World War Two Timeline by Jaclyn Ngo

Okinawa Captured - April 1, 1945

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The capture of Okinawa, the largest island southwest of Japan. This would be a vital airfield in order to drive Japan to surrender.

Iwa Jiwa Caputred - February 19, 1945

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U.S Marines invaded Iwo Jima, an island controlled by the Japanese. The goal was to remove Japanese garrison and establish an emergency landing place for the U.S Army Air Corps.

Non-Agression Pact - August 23, 1939

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A pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany to agree that Germany would not attack the Soviet Union as they recovered from their internal affairs. It also divided eastern Europe between Germany and the Soviet Union.

Invasion of Poland - September 1, 1939

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The invasion of Poland by both the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. This was to expand German territory while also being justified due to false allegations of Poles aggression towards ethnic Germans living in Poland.

Soviet Union Invades Poland - Setpember 17, 1939

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Invaded Eastern Poland and met up with German troops to which Poland surrendered and the Soviet Union gained its eastern part. This was due to the Non-Aggression Pact that the Soviet Union and Germany had signed that allowed Germany western Poland and the Soviet Union eastern Poland.

Battle of Britain - July 1940 - September 1940

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German air forces (Luftwaffe) attacked Britain to expose the country for invasion until the RAF (Royal Air Force) had managed to stop and secure victory. This was to weaken Britain and destroy their RAF so that Germany would invade Britain which was denied when the RAF became victorious.

Dunkirk Evacution - May 26, 1940 - July 4, 1940

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The evacuation of Allied troops like the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) from Dunkirk (french seaport) to England. This was so that the troops wouldn’t be captured by German forces.

Attack on Pearl Harbor - Decemeber 7, 1941

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Surprise attack on the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor by Japan in order to wear down the American Naval. This was so that Japan could expand their territory across the Pacific without the American Navy’s intrusion

Japanese internment camps in America - 1942 - 1945

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Established during World War Two by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to incarcerate Japanese descent into isolated camps. This was due to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.

Battle of Midway - June 3, 1942 - June 6, 1942

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Primarily in the skies, the battle was fought between the U.S and Japan with the U.S claiming victory. This victory helped halt the Japanese territorial expansion in the Pacific.

Guadalcanal Campaign - August 1942 - February 1943

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Battles on land and sea between Allied and Japanese forces around and on Guadalcanal. This would be a victory for America and lead to an end of Japanese expansion attempts.

Operation Torch - November 8, 1942 - Novemeber 16, 1942

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Invasion of North Africa with Allied troops (U.S and Britain) landing in Casablanca, Morocco, and the Algerian cities; Algiers and Oran. This was to take pressure off of the Soviet Union and to divert German attention.

Manhattan Project - August 1942 - August 1945

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A government U.S research project that produced the first atomic bombs that would be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was mainly to build an atomic bomb before the Germans did but was used on the Pacific Front when Germany had surrendered on May 8th.

Germany surrenders at Stalingrad - February 2, 1943

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The German army fighting in Stalingrad would be forced to surrender after the heavy casualties and supply shortages. This would be a point where the Soviet Union would start liberating most of Russian territory and mark the ending point of German victories.

D-Day - June 6, 1944 - July 9, 1944

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Allied troops invaded western Europe in five different places in Normandy, France. The invasion would drain resources and block military sites from Germany.

Battle of Bulge - Decemember 16, 1944 - January 16, 1945

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The last major German offensive on the Western Front to push the Allies away from German home territory. The Allied powers would eventually win and restore the front after the attack.

Hitler commits suicide - April 30, 1945

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Soviet troops entered Berlin and Hilter commits suicide in his underground bunker with a bullet and a cyanide pill so he wouln’t be caputred by th Allied Powers.

Germany Surrenders - May 7, 1945

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General Alfred Jodl, Chief of Staff of the German Army, signed the instrument of surrender at General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s headquarters in Reims, France to signal the surrender of Germany in World War 2.

Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagisaki - August 6 1945 , August 9, 1945

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Two American bombers would drop two atomic bombs over two cities in Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This would pressure Japan to finally surrender.

Surrender of Japan - September 2, 1945

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Foreign Minister Mamora Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu signed the instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri and finally surrendered Japan.