WWll Timeline by Daniela Sanchez

European Front: Dunkirk Evacuation - May 26, 1940

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An evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and the French seaport of Dunkirk. During this evacuation they rescued more than 338,000 British and French soldiers that were invaded by the German army.

Pacific Front: Japan Signs Official Surrender - September 2, 1945

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General Douglas MacArthur made a speech calling for Justice, tolerance, and rebuilding. The Japanese MInister Mamoru Shigemitsu then signed the Instrument of Surrender, which ended WWII.

Pacific Front: Attack on Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

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Japanese navy bombed the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor to try and damage their navy so they wouldn’t ruin their plans. Japan was trying to gain all of the Pacific region and thought doing damage to the US would stop them from trying to engage in their plan.

Pacific Front: Guadalcanal Campaign - August 7, 1942 - February 9, 1943

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A battle between the allies and the Japanese forces, to try and get Japan to stop expanding their territory in the Pacific. This campaign involved sea and land but in the end the allies won.

Pacific Front: Battle of Midway - June 4-7, 1942

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A battle between Japan and the U.S., that started with Japan trying to secure the Pacific in World War II and planned to take midway and attack Pearl Harbor. Japan thought by doing this the U.S. would want to try and make peace with them but instead it created conflict.

Pacific Front: Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki - August 6-9, 1945

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The US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki to try and get them to surrender after the Japanese killed many Americans in Pearl Harbor. Many people were killed from this atomic bomb and this marked the end of WWII.

Pacific Front: Japanese Internment Camps in America - February 19, 1942 - March 20, 1946

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Executive Order 9066 to lock up people with Japanese backgrounds in isolated camps. About 120,000 people were forced out of their homes on the West Coast and many were Japanese Americans.

Pacific Front: Manhattan Project - June 18, 1942 - August 25, 1947

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A U.S. project that produced the world’s first atomic bombs to try and beat Germany after finding out they were creating a similar project. About 130,000 people were employed for this top secret project that would later be used to bomb Japan and end WWII.

Pacific Front: Iwo Jima Captured - February 19 - March 26, 1945

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The U.S. marines invaded Iwo Jima which was an airbase that was located between Japan and Mariana Islands. During this invasion Japan fought really hard to defend themselves which made it the bloodiest battles marines have ever fought in. The U.S. ended up capturing Iwo Jima after 7,000 U.S. marines lost their lives.

Pacific Front: Okinawa Captured - April 1 - June 22, 1945

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The capture of Okinawa was started by a battle between the U.S. and Japan. The U.S. forces captured Okinawa to gain an advance to be able to invade Japan’s mainland.

European Front: Hitler Commits Suicide - April 30, 1945

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Adolf Hitler was in his underground bunker and decided to commit suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule. After he swallowed the capsule he proceeded to shoot himself in the head resulting in him dying.

Pacific Front: Battle of Britain - July 10 - October 31, 1940

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Germany was trying to invade Britain after the fall of France thinking they would give in but Britain planned on fighting. The Royal Air Force (RAF) then defeated the Luftwaffe’s making Adolf Hitler abandon his plan.

Pacific Front: Germany Surrenders - May 7, 1945

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The Soviet forces and other allies were surrounding Germany and as they were fighting, they were also getting very close to Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler then decided to take his own life away which caused Germany to surrender to the Allies.

Pacific Front: Soviet Union Invaded - June 22, 1941

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Nazi Germany planned a surprise invasion on the Soviet Union to gain more land and resources. At first the Soviet Union was losing because of the large amount of troops Germany had but later on they won with the advantage of it being winter despite having a little amount of troops.

Pacific Front: Allies Land in North Africa - November 8, 1942

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The Americans and British invaded beaches and ports that are across from French North Africa. The Allies wanted to gain the region and open a second front against the Axis.

Pacific Front: D-Day - June 6, 1944 - May 8, 1945

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The British & U.S. troops landed on the French coast of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany. Germany was losing due to this invasion by other allies and so they later surrendered.

Pacific Front: German Surrender in Stalingrad - January 31 - February 2, 1943

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Hitler invaded Stalingrad to cut the Soviets transportation connections with Southern Russia and seize the Soviet leader’s land named after himself, Joseph Stalin. While the Germans tried to conquer this city they had bigger problems like winter beginning and so with these harsh conditions the Soviet Union was able to surround them, which caused them to surrender.

Pacific Front: Poland Invaded - September 1 - October 6, 1939

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Nazi Germany invaded Poland to show how superior their military was and then the Soviet Union on September 17, 1939 invaded what was left of Poland. Germany and the Soviet Union then signed a nonaggression pact with Poland after they surrendered to split Poland among themselves and neutralize Poland from doing any damage to them.

Pacific Front: Battle of the Bulge - December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945

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The Germans wanted to defeat the allied forces to get them to turn the war into Hitler’s favor. The Germans managed to kill a lot of Americans they captured and advanced but were later delayed by the U.S. army. Although it snowed and was cold the Americans kept fighting very hard while the Germans were getting weak and they started to retreat.

Pacific Front: Non-Aggression Pact - August 23-24 1939

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Germany and the Soviet Union signed the non-aggression pact to prevent one another from attacking each other and divided Poland between them. The Soviet Union got eastern Poland and Germany got Western Poland.