wh timeline wwii (1)
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WWII1939 - 1945Axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy, Soviet Union
Vs.
Allied PowersEngland, France, USA, China, Soviet Union
Failure of the Treaty
of Versiall
es
Depression
Facism
Imperialism
Dictators
March 1939
Hitler annexes Austria as a part of the Third Reich. This is Hitler’s first step to conquest. He headed next for Czechoslovakia.
August 1939
Germany and Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty. They promisedNot to attack each other. Hitler promised Stalin, the Soviet leader, Poland.
September 1939
Germany invaded Poland.Britain and France declare war on Germany.Hitler used strategy called “blitzkrieg” or lightening war.
June 1940
France signs armistice with Germany.Germany occupies France and sets up authoritarian regime.Axis start a campaign toTake over Allied holding in Africa.
August 1940
Battle of Britain. German “Luftwaffe” or air force launched a major attack on Britain. Ended in September.
November 1941
Germany invaded Russia. Winter and Soviet resistance halted Germans. 2 front war.
December 1941
Japan upset over USA sanctions after invading China. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt:“ woke a sleeping giant” USA enter war. Japan hoped to destroy the USA’s pacific fleet.
1942
The Battle of Stalingrad. Soviets defeatedGermany for good. Battle of Midway. USA stoppedJapanese from expanding in the Pacific Theater.Japan forced to retreat
1944
Invasion at Normandy. D-Day. Led by Eisenhower.The invasion led to the Liberation of France.
1945
Liberation of France.Germany surrenders in May.Italy’s leader, Mussolini, killed.Yalta Conference: United Nations formed toprotect balance of power and Human rights. Potsdam: Democracy vs. Communism. Splits Europe by an imaginary Iron Curtain With one side democratic and the other communist.
August 1945
Atomic bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Japan surrenders.