World War 2 TImeline

Germany invades Poland

Sep 21, 1939

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070 What happened was Germany had signed a non-agression pack with Poland to avoid a Polish-French alliance against Germany, but Adolf Hitler had no intention of keeping it. Germany signed a non-aggression with Russia saying they would both get part of Poland making it safe for Germany to invade Poland. Germany wanted to invade Poland because Poland had recieved some of Germany's old territory after World War 1.

Germany invades Paris and all of France

May 10, 1940

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/fall-of-france Germany invaded France and the Low Countrys on May 10th 1940. Germany captured Paris on June 14th 1940. It happened because Germany was at war with France, and Germany wanted more space for itself. It was important to the war because it meant that Germany had captured all of Europe and had defeated one of the allies.

The Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/battle-of-britain/aftermath The Battle of Britain took place from July 10th to October 31st 1940. It happened because Germany wanted to finish the last allied power opposing it. It was important becuase the British stoped the German army that looked unbeatable, Britain was not controlled by Germany and could be used as a bomber base, and it made Hitler want to attack teh east more which made the Soviet Union a enemy of Germany and an allied power dooming Germany.

Lend Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/us-entry-and-alliance The lend lease act was a act passed by the Congress it allowed the lending, leasing, selling, or bartering of arms, ammunition and food to any country whose defence the president deems vital to the defense of the US. It happened because Britain was constantly being attacked by Germany unable to recover and make or recieve enough arms, ammunitions and food being a island nation. It was important because the US started to

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Operation Barbarossa the Germans attack on the Soviet Union happened on June 22 1941. It happened because the Germans believed that they deserved more space. It was important because the Germans underestimated the Soviets and failed to knock out the Soviets fast. Another reason it was important to the war was becuase the German offensive died in the winter so Germany wasn't doing anything that WInter. Another reason it was important was because Germany broke its no aggression with the Soviet

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_pearlhar_3.html The Japenese bombed a US military base on Hawaii with no warning that resulted in 2,300 Americans killed, 12 ships sanked, 9 damaged, 160 aircraft destroyed, and 150 damaged. It happened because the US had placed a embargo on Japan preventing many resources going to Japan. US, Britian, and the Netherlands froze Japenese
assets stopping Japan from buying oil from them, which with time would cripple Japans army,navy, and air force.

Germany and Italy declare war on the US

Dec 11, 1941

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_pearlhar_3.html Germany and Italy declared war on the US on December 11th 1941. Germany and Italy both declared war on the US because their ally Japan had attacked the US declaring war on the US. Germany and Italy declaring war on the US was important to World War 2 because it fully brought the US into the war. Before the US had just been at war with Japan, but Germany and Italy fully had brought the US into the World War. Now that the US was fully

The Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/battle-of-midway The Battle of Midway occured from June 3rd 1942 to June 7th 1942. The battle of Midway happened because if the Japenese captured Midway their aircraft would be able to attack Hawaii and they could capture Hawaii. The Japenese thought that capturing Hawaii would make the US surrender. The Battle of Midway was important because the US destroyed four Japenese aircraft carrieres in hours. Another way it was important was many of

The Battle for Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/stalingrad The Battle for Stalingrad occured from July 17th 1942 to February 2nd 1943. The battle happened because Stalingrad was a important industrial center, communication hub, and sat astride the Volga River. If the Germans captured Stalingrad they would cut the main supply route from south to central and northern Russia. The Battle for Stalingrad was important because this is where the Soviet Union stopped the german forces and started

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/d-day D-Day was the largest amphibious assualt in history, it had five beaches invaded with 73,000 allied soldiers trying to capture the beaches in Normandy, France. It happened because the Allied Forces needed to get bvack into Europe. They needed to get back into Europe to help put Germany into a two front war. It was important because it gave the Allied Forces a spot in Europe to invade from. It was also important because the Germans were

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-in-western-europe/the-battle-of-the-bulge/ The Battle of the Bulge happened from December 16th 1944 through January 25th 1945. The Battle of the Bulge happened because the Germans were trying to break through the Allied Forces lines and get to the Sea Port where the Allied Forces were recieving their supplies. This could have changed how the war was going because the Allied Forces would have no where to get their resources from

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/the-pa The battle of Iwo Jima took place from February 19th to 1945 to March 26th 1945. The Battle of Iwo Jima happened because the Japenese had two airfields they could use to have planes take off and shoot down American Bombers. The Americans wanted it to use it to bomb Japan. The Battle of Iwo Jima was important because it was for the airfields close to Japan. The Japanese knew if the Americans got it the war would be mush tougher for them.

America drops the two atomic bombs on Japan

Aug 6, 1945

http://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/08-06/us-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima The Americans dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan on August 6th 1945, and the second atomic bomb was dropped on August 9th 1945. It happened because President Harry S. Truman thought that it was the best option that would end the war the fastest with the least American lives lost. It was important because it is what ended World War 2. The atomic bombs dropped made the