WWII timeline

  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Kwangtung Army of the Empire of japan invaded Manchia
    it was mostly just a bigger country bullying a smaller country
  • Hitler made Chancellor of Germany

    In the hope of creating a stable government, the elderly President Hindenburg agreed to this
    the worst decision germany ever made
  • The Munich Pact

    a settlement permitting Nazi germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country"s borders mainly inhabited by german speakers for which a new territorial designation "suditland" was coined.
    Munich is one of the biggest cites in southern Germany.
  • Kristallnaucht

    The name Kristallnacht comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues had their windows smashed.
    it was one of the first major steps of the persecutions of the jewish people.
  • Invasion of Poland

    an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet union and Slovak marked led to moblization of France and Britain
  • Dunkirk

    the defense and evacuation of Brittish allied forces in Europe
    it rescued britain's expirienced and veteran soldiers from captivity
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    remains a clear memory for both nations. Everything seemed to have played in favor of the Empire of Japan; from planning, to gathering the necessary resources, the silent 3,300 nautical mile journey of the task force and ultimately the attack itself.
  • Battle of Midway

    Japan's first naval defeat since the battle of Shimonesaki straights.
    sea based battle between the U.S. and Japan, it was the first obvious victory made by the allies in the Pacific during WWII
  • Bataan Death March

    forcible transfer by impereal Japanese army of 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war.
    it demonstrated how cruel Japan could be.
  • D-Day

    allied invasion of Normady in operation over load. allied victory.
    it was the first time in the war the allied troops threatened Germany's control over europe
  • Battle of the Bulge

    a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forrested Arrendes region.
    Hitler wanted to split the allies and he was successful.
  • Yalta conference

    a meeting for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization
    Allies agreed that the liberated nations of Europe would create democratic governments of their own choice, defeated Germany would be divided into occupation zones, Germany would pay war reparations, and the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan.
  • V E Day

    the day Germany surrenderred
    VICTORY
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in human history.
    it ended the war
  • V J Day

    this is the day Japan surrenderred,
    VICTORY