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World War 2
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Second Sino- Japanese war
July 7, 1937 Japan and China are officially at war. Japan wanted more land. China had a lot of land and resources so they went to war with them. -
Hitler took Austria and Czechoslovakia
March 12,. 1938 Hitler took Austria and Czechoslovakia without the world stopping in. Europe just let them have it because they thought they would stop whining and trying the getting more power. The problem is they did not stop. -
The Euthanasia program
The Euthanasia program started on August 18, 1939. the Enthusiasm program was a program that Hitler signed a secret order to kill all children from the ages 15 or younger that showed signs of mental or physical disabilities. So any children with reading disabilities or any sign of a disability. -
Declare War
1939 Hitler attacked Poland. France and England declared war. -
Tripartite Pact
On September 27, 1940 Formal alliance with Germany and Italy. This is the called the Tripartite pact. even before this the three countries still helped each other out. -
Jewish Refugees
In 1941 Only 100,000 jewish refugees were allowed into the US. They would not let any more because of population issues. Also the economy was down and not enough food for everyone. -
Hitler invades Russia
1941 - 1942 Hitler invades Russia
plan takes longer than expected winter starts and soldiers die in moscow the civilians dug miles of traps. Civilians were willing to fight. 85000 Germans died in 6 weeks. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
On December 7,1941 Japan attacks Pearl harbor. They killed 2,403 Americans and injured 1,178. 49 ships were destroyed and the rest were damaged. -
The U.S. Declared War
December 8 1941 America joined the war. The U.S joined the war because Japan bombed America. We also Joined because Japan are in war with our allies. -
Dutch East Indies campaign
1941 the United States gained the Phillipines, Guam, Dutch East Indies and Wake islands. -
Declare War
December 11, 1941 Hitler declares war on the United States.
He declares war on us because we declared war on Japan. Italy also declared war with the U.S. -
Roie the Riveter
Rosie the riveter started in 1942. She was made to get women out of the house into the factories. She helped the economy during the war. -
War Refugees
In 1944 President Roosevelt created the war refugee abroad that allowed more than 200,000 jewish refugees in the U.S. in the matter of month. -
Operation D-Day
June 6, 1944 D-Day Operation Overlord. It was the invasion of the german occupied beaches of Normandy. it was and still, the largest sea, land and air overtake ever. allied forces won. Eisenhower was the general. D-day was the turning point of the war. -
Majdanek camp
July 23, 1944
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners iat the end of the war. They entered the Majdanek camp in Poland on July 23 1944, and later over ran several other concentration camp. -
attack of iwo jima
On February 19, 1945 we attacked Iwo Jima . By the time Americans were able to secure the island, 200,000 Japanese died and 7,000 americans died. The battle ended march 26,1945. -
Battle of Okinawana
On April 01, 1945 Okinawa was the last large scale battle of the war. 219,000 japanese and american soldiers died. It was the bloodiest battle of the pacific. It was eighty - two days of fighting. The battle ended June 22, 1945. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Truman became President
April 12, 1945 Franklin d. Roosevelt died and Truman became president. President Franklin died from an illness he was putting off during the war. Truman took his place and continued with the plan of the atomic bomb. -
Hitler dead
On April 30, 1945 Hitler and his wife committed suicide. He saw that they were going to lose the war and did not want to be charged for war crimes and be executed so he killed himself . -
Test A-bomb
July 16, 1945 they dropped the atomic bomb for a test in new mexico. they wanted to make sure it worked. They also wanted to make use of the money that was spent on the atomic bomb. -
Atomic bomb dropped
August 6,1945 hiroshima was bombed with the atomic bomb little boy. 80,000 people died instantly and 60,000 died within the years. -
horohito surrenders
On August 15th, 1945 Hirohito Surrendered.The Japanese civilians did not believe it was his voice. He is like a god to them. -
War Ends
We won the war on Sep 02, 1945. It was VE-Day for europe. it was exactly 6 years after the war started.
