https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline A timeline of events which happened throughout World War II. en-us 2021-04-28 21:06:28 UTC 2021-05-05 05:21:00 UTC hello@padlet.com evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1487568985 Red - European Events in TCI
Blue - Asian Events in TCI
Purple - Both European and Asian Events in TCI
Green - Worldwide in TCI
Yellow - Specific Area in TCI
White - Informational and Opinion

]]> 2021-05-03 23:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1487568985 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1487921319 The 1936 Olympics took place in Berlin, Germany. During this time Adolf Hitler had just come to power. Prior to the the Treaty of Versailles had already been broken by Germany, however 49 countries still attended. African American athlete Jesse Owens won four medals in Track and Field events which was an embarrassment to Hitler who believed in a superior Aryan (white) race.]]> 2021-05-04 02:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1487921319 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1487931366 At the end of the "roaring twenties" the great depression hit the United States. The rest of the world also suffered an economic recession. This allowed the rise of dictatorships around the world which included all of the axis powers.]]> 2021-05-04 02:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1487931366 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492339619 In Italy, Benito Mussolini overthrew the government. The Italian government became a dictatorship based on a political philosophy called fascism. Like many other dictatorships Mussolini planned for large expansion throughout Europe. Italy was one of the two large Axis powers in Europe fighting alongside Nazi Germany throughout WWII.]]> 2021-05-05 03:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492339619 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492343828 In 1922 Russia became the Soviet Union also known as the USSR. In Russian this is translated to CCCP. The Soviet Union fought along side the allies during WWII.]]> 2021-05-05 03:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492343828 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492348121 Joseph Stalin becomes the dictator in the Soviet Union. He turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. The Communist Party continued to totally control all aspects of the government, economy, and society.]]> 2021-05-05 03:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492348121 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492351046 By the end of 1932, the Nazis were the largest political party. The Nazis promised to impose order, promote their racial policies, and create a stronger, more prosperous Germany.]]> 2021-05-05 03:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492351046 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492383665 Adolf Hitler is named chancellor of Germany on January 30th by President Paul von Hindenburg after the parliamentary election. This decision is arguably one of the worst made of that time and contributed to the deaths of millions of Jews and other minorities across Europe. ]]> 2021-05-05 03:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492383665 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492389597 On August 19, 1934, Adolf Hitler, already chancellor, is also elected president of Germany.]]> 2021-05-05 03:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492389597 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492417400 The Japanese army attacked Beijing, China’s capital, and went on to capture the city of Nanjing. (In Chinese bei means north, and nan means south, jing means capital so Nanjing means the Southern Capital.) In Nanjing, Japanese soldiers massacred about 300,000 Chinese civilians.]]> 2021-05-05 04:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492417400 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492423118 Mussolini invaded the East African nation of Ethiopia in 1935. This was mainly done to boost Italy's prestige.]]> 2021-05-05 04:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492423118 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492430766 Hitler sends troops to Rhineland which is on the border of France. This broke the Treaty of Versailles which prohibited military action in this region.]]> 2021-05-05 04:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492430766 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492434362  In 1938, Hitler annexed Austria and part of Czechoslovakia as part of his plan to unite all German-speaking peoples.]]> 2021-05-05 04:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492434362 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492435804 In March 1939 Germany had already made plans to invade Poland. On September 1st Germany invaded, and two days later the UK and France both declared war on Germany.]]> 2021-05-05 04:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492435804 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492438325 By the end of 1941, Japanese forces had conquered most of China and had moved into French Indochina. France had fallen to Germany, and the German army had begun an invasion of the Soviet Union. The Axis powers also controlled most of North Africa.]]> 2021-05-05 04:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492438325 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492439119 The United States backed the Allied powers and helped by sending aid, however did not declare war on any of the Axis powers. However on December 7th Japan attacked Pearl Harbor which prompted the United States to enter WWII.]]> 2021-05-05 04:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492439119 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492446408 In November 1942, more than 100,000 Allied troops landed in North Africa. The bulk of the Axis troops in North Africa were Italian. After months of fierce desert fighting, the Africa Korps surrendered in May 1943.]]> 2021-05-05 04:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492446408 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492448500 The bloody defense of Stalingrad cost the Soviets more than all the American casualties in the entire war. After Stalingrad, the Soviet army stopped retreating and began to advance on Germany. The Soviet struggle on the Eastern front played a huge role in defeating Germany. In the course of the war, Soviet troops destroyed more German divisions than the British, Americans, and other Allied countries combined.]]> 2021-05-05 04:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492448500 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492451669 D-Day is the largest organized attack utilizing air, naval, and ground forces. D-Day was a major turning point in the war and required an insane coordination between the allied forces to through the German's off their scent, and attack with the element of suprise. ]]> 2021-05-05 04:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492451669 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492454870 On May 8th Germany surrendered. This day is now called V-E day. Or Victory in Europe Day.

]]> 2021-05-05 04:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492454870 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492455208 There is a great video series on Nebula called the logistics of D-Day.]]> 2021-05-05 04:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492455208 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492457666 In May 1942, a huge Japanese fleet headed for Midway. By the end of the Battle of Midway, Japan had lost four aircraft carriers and 322 planes. The tide of battle in the Pacific had turned.]]> 2021-05-05 04:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492457666 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492459661  On April 12, 1945, he died from a stroke. Vice President Harry S. Truman became the nation’s new president. This was the first Truman had heard of the Atomic Bomb.]]> 2021-05-05 04:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492459661 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492460999 On August 6, 1945, an American plane named the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A blinding flash filled the sky. The explosion that followed killed about 70,000 people, most in mere moments. A stunned Japan did not surrender. Three days later, a second atomic bomb exploded over the city of Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.]]> 2021-05-05 04:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492460999 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492464157 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi
(Yes it's a wikipedia article)
He is the only person which Japan recognizes as being at both places where an atomic bomb was dropped, and survive both.]]> 2021-05-05 04:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492464157 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492465992 On August 15th Japan surrendered. This day is now called V-J day, or victory in Japan Day.]]> 2021-05-05 04:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492465992 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492468444 The most famous of the war crimes trials occurred in November 1945, when the Allies put 22 Nazi leaders on trial in Nuremberg, Germany. They were charged with war crimes as well as crimes against humanity, such as enslavement and extermination. Judges from the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France heard their cases. Twelve defendants were condemned to death by hanging, seven were given prison terms, and three were acquitted in the Nuremberg Trials.]]> 2021-05-05 04:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492468444 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492468599 In May 1946, a separate court in Tokyo put 28 Japanese war criminals on trial. All were found guilty. Sixteen received life sentences. Seven were sentenced to death by hanging, including Japanese prime minister Tojo.]]> 2021-05-05 04:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492468599 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492468715 Another really good video explanation.
https://youtu.be/B7Vwe9jCp-c]]> 2021-05-05 04:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492468715 evanweinstein https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492469043 This is a really good video explanation. 
https://youtu.be/vywGZzb9O4M]]> 2021-05-05 04:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/evanweinstein/WW2timeline/wish/1492469043