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Chamberlain's policy of Appeasement- Sept. 30, 1938

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Chamberlain's policy of Appeasement- Sept. 30, 1938

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This appeasement was formed by the British Prime minister, Neville Chamberlain. He really wanted to avoid war and thought that he could achieve this by using his negotiation skills as well as agreements and diplomacy. This appeasement was hoped to please Hitler and could mean giving into Hitler's territorial demands.

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The non aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, only lasted a few days. This was the beginning of WW2 which divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. The

Soviet Nonaggression is in which two countries agreed to take no military against each other for the next 10 years. The terms of German-Soviet nonaggression states that the pact should last for 10 years with automatic extension for another five years unless either party gave notice to terminate it a year before its expiration.

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Under the control of Adolf Hitler, German forces overwhelmed Poland on land and in the air. Germany wanted to regain their lost territory and wanted eventually rule Poland entirely. Polish forces were not equipped very well but still made an attempt to take the Germans head-on instead of surrendering. Germany came out with the victory for the Soviet Union.

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Captured Film -- Germany Invades Poland 1939

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From May 24 to June 4th, over 300,000 British and French troops were safely evacuated from Dunkirk. The evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the recue of more than 338,000 soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk. The evacuation sometimes referred to as the miracle of Dunkirk, was a big boost for British morale at the time.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Battle of Britain- July 10-Oct. 31, 1940

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Battle of Britain- July 10-Oct. 31, 1940

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This battle was between Britain's Royal air force, and Nazi Germany's air force. This battle was also the first battle solely fought in the air. Both sides fought very brutally and hard, but in the end Britain won this battle. The win also blocked potential invasions, as well as extended Great Britain's survival in the war.

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This battle received its name from a speech of Winston Churchill. It was delivered to the British House of Commons on June 18, 1940. He stated, "the battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin."

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The attack on pearl Harbor was a surprise aerial attack on the US naval base at Pearl harbor on Oahu island Hawaii. It took place on December 7 1941, by the Japanese that predicted the entry of WW2. The strike then climaxed a decade of worsening relationships between the US and Japan.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor only lasted for about 2 hours. The attack is also what lead the US to enter WWII.

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Japanese Interment Camps- Feb. 19, 1942 

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Japanese Interment Camps- Feb. 19, 1942 

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These camps were established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his executive order 9066. There were large populations of Japanese Americans in California, Washington, and Oregon, so military zones were set up in these states. Following these military zones were Assembly Centers, Relocation Centers and Prison Camps. Life for these people was very harsh and hey were treated horribly. Americans considered this, "one of he most atrocious violations of American Civil right in the 20th century."

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What U.S. president ordered the Japanese into internment camps? 

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What U.S. president ordered the Japanese into internment camps? 

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a) George Bush

b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

c) Harry Truman

d) Woodrow Bush

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The First Battle of El Alamein was fought July 1-27, 1942, during WW2the British constructed an elaborate array of defenses. Commencing attacks on July 1 (1939-1945). Having been badly defeated by Axis forces at Gazala in June 1942, the British Eighth Army retreated east into Egypt and assumed a defensive position near El Alamein. The British constructed an elaborate array of defenses, commencing attacks on July 1st. They were again defeated and couldn't break through the Axis Forces.

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This was an Allied invasion of French North Africa. Even though the colonies of France and Germany were formally aligned, the loyalties of both populations were mixed. Many reports said that they might have supported the Allies. This operation resulted from an uneasy compromise between the Western Allies and was intended to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union.

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On September 8th, 1941, German forces closed in around the Soviet city of Leningrad, initiating a siege that would last nearly 900 days and claim the lives of 800,000 civilians. The capital of the Russian Empire was one of the initial targets of the German invasion of June 1941.

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a) Surrender to the Americans and British

b) Fight until the last man

c) Stay in Tunisia

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This battle was between those of the Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers. This was a very brutal military campaign and is one of the largest, longest, and bloodiest interactions in modern warfare. More than 2 million troops fought in close quarters, and almost 2 million people were killed or injured while fighting. This battle turned out to be in favor of the Allied forces.

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With a total of 76,000 prisoners of war, 66,000 Filipinos and 10,000 Americans were forced by the Japanese to endure in the early stages of WW2. The Bataan death was the forcible transfer by the Japanese army, where prisoners were forced to march until death.

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This battle occurred six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy clashed. Japan hoped that they would neutralize the United States as a naval power, but The U.S. Navy had a successful victory in the air-sea battle, and had great defense on the base located at Midway. They used their Navy intelligence and broke Japanese codes, as well as discovered Japans plans to attack Midway atoll. These victory's and defenses defeated Japan's hopes and over all turned the tide of the Pacific during WWII.

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Battle of Midway Tactical Overview – World War II | History

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After the battle of Midway The US launched a counter offensive strike known as "island hopping". Establishing a line of overlapping island bases, as well as air control. The idea was to catch certain islands one by one.

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On June 6th more than 160,000 allied troops landed along a 50 mile stretch of heavily fortified French coast line to fight Germany on the borders of France. The coded designation of D-Day was used for the day of any important invasion or military operation.

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Kamikazes were suicide bombers that attacked Allied warships during World War II's Battle of Leyte Gulf. This battle was fought in the Pacific Ocean around the Philippines. This Japanese suicide tactic was designed to destroy enemy warships during WWII. Their pilots would crash specially made planes directly into Allied ships. More than 3,000 Japanese pilots were killed and there were over 7,000 casualties among both the allied and the Japanese. Even after these suicide missions, Japan still lost this battle and they were forced to accept an unconditional surrender less than a year later.

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The Yalta Conference was a meeting between three WWII Allies, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. They met in the resort city of Yalta, which is located along the Black Sea coast of the Crimean peninsula. They discussed post-war fate of defeated Germany, and the rest of Europe. They also discussed the terms f the Soviet entry into the ongoing war against Japan in the Pacific, as well as the operation and formation of the new United Nations.

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This day was honored as a day to celebrate victory in Europe. Both the United States and Great Britain celebrated, and cities in both of these nation put flags and banners up to rejoice the defeat of the Nazi war machine. After German troops lost more than 8,000 soldiers, they finally chose to surrender, and laid there weaponry down. This day was claimed as, "Victory in Europe Day."

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Battle of Okinawa- March 26-July 2, 1945

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Battle of Okinawa- March 26-July 2, 1945

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This was the last major battle of WWII and one of the bloodiest. On Easter Sunday, the Navy's fifth fleet, and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and Marine Corps landed on the Pacific island of Okinawa. This was the final push they had for Japan before defeating them. The battle was fought by kamikaze fighters, in rainy weather, fierce fighting on land, and on sea and in the air. There was a large death toll on both sides. It resulted in an Allied victory.

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Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima- Aug. 6, 1945; Aug. 9, 1945

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Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima- Aug. 6, 1945; Aug. 9, 1945

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This bombing occurred when an American b-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. When this bomb exploded, it immediately killed about 80,000 people, and tens of thousands would later die due to radiation exposure. Next, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki which killed about another 40,000 people. These bombs were called, "Little Boy," and, "Fat Man."

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The battle of Iwo Jima was a military campaign between US marines and the Imperial army of Japan in the early 1945. It took place 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island had 3 different air fields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan.

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What two countries fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima?

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What two countries fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima?

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a) Japan and Russia

b) United States and Empire of Japan

c) United states and Europe

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V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of WW2, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history. When President Harry S. Truman announced on Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.

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Forming of the United Nations - April-June 1945

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Forming of the United Nations - April-June 1945

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The Character of the US is the founding document of the United Nations. It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945.

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- history.com
- brictannica.com
- nationalgeographic.com