WW2 Timeline by vivian :) https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke A Timeline of all the Significant Events in World War 2 en-us 2021-12-10 17:45:04 UTC 2025-11-07 16:13:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2694.png Stalin's 5 Year Plan (1928) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940848602 Joseph Stalin implemented the 5 Year Plan in 1928, dead-set on developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture, at the dreadful cost of a drastic fall in consumer goods. It ran through a series of upgrades to the economic standing of the Soviet Union, and building up over the period of those years.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Five-Year-Plans]]> 2021-12-10 17:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940848602 Japan Invades Manchuria (1931) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940850396 The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on the 18th of September 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. They take over the area, and implement a Japanese State called Manchukuo. 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mukden-Incident]]> 2021-12-10 18:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940850396 Hitler Becomes German Chancellor (January 1933) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940851442 On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, führer of the Nazi Party, as the chancellor of Germany.

„Wenn du wie Sonne scheinen willst musst du zuerst brennen.“

(When you want to shine like the sun, you need to burn first)

- Adolf Hitler]]> 2021-12-10 18:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940851442 Italy Invades Ethiopia (1935) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940851967 Italy-Ethiopia War, an armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia's subjection to Italian rule. This event was often seen as an episode that prepared the way for WW2.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Italo-Ethiopian-War-1935-1936]]> 2021-12-10 18:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940851967 Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (August 1939) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940853421 The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that enabled those two powers to partition Poland between them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact#:~:text=The%20Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop%20Pact%20was,to%20partition%20Poland%20between%20them.
]]> 2021-12-10 18:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940853421 Allies Declare War on the Axis (September 1939) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940854007 "Never Surrender."

- Winston Churchill]]> 2021-12-10 18:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940854007 Battle of The Atlantic (September 1939) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940858117 The longest naval battle of WW2, running from 1939-1945. The Allied Powers (United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Brazil, Norway) fought tirelessly against the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy) and ended up being victorious. Though it came at a cost with the loss of more than 72,000 allied deaths. Germany only suffered 30,000, but did lose the battle in the end.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic]]> 2021-12-10 18:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940858117 Canada Joins the War (September 1939) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940858732 Canadian Troops main duty was to act as convoy escorts across the Atlantic, in the Mediterranean and to Murmansk in the USSR. They also hunted submarines, and supported amphibious landings throughout the war's progression.

https://www.mta.ca/library/courage/canadasroleinwwii.html]]> 2021-12-10 18:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940858732 Germany Invades France with Blitzkrieg (May 1940) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940859618 "Blitzkrieg" is a term used to describe a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift, focused blow at an enemy using maneuverable forces, including armored tanks and air support. This tactic was used in the invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, and ended with Germany's quick victory.

"We could do with some of those razor blades, Herr Reichsmarshall."

- Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg]]> 2021-12-10 18:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940859618 The Holocaust (1941) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940860227 The horrific genocide of European Jews during WW2. Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered around six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, with no real reason for targeting them at all. Most of it was Hitler's twisted ideology of having a master race, with the ideal "Aryan Germans," who were people that had blonde hair, blue-eyes, and stood at a tall height.

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/introduction-to-the-holocaust]]> 2021-12-10 18:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940860227 Operation Barbarossa (June 1941) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940861475 Operation Barbarossa, also known as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa#:~:text=Operation%20Barbarossa%20(German%3A%20Unternehmen%20Barbarossa,1941%2C%20during%20World%20War%20II.]]> 2021-12-10 18:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940861475 Pearl Harbour (December 1941) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940862359 This was a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the USA into WW2. This assault just managed to worsen the relationship between the US and Japan, and began the US's full involvement in WW2.

"Millions of people gave their lives fighting fascism and imperialism, but Pearl Harbor was the event that forever changed the course of human history."

- Sam Graves

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor

]]> 2021-12-10 18:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940862359 The Battle of Hong Kong (December 1941) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940863097 Just six hours after the bombing at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese 38th Division - which was made up of well-trained, battle-hardened troops - attacked Hong Kong. The invaders bombed the military installations and airfield around the area, and quickly overran the troops defending the mainland portion of the territory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hong_Kong]]> 2021-12-10 18:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940863097 Dieppe Raid (August 1942) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940863563 The Raid on Dieppe, France, was a pivotal moment in WW2. With virtually all of continental Europe under German occupation, the Allied forces faced a well-entrenched enemy. This was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, ending in the German's victory. However, it provided invaluable lessons for the successful D-Day invasion that occurred later on, saving countless lives in that momentous offensive.

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/1942-dieppe-raid]]> 2021-12-10 18:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940863563 Battle of Sicily (June 1943) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940864209 The Anglo-American invasion and capture of Sicily was a vital stepping-stone for the campaign in Italy, although the Allies were at fault in failing to prevent the Axis from successfully evacuating their best divisions from the island to continue the defensive battle on the mainland.

“There was no such thing as a fair fight. All vulnerabilities must be exploited.” 

-Cary Caffrey

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Allied-Invasion-of-Sicily]]> 2021-12-10 18:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940864209 D-Day (June 1944) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940864753 The Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for WW2 in Europe.

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day]]> 2021-12-10 18:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940864753 Battle of Rhineland (February 1945) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940865716 The Allied Rhineland Offensive was made up of several large-scale military operations during the last months of WW2 in Europe. The two main objectives of these combined British, American and Canadian operations were to clear the west area of the Rhine and to accomplish the crossing of the river itself. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhineland_Offensive]]> 2021-12-10 18:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940865716 Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima (And Nagasaki) (August 1945) vivianwider_ https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940866459 Near the end of WW2, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.

“There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books.” 

-John Hersey

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima]]> 2021-12-10 18:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vivianwider_/utyzbugca9ri30ke/wish/1940866459