WWll Timeline by Krista Chavez

Japan Signs Official Surrender

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:17:17 UTC

After the atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the Japanese knew their status/position had worsened and reluctantly surrendered. The Allies and especially the United States then gained lots of land in Japan.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:18:25 UTC

The attack on Pearl Harbor was when the Japanese bombed and sunk 18 ships, while also damaging more than 200 of the U.S’s ships. The Japanese wanted to limit the U.S. naval capacity in the Pacific.

Guadalcanal Campaign

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:19:42 UTC

The Guadalcanal Campaign was a huge, and the first, offensive land battle for the U.S. against the Japs in WWll. The Allies ended up winning and started the trend of pushing the Japanese back in territory.

Battle of Midway

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:20:51 UTC

The battle of midway was a huge battle on the pacific sea between the Japanese and U.S’s ships after Pearl Harbor. The U.S. ended up winning and they sank all of Japan's 4 aircraft carriers which turned the tides for who was on offense and defence.

Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:21:42 UTC

The Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki were the first uses of atomic bombs ever and were dropped by the United States. The bombs were so devastating that the Japanese had to surrender just a few days after which marked the end of WW2.

Japanese Internment Camps in America

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:22:41 UTC

Japanese internment Camps in America during WW2 was when the U.S. imprisoned over 120,000 people that were from Japanese lineage. People were moved all over and suffered a lot of mental & physical problems, not to mention its dent in the U.S’s economics.

Iwo Jima Captured

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:23:29 UTC

The battle of Iwo Jima was very intense between the Japanese and U.S. that was very important territory for the Japs. The outcome was that the Japs ended up losing which then left their homeland very vulnerable to the U.S.

Okinawa captured

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:24:38 UTC

kinawa was one of the deadliest and bloodiest battles of WWll as the Japanese would refuse to surrender. However, in 1945 the U.S finally captured the territory when the Japanese surrendered as they had suffered 110,000 casualties. The Japs also used Kamikaze to dive-bomb into Allied ships.

Dunkirk Evacuation

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:27:22 UTC

The Dunkirk Evacuation was when more than 338,000 French and British soldiers were freed from a french port. The British got a huge moral boost from it and they got lots of Allied troops back.

Hitler Commits Suicide

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:27:55 UTC

Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945 by shooting himself in the head while in an underground bunker in Berlin due to his realization of the fact that Germany was going to lose. After his suicide, his soldiers had no choice but to retreat/surrender which led to the end of WW2 in Europe with an Allied Victory.

Battle of Britain

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:28:33 UTC

The Battle of Britain is when Germany tried to take over Britain through a series of Air-attacks and bomb droppings as they now had to face the Germans alone. Forty-thousand british civilians were killed and the British had to face the Itlians & Germans.

Germany surrenders

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:30:18 UTC

Days after Hitlers suicide, German military was in shambles and had no choice to surrender to the Soviets. The war had finally ended in Europe and Germany would now be divided in 4 sections between the U.S, France, Britain, and the Soviets.

Soviet Union Invaded

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:31:01 UTC

`The soviet union was invaded by Germany with what was called “operation Barbossa” which led to the Eastern front being involved in war now. The soviets were very surprised by the attack and it was extremely deadly and intense.

Allies Land in North Africa

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:32:10 UTC

The Allies landing in North Africa started with what was called “Operation Torch” in hopes of taking territory from Germany and Italy (the axis powers). This was the first big offensive push back of the Allies in the mediterranean which signifies a big turn of tides in the war.

D-Day

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:33:00 UTC

D-Day is when U.S. and British soldiers first touched down on frances beach of Normandy. Tons of casualties on both sides however Germany did end up surrendering.

German Surrender in Stalingrad

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:34:40 UTC

German Surrender in Stalingrad was the first of Hitlers armys to surrender after a extensive amount of casualties. It pretty much was a turning point for Germany as they then had to start pulling troops from other places.

Manhattan Project

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:35:25 UTC

The Manhattan Project was a super-secret invention of the U.S gov. where they quickly developed the nuclear weapons. They then created the first Atomic bomb which they would use in Hiroshima & Nagasaki to end WWll.

Poland Invaded

12356694 — 2025-03-10 21:36:16 UTC

Poland was invaded by Germany and the Soviets with heavy attacks and bombings which caused them to surrender. This invasion and win for Germany & the Soviets is pretty much what started WW2 and Polish citizens under the new rule suffered a lot

Battle of the Bulge

12356694 — 2025-03-14 19:06:59 UTC

The Battle of the Bulge was Germany's last offensive attack in WW2 against the Allies. The attack caught the Allies rally off guard however they still ended up defeating Germany and opening a path for them to ultimately win the War.

Non-Aggression Pact

12356694 — 2025-03-15 03:25:21 UTC

The Non-Aggression Pact was a deal between the Soviets and Germany to not fight against each other/attack one another. This allowed Germany to invade Poland without having to worry about the Soviets reaction or any funny business they might try to pull that would ut Germany in a war on two fronts.