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Germany invaded spain
Germany started World War II by invading Poland. Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3,1939. Within a month Poland was defeated by a combination of German and Soviet forces. -
German invaded France and captured Paris
In the spring of 1940, an emboldened Germany asserted itself as a modern conqueror of nations, successfully invading and occupying six countries in fewer than 100 days. On April 9, 1940, Germany invaded Denmark, which capitulated in a mere six hours. -
Germany bombed London
The bombing of London started the war of the Battle of Britain. After the defeat of France Germany moved to gain air superiority over Great Britain. -
United States does trading with Britain
The United States gave Britain navy supplies and ships but Britain had to give up land for the U.S. to put military bases. Britain was destroyed by the Germans. -
Operation Barbarossa
Nazi Germany and its axis allies began a massive invasion of the Soviet Union named Operation Barbarossa. 4.5 million troops were sent out for this mission and it was very successful -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the united states. 2,400 people were killed in this surprise attack. They destroyed lots of airplanes, ships, and buildings -
Bataan Death March
The U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II. Approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a 65-mile march to prison camps. -
United States against Germany and Japan
Six months after the attack of Pearl Harbor, Japan to deal one more decisive blow to the U.S. The aim of this attack was to destroy Naval ships and take over Midway Atoll -
The soviet union defeats Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad
Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941 and fought until December 5th 1941. Finally, on February 2, 1943, the Soviet Union was able to defeat Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
An act of Jewish resistance grew and became known as being kept in the Warsaw Ghetto. The ghetto was in German- occupied Poland and held more than 40,000 Jews. -
D-Day
D-Day was a day that initiated the attack of a war or battle. This was the day that allied powers crossed the English channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy. -
concentration camps
During the time of the Holocaust there were millions of people killed. Some of them would be shot in the back of the head, others would be burned to death, and sometimes people would just starve to death. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States planned an attack on some of the Japan Islands from the year of 1942 to the year of 1945. When they did attack them Japan had been hit so hard that it ended World War II. -
Battle of the Bulge
This battle was the last major German offense of World War II. It was launched through the forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. -
The United States drops two bombs on Japan, ending WWII.
The United States bombed Japan on August 6, 1945 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The bombs were known as Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the cities they were dropped on. This forced Japan to surrender to the U.S. and resulted in the end of World War II.
