World War II Timeline

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  • Annexation of Sudetenland

    Annexation of Sudetenland
    Sudetenland was added to Czechoslovakia borders after World War I. The Sudetenland area contained people with German ethnicity. As Hitler's plan is coming together, he wanted to reunite the German people under the Nazi Government. Video Article

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    After one year of planning, the Japanese attacked. December 7th, 1941 would be a day that would live in infamy. The Japanese bombed a naval base in Hawaii. 2,403 people were killed, and 1,143 were injured. This would lead to President Roosevelt to declare war on Japan and would be the entry of the U.S. into World War II. Article Video

  • The Philippines

    The Philippines
    The Philippines were attacked by the Japanese just nine hours after the Pearl Harbor attack. The Japanese attacked the Philippines because it was still a U.S. territory. It was infiltrated with the Japanese for six months. Article VIdeo

  • Japanese Internment Camps

    Japanese Internment Camps
    After the Pearl Harbor attack, the Executive order of 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt was established and it established Japanese internment camps. Anyone with Japanese ancestry were to be put into a camp. About 120,00 Japanese Americans were put into internment camps. They were isolated for three years. Video Article

  • Island-hopping

    Island-hopping
    Island hopping was a military strategy used in World War II. One of the powers would take over an island and would turn it into a military base and would use it to attack another island. It was used by the Allied powers against the Axis powers in the Pacific War. Article Video

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway took six months after the Pearl Harbor attack. The Battle of Midway was the first launched attack from the U.S. on the Japanese islands. Japan lost this battle due to the cracking of the Japanese naval code. Four Japanese and Three American Aircraft Carriers were in the battle. Video Article

  • Guadalcanal

    Guadalcanal
    It was codenamed Operation Watchtower by the American forces. It was the first offense and victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater. The Guadacanal was important for the ability to control the sea lines of communication between the U.S and Australia. Article Video

  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad shows the end of the German's advances in eastern Europe and Russia. It was also a big loss for the Germans. 850,000 of the Axis powers soldiers died. Video Article

  • D-day

    D-day
    150,000 of the Allied force's soldiers stormed onto the coast of Normandy, France and attacked German forces. The victory of Allied forces for D-day created a turning point in World War 2 for Europe. More than 425,000 Allied and German soldiers were killed. Video Article

  • Meeting at Yalta

    Meeting at Yalta
    This meeting was attended by the three big leaders. Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt. They discussed a plan to end World War II. They also discussed future matters for the world. Article Video

  • Fall of Berlin

    Fall of Berlin
    The Battle of Berlin was one of the last offenses in the European Theater for World War II. It would result in the surrender of Germany and the suicide of Adolf Hitler. The city of Berlin was left in rubble. Article Video

  • Death of Hitler

    Death of Hitler
    Adolf Hitler was the Nazi leader for Germany. He was also the leader during World War II. And he committed suicide on April 30, 1945. [Article}(https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler-1) Video

  • Los Alamos

    Los Alamos
    Los Alamos was the designated test site for the atomic bombs. There was an explosion that killed civilians. Article Video

  • Meeting at Potsdam

    Meeting at Potsdam
    It was conference held near Berlin, and it was the last meeting between the big three leaders to officially end World War II. Video [Article}(https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference)

  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    The atomic bomb was first dropped into Hiroshima as an effort to end the war. As the Japanese would not surrender the Americans dropped another one on Nagasaki which resulted in the Japanese surrendering. Video Article