WWII Lehman by CobyLehman

Treaty of Versailles

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-03 20:51:43 UTC

The Allied Powers put all the blame for WWI on Germany. They had to give up land, reduce their army, pay reparations, and give up land

Pearl Harbor

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-03 20:54:11 UTC

The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan, this effected Japan greatly because their economy fell. So Japan performed a bombing on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

Battle of Poland

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 04:54:50 UTC

This is when WWII first started. Hitler first used the tactic of blitzkrieg here.

Operation Barbarossa

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 04:59:48 UTC

Hitler broke the Non-Aggression pact with Russia and invades. This battle ended up going into the winter, when the Germans were not prepared for the cold.

D-Day

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 05:03:18 UTC

Allies invade German occupied France to push them out. This made the war a two front war.

The Holocaust

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 05:07:35 UTC

Hitler's genocide of Jews. Killing some 6 million of the 10 million European Jews.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 05:14:56 UTC

In retaliation for Pearl Harbor, the U.S. dropped two nuclear bombs on two cities in Japan

Appeasement

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 19:52:35 UTC

This allowed Hitler to become in control of Germany. The other countries knew if they did not meet the agreements of Hitler, he would start war right then.

V-E Day

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 19:58:30 UTC

Victory in Europe Day. Countries everywhere celebrated this because it was the end of the European war. This happened when the Allied Powers surrounded Berlin.

Battle of Britain

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:04:01 UTC

The Luftwaffe bombed London 24/7 during the summer of 1940. Britain withstood the bombing and the Royal Air Force beat the Luftwaffe.

Battle of Midway

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:09:44 UTC

U.S. ambushes Japan on the island of Midway. With this victory of the U.S., the Japanese lose control of the Pacific, giving the upper hand to the States.

Yalta Conference

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:13:12 UTC

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet to discuss Post War world (after VE day). They agreed to defeat the Japanese, split Germany and Berlin, create the United Nations, and free elections.

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cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:16:57 UTC

Potsdam Conference

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:16:58 UTC

Churchill, Truman, and Stalin have a meeting to talk about Post VJ Day. From this they give Japan an ultimatum, finalized plans for Europe, Stalin doesn't host free elections as promised, and tensions between Truman and Stalin grow.

The Axis Powers

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:21:35 UTC

This consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. These 3 were totalitarian countries who all withdrew from the League of Nations in the 1930s.

The Allied Powers

cobylehman221 — 2015-12-04 20:25:51 UTC

These allies were the U.S., Britain, and Russia. This group defeated the Axis Powers. These were the same countries who were in the Yalta and Potsdam conferences.