Timeline Of WW2 by William Rascon

V-J Day

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V-J day or The victory over Japan day marks the end of World War II When President Harry S. Truman announced on Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Attack on Pearl Harbor happened from The Japanese intending that attack/action to prevent United States pacific to interfere with there military actions with the UK, Netherlands, Etc.

Battle of Britain

103126_3 — 2024-04-16 18:02:41 UTC

Hitler aimed at Britain to force them to submit by bombing Britain. To achieve this they needed air supremacy and in summer of 1940 a few thousand air men were sent to bomb Britain.

atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The US wanted to force a quick surrender by the Japanese to reduce the number of American lives lost.

Battle of Normandy

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D-Day put the Allies on a decisive path toward victory. Beginning with the Normandy beaches, they pushed back against Axis forces until Germany was forced to surrender less than a year later.

Yalta Conference

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The meeting was intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe, especially focusing on German reparations and post-war occupation as well as Poland.

Battle of Stalingrad

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Germany and its allies sought control over this city in Southern Russia. The Germans targeted Stalingrad because of its industrial capacities and because of its proximity to the Volga River, which would allow German forces to cut off sources of trade and military deployment.

German Invasion of Soviet Union

103126_3 — 2024-04-16 18:29:52 UTC

Hitler had always wanted to see Germany expand eastwards to gain Lebensraum or 'living space' for its people. After the fall of France Hitler ordered plans to be drawn up for an invasion of the Soviet Union. He intended to destroy what he saw as Stalin's 'Jewish Bolshevist' regime and establish Nazi hegemony.

Invasion of Poland

103126_3 — 2024-04-16 18:33:33 UTC

Hitler had attacked Poland because he wanted Germans to live there. He considered the Polish people inferior and only fit as a work force. In the last three months of 1939, the Nazis murdered 65,000 Jewish and non-Jewish Poles.

V-E day

103126_3 — 2024-04-17 01:36:00 UTC

The day war was over in Europe. On Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States. On May 8, 1945 - known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day - celebrations erupted around the world.

Battle of Midway

103126_3 — 2024-04-17 01:37:42 UTC

Japan hoped to defeat the US Pacific Fleet and use Midway as a base to attack Pearl Harbor, securing dominance in the region and then forcing a negotiated peace.