour of conscription (1942 only)

    This was important because Canadian citizens approved that young man serve for the military

  • Dieppe raid ends in disaster for Canadian troops

    Again a lot of Canadian troops were killed by German troops in Dieppe raid

  • Allies invade Sicily

    This was a succesful move from the Allies beacuse they took sicily from the Axis power

  • D- Day: Armies under three flags - Britain, the U.S, and Canada- storm the shores of France

    This was important beacuse it was the largest seaborne invasion in history

  • VE Day (Victory in Europe): Germany surrenders

    This was finally the surrender of the German troops, but war was still going

  • U.S drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan ( three days later a second bomb falls in Nagasaki)

    This was important because of this attacks that killed thousands of inocent people, Japan surrended

  • VJ Day (Victory in Japan): Japan surrenders

    This day Japan surrenders to US and the WWII was over