WWII Timeline Project

  • Japanese invasion of China

    The reason that the Japenese invaded China that was due essentially to Japan's desire to be an imperial power. What happended during this time was the Japanese took over large areas of eastern China in 1937. The effects are really that the Japenese people had taken over large parts of China's land and China didn't like that idea.
  • German Blitzkrieg

    What happened or went on during the German Blitzkerg was that this war was "The Lightning War" so it moved fast. Why it happend was that the German's Blitzkieging tactics were good enought to take over places like Denmark and Norway. The effects are that the German forces launched Blitzkeieg across the German-Poland border at more than ten points.
    http://olive-drab.com/od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1940blitzkrieg.php
  • Germany's invasion of Poland

    Germany invaded Poland because there leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action to protect.The reason why it happend was for the German army to defeat Poland. Some of the effects were, about 65,000 soilders were killed during the invasion of Poland.
    http://www.secondworldwarhistory.com/invasion-of-poland.asp
  • Fall of Paris

    Fall of Paris
    What happened was that German troops were going to show up into the city by 8 p.m. and take it over. They faught and the french didnt want to fight so they didnt.
    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa was pretty much a code for the Nazi Germany invasion for the Soviet Union during World War Il. It happend becasue Hilter tried to take over some land and many people didnt want him too. Some of the effects was the it was the largest and most powerful military force durning the invasion.
    http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/barbarossa
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    What happened at Pearl Harbor was that it was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy. The reason why it happend was that the Japenese wanted to take over that island but its still the united states. Some of the effects after this attack were American attitudes about the war change radically, and they were worried about the ecomony.
    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
  • Wannsee Conference

    Wannsee Conference
    What it was a conference for Nazi high members and it was a very huge deal.It happend so that they could discuss coordinate the implementation of what they called the Final Solution of the Jewish Question.
    http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005477
  • Operation Gomorrad

    In the last week in July Operation Gomorrad took place. The bomb was launched and all heck broke lose. Some of the effects are killing 42,600 civilians and wounding 37,000 in Hamburg, and it destroyed the city.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched
  • D-Day (Normandy Invasion)

    D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
    What it was that Normandy was the invasion by and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy, this happened during World War ll. The day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy,
    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    What it was, Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the. effects was that it happened along these places, Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the western front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
  • Liberation of Concentration camps

    Liberation of Concentration camps
    What happended here, it was basically a big killing center. They would kill Jews for no reason. was the last one still operating in the final months of the war.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/liberation_camps_01.shtml
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    It was a major battle, the US Marines landed and captured the island, so that is basically what happened. It happended to so how far the japenese people culd defend and take care of there island. The effects were that the american now coud come up with better tecnology and do it again.
    http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-iwo-jima.htm
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    What it was a victory day for in Europe. Why it happened, it happened becasue it was a public hoilday for them. The effects were people grew closer together and had food, and this happend all over there land. The victory happended May 8th 1945.
    http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/VE-Day/
  • Dropping of the atomic bombs

    Dropping of the atomic bombs
    What happend was a B-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Effects were they lost about ninghty percent of the whole city, and it also killed 80,000 people and many other of people would die of radiation.
    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    What happended was Japan finally surrender after six year of non stop war.The reason why they surrenered was that they were sick and tired or fighting so the just quit. The effects are Japan lost the war.
    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day