Timeline- 1921-1938- Hitler begins to gain power in Germany and the Nazi party is formed
1939- March 15/16- Nazis take over Czechoslovakia May-August- Countries form allies, sensing another war September 1- Nazis invade Poland, officially starting WW2 September 3- Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand attack Germany September 10- Canada declares war on Germany, starting the Battle of the Atlantic September 17- Soviets invade Poland September 29- Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland November 30- Soviets attack Finland
1940- April 9- Nazis invade Denmark and Norway May 10- Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands May 15- Holland surrenders to the Nazis May 28- Belgium surrenders to the Nazis June 10- Norway surrenders to the Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France July 23- Soviets take Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania August 17- Hitler declares a blockade of The British Isles September 13- Italy invades Egypt September 27- Axis contract is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan October 28- Italy invades Greece November 20- Hungary joins the Axis power November 23- Romania joins the Axis power
1941- April 6- Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia April 17- Yugoslavia surrenders to the Nazis April 27- Germany surrenders to the Nazis June 8- Allies invade Syria and Lebanon July 26- Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets in America October 2- Germany begins to advance on Russia, called Operation Typhoon, October/November- Germany takes over major cities on their way to Moscow December 5- Germans attack on Russia is abandoned due to loss of men to frostbite and being killed by Russia December 7- The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor December 8- The United States and Britain declares war on Japan
1942- April- Japanese- American are sent to relocation camps June- Jews begin to be mass murdered by gasses in Auschwitz September 13- Battle of Stalingrad begins
1943- January- March- The Allies begin to take back lost land and Germany begins to retreat July 25/26- Italy turns to the Allies and breaks their treaty with Germany (this was not publicly announced until September 8, 1943) November 28-December 1- Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet in Tehran to discuss battle strategies
1944- January 6- Soviet troops begin to advance into Poland March 4- First major daylight bombing raid on Berlin, Germany June 6- D-Day landings on the northern coast of France June 22- Operation Bagratian begins- Soviets plan to become the offense February 4-11- Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet again in Yalta to discuss battle strategies April 12- Roosevelt dies and Truman becomes president April 28- Mussolini, Italian leader arrested before Italy changes sides, is executed April 30- Hitler commits suicide May 7- Germany surrenders May 8- Victory in Europe day August 6- United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan August 9- United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan September 2- Japan surrenders
Causes of WW2- WW2 all started because of WW1. After WW1, Germany was without hope and Hitler changed that. He gave the Germans hope and that is what made them follow him even when his ideas were kind of crazy.
Impacts of WW2- All major Nazi leaders were put under trial after the concentration camps were discovered. These trials are called the Nuremberg trails. Many countries were left devastated from a lot of death and they had to reform, especially Germany.
Major Players in WW2- Axis powers- Germany Italy Japan
Allied powers- United States Britain France Soviet Union Australia New Zealand Belgium Brazil Canada China Denmark Greece The Netherlands Norway Poland South Africa Yugoslavia
Adolf Hitler- Dictator of Germany Benito Mussolini- Dictator of Italy Hediki Tojo- Ruler of Japan Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Britain Franklin D. Roosevelt- President of the United States Harry Truman- Roosevelts Vice President who took over after he died Joseph Stalin- Leader of Soviet Union