World War Two timeline project: Shane Childers

Japan invades China

Jul 1, 1931

Japan invades Manchuria. Invaded for raw materials.

The Holocaust

Nov 30, 1933

6 Million Jews were killed due to Adolf Hitlers attept of genocide.

Munich Conference

Sep 29, 1938

Agreement which allowed Germany to extend territory it parts of Czechoslovakia. Agreement was between Britain and Germay

Non-Aggression Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Treaty that allowed Germany and the Soviet Union to both invade Poland.

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland by saying this act was for defensive reasons. Poland declares war on September 3

Blitzkrieg

Sep 1, 1939

Quick victory in fighting using intense fighting

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Battle between Britain and Germany in air.

Lend-Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

Act allowing America to stay out of war but lend war needs to allies

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Code name for Germanys invasion of the Soviet Union.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs American navy port and leads to America entering war

Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

Conference between high official Nazi officials to discuss the final solution.

Bataan Death March

Apr 9, 1942

Troops on Bataan surrendered and forced to walk 65 miles to prison camps

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Americas navy and Japans navy fight with America gaining victory.

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

Soviet Union has victory in defense of Stalingrad.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Allied forces land on beaches of France to invade.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

German offensive campaign in Belgium, France and Luxembourg.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

America fights for the island Iwo Jima and captures it.

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

America captures island Okinawa the last major amphibious campaign.

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

The day the Allied forces gain victory in Europe.

The Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

America drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima then bombs Nagasaki days later to finish the job and prove a point that we are not going to lose and anyone else should surrender.

V-J Day

Sep 2, 1945

The day Japan surrenders war

First Chick Fil A resturant opens

Nov 10, 1946

First chick fil a resturant opens.

Warsaw Pact

May 14, 1955

A millitary alliace between Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union