WWII Timeline

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  • Period: 1942 BCE to

    Island Hopping

    Military strategy used all through the war in attempt to gain back islands.
  • Annexation of Sudentenland

    Annexation of Sudentenland

    Hitler wanted to unite all Germans into one big nation, so he wanted to occupy Sudentenland. The Sudenten people didn't like this and protested provoked the Czech police.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese bombed Americas military Base at Pearl Harbor. 2,600 Americans were killed. The Japanese had prepared for this attack for a year.
  • The Philippines Campaign

    The Philippines Campaign

    Japan invaded the Philippines on Dec 8, 1941.The U.S. & Filipino forces fought to protect the islands for exactly 5 months, however they were not successful and this is considered the worst military defeat to the United States. (ended 5/8/1942)
  • Japanese Internment Camps

    Japanese Internment Camps

    After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans became paranoid that the Japanese Americans were spying on them or giving information to the Japanese Military. All Japanese Americans were placed into camps with poor living conditions until 1945.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    This battle was the turning point of the war. The American victory gave hope to many people. The battle concluded on June 7, 1942
  • Guadalcanal Campaign

    Guadalcanal Campaign

    Also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal or "Operation Watchtower", this battle was the first big victory for the Allies in the Pacific. The battle was concluded on Feb 9, 1943 after Japan withdrew from fighting.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad

    This was the largest confrontation of WWII. German, Italian, & Japanese forces fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad in Russia. The battle was over on Feb 2, 1943 after a Soviet Victory
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    D-Day is when American Troupes invaded Normandy Beach in a successful attempt to liberate France from Germany.
  • Meeting at Yalta

    Meeting at Yalta

    Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, & Franklin Roosevelt met at a conference and all agreed to demand Germany's surrender. The conference was over on February 11, 1945
  • Fall of Berlin

    Fall of Berlin

    It was the final major offensive of Europe. Communism Spread and Germany was divided.
  • Death of Hitler

    Death of Hitler

    Hitler commited suicide after he knew he had lost the war
  • Los Alamos

    Los Alamos

    Los Alamos is when they tested the Atomic bomb in New Mexico
  • Meeting at Postdam

    Meeting at Postdam

    The big 3- Truman, Churchill, & Stalin net to discuss the terms for the end of WWII
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    Hiroshima was bombed by the US, leaving the city destroyed