WWII Important Events by Laney Caron

January, 1933: Hitler Becomes Chancellor

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:26:24 UTC

Adolf Hitler rose to power more by becoming chancellor, which is being in charge of one campus. The new cabinet was sworn in during a small ceremony. The NSDAP gained three posts, one of them being that Hitler became chancellor.

August, 1935: Neutrality Acts

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:36:06 UTC

Congress passed three neutrality acts that tried to keep the United States out of the war. It also made it illegal for Americans to sell or transport weapons.

November, 1938: Kristallnacht

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:39:39 UTC

The term, Kristallnacht, means, "The Night of Broken Glass." It was also called The November pogrom. It was a pogrom against Jews who were carried out by the Nazi Parties. The Nazi regime coordinated a wave of antisemitic violence.

September, 1939: Invasion of Poland

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:40:52 UTC

The Invasion of Poland was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, The Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. This is also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland, and so much more.

July, 1940: Battle of Britain

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:41:54 UTC

The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of WWII. The Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the UK against large attacks by the air force of Nazi Germany, which was called Luftwaffe.

March, 1941: Lend-Lease Agreement

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:42:21 UTC

Firstly, the Lend-Lease Act was an Act to promote the defense of the United States. Lastly, FDR made an agreement for the Lend-Lease Act.

June, 1942: Battle of Midway

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:43:01 UTC

The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle to secure dominance in the Pacific. This took place six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

June, 1944: D-Day

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:43:41 UTC

D-Day is also referred to as Normandy Landings. Basically the Allied Forces launched the largest invasion in the history of warfare. This also put the Allies on a very decisive path to victory.

August, 1945: Atomic Bombs Dropped

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:44:21 UTC

The U.S. detonated 2 atomic bombs over 2 Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed 129,000 and 226,000 people, a lot of them being innocent, and only one person survived the incident.

September, 1945: Japan Surrenders

carond7400 — 2024-04-04 17:44:48 UTC

After the Atomic Bombing incident, Japan finally surrenders, and the war comes to it's final end.