Transcript RLT_WorldWarIITimeline

World War II Timeline
By: Robby Trimmer
Non aggression pact
• The Soviet Union and
Germany signed the non
aggression pact on August 23rd
1939. It was a agreement
between Hitler and Stalin that
during this war they wouldn’t
fight. Hitler would come up
with this because he didn’t
want to fight a two front war
which was a big reason they
had lost the first war twenty
years back. The agreement
said that for Russia to stay out
of the next possible war that
was sure to come. Russia did
so they stayed back and
minded their own business.
Works Cited
• Non-aggression pact.
11 Jan. 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Nonaggression_pact>.
Germany Invades Poland
• Germany invaded Poland
on September 1, 1939.
The Germans used the
blitzkrieg way to invade
Poland. It was a fast
attack and it was a
success to the Germans.
This started the war. It
led to the non aggression
pact.
Works Cited
• Invasion of
Poland(1939). 11 Jan.
2009
<http://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Invasion_of_Po
land_(1939)>.
Invasion of Russia
• June 22nd of 1941,
Hitler breaks the non
aggression pact by
invading the soviets.
This was a complete
surprise to the
Soviets something
they had no idea
about. The Germans
sent three armies to
attack four cities.
Works cited
• The invasion of
russia. World war II
Multimedia. 13 Jan.
2009
<http://www.worldwar
2database.com/html/b
arbarossa.htm>.
Pearl Harbor
• The attack on Pearl Harbor
happened on December 7,
1941. The Japanese were the
ones that attacked the harbor.
It was in Hawaii. The first
attack was at 7:53 a.m. The
second attack was at 8:55 a.m.
It was a surprise attack. The
Japanese killed around 2,400
people during the attack. They
destroyed most of the planes
and the USS Arizona on Pearl
Harbor. This event brought the
United States to World War II
and joining the Allies.
Works cited
• pearl harbor raid.
Online library of
selected events. 13
Jan. 2009
<http://www.history.na
vy.mil/photos/events/
wwiipac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.
htm>.
U.S. attacks Japan
• On April 18, 1942 the
U.S. attacked Japan. This
was the first attack on
Japan by the U.S. It was
called the Doolittle Raid.
The B-25s that the U.S.
flew dropped bombs on
military targets, factories,
and the Imperial Palace.
Doolittle, the leader of the
attack, became a hero for
the victory of the attack.
Works cited
• Attomic bombings of
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. Wikipedia.
13 Jan. 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Atomic_bombin
gs_of_Hiroshima_and
_Nagasaki>.
Battle of Stalingrad
•
This battle took place August 19,
1942. Germany wanted to attack
Russia again to get to the city of
Stalingrad and capture it and cut
off all the communications. This
was far from the same results of
the last invasion of Russia. This
time they were strongly built and
ready. Plus the Germans invaded
them in the middle of winter and
they were cold, sick and just not
able to handle the conditions of
the harsh winters on Russia. The
Russians pushed back the
Germans and they didn’t even get
close to Stalingrad and it was a
great stand for the Russians.
Works cited
• The Battle of
Stalingrad. History
learning site. 13 Jan.
2009
<http://www.historylea
rningsite.co.uk/battle_
of_stalingrad.htm>.
The invasion of Normandy
• The Allies stormed the 5
beaches of Normandy France
on June 6, 1944. This attack
was also known as
Disenbarcation Day or just DDay. General Dwight
Eisenhour called this operation
and ordered 160,000
Americans for this attack. It
was the largest air land sea
attack in history. We forced
the Germans back and we
even went past to go for Berlin
the capital of Germany. About
450,000 soldiers were killed in
this invasion. It was a huge
victory for the Allies.
Works cited
• D-Day the invasion of
normandy. Frequently
asked questions. 13
Jan. 2009
<http://www.history.na
vy.mil/faqs/faq1091.htm>.
Battle of the Bulge
• The Battle of the Bulge started
December 16th 1944. It was
yet another surprise attack by
the Germans. Hitler wanted to
put a Bulge in the Allie front
line. It was a quick attack but
shortly fell apart. It lasted a
few months. It was the largest
fought battle for Americans.
The Germans lost 100,000
soldiers wile the Americans
lost 81,000 men.
Works cited
• The battle of Bulge.
History learning site.
13 Jan. 2009
<http://www.historylea
rningsite.co.uk/battle_
of_the_bulge.htm>.
VE Day
• May 8, 1945 the
Germans surrendered.
This was known as the
victory in Europe this was
also known as VE Day.
We had the Germans
surrounded and the
Germans officially
surrendered. We got to
send our troops home.
We were proud of our
performance. Then had
to go take care of
buisness in Japan.
Works cited
• Victory in Europe Day.
Wikipedia. 13 Jan.
2009
<http://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Victory_in_Euro
pe_Day>.
VJ Day
• In august 15, 1945, the
Japanese finally
surrendered to the allies.
The Japs were
outnumbered and they
had been bombed on
several occasions by us.
On august 14, the
Emperor of Japan
Hirohito gave in and by
the 15th it was official.
The end of the war was
here.
Works cited
• Victory over Japan
day. Wikipedia. 13
Jan. 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Victory_over_J
apan_Day>.