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The invasion of Manchuria China by Japan
The Japanese Empire invaded the Chinese troops in Manchuria, China. The attack was somewhat of the starting point of WWll. Part of the purpose of the attack was to take control of the province Manchuria. The other part of the purpose was to take control of East Asia. -
Munich Pact
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Édouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact. The agreement allows Germany to conquer the Sudetenland, a border region of Czechoslovakia where Germans lived, in an attempt to conciliate Germany and prevent war. -
Germany invades Poland
World War II starts when Germany invades Warsaw, the capital of Poland in a huge encirclement attack. They attacked Poland because the Germans staged that the Polish troops attacked a post on the German-Polish border. Within many weeks of the attack, German forces defeated the Polish army and receive Warsaw’s surrender. -
Battle of the Atlantic
This was the longest spanning battle.The battle of the Atlantic was the battle between the Allies and German powers for control of the Atlantic Sea. The Allies expected to keep the key stream of men and supplies going between North America and Europe, where they could be utilized as a part of the battle, while the Germans wanted to cut these supply lines. To do this, German submarines, called U-boats, and different warships lurked the Atlantic Sea sinking Allied ships. -
Battle of Britain
The air battle in 1940 between Great Britain and Germany. After the fall of France Germany directed its advance at Great Britain, but before naval invasion of Great Britain they needed air superiority. So Germany launched an attack against the Royal Air Force. The effect of the attack left London in ruins. At the end of the battle the Royal Air Force was nearly defeated. But because of certain events Hermann Goring decided to seize further attacks on Britain. -
Germany invades Russia
Hitler sent millions of troops and thousands of tanks into Russia. This Surprised the Russians because they had signed the treaty with Germany in 1939. After Stalin found out he signed a treaty with Britain it was a mutual agreement this helped Russia with any assistance they needed. Stalin than launched battle On the eastern front. This battle killed 20 million people. The U.S. sent similar aid to the Soviets as they did to Britain by supplying them weapons this was the Lend Lease agreement. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese surprised the U.S. when they planned an attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. were attacked with bombers, submarines and kamikaze's. The purpose of the attack was that the Japanese needed materials and the island that had all these resources was the Netherlands East Indies. The plan was if they could destroy the fleet they would have enough time to take the resources. The Japanese were some what successful on this day. But In response to this the next day they declared war on Japan. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was the most significant event because it halted the German advance on the Soviet Union. This was the battle were Hitler’s offense in Russia ended and the Soviets fought back causing a major defeat for the Nazis. It was one of the bloodiest battles in the war the city was in ruins and in the middle of the winter. The Germans were defeated, they lost about 150,000 men. As the Soviets were victorious this stopped the Operation Barbarossa. -
North Africa 1943
The war in Africa was to assume a key part in the general achievement of the Partners in World War Two. Inside the Africa situation, In the underlying phases of World War Two, the Allies did not do well.The British Army were in Egypt to protect the Suez canal. The utilization of this channel enabled a tremendous measure of time to be cut for ventures taken from Europe to the Far East. In the event that Britain controlled the Suez then Nazi Germany and alternate forces couldn't utilize it. -
D-Day
The Allies of the west planned the largest amphibious attack in history when they attacked Normandy, France. The allies were successful on the first day and created a military beachhead on the coast in Normandy. The invasion started with the paratroopers landed in the ocean at night and than the soldiers landed on the beaches in the morning. The goal was to surprise the Germans but they were prepared. The Allies ended up being victorious this played a huge role in Europe during WWll. -
Battle of the Bulge
The battles took place in he Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.This battle was the last major offensive German campaign on the west front. The campaign was intended to separate the allied forces and recapture the port of Antwerp. This battle killed a 100,000 Germans and the allies lost 90,000 men. Hitler's choices were a big mistake and they lost the war. -
Battle of Okinawa
This was the largest amphibious attack in the Pacific War. The Battle of Okinawa was 82 day long war. The U.S landed at nightfall and were surprised by the light resistance on Okinawa. They successfully secured the northern half of Okinawa. Mostly of the Japanese were securing the southern half of Okinawa. The XIV Corps made it to the Machinato line it took them weeks to successfully breach the line and then they breached the Shuri line. Even though they lost badly they did not surrender. -
The death of Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his shelter outside of Berlin. He died at the age of 56, Hitler committed suicide with his wife of one day Eva Braun. He died of a Self-inflicted gunshot wound and Eva Braun died of ingesting a cyanide tablet. -
Germany Surrenders
On May 2nd German forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies. German forces in Holland, Northwestern Germany and Denmark surrendered on Luneburg Heath in the Netherlands where Sir Bernard Law Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender from Germany. Admiral Donitz, Hitler's successor tried to reach an agreement to surrender to the Allies of the West, but keep fighting the Russian’s. Donitz’s request was not accepted. Admiral Donitz proposed an unconditional surrender to the allies. -
The Atomic bombings on Japan
The Japanese refused to surrender. In response to that the US dropped a 5 ton atomic bomb named little boy on the island of Hiroshima. 3 days later, The US dropped “Fat Boy” an atomic bomb on the island of Nagasaki because the Japanese had not surrendered after the bombing in Hiroshima. -
Japan surrenders
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to their allies ending World War ll after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which killed 129,000-226,000 people.
