World War II Timeline

World War II Timeline: Effects of Events

Citations

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Destruction of Nuremberg, 1945. (1945). In Gale World History in Context. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/BT2380000502/WHIC?u=akro716&xid=793b17be

The devastating battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the war, but it cost both the Germans... (2008). In Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War (Vol. 2). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3048787258/WHIC?u=akro716&xid=144e1653

"Japan, Germany, and Italy Sign the Tripartite Agreement in Berlin, 1940." Gale World History in Context, Gale, 1940. World History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/BT2380000553/WHIC?u=akro716&xid=12643c46. Accessed 10 Mar. 2017.

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The USS Shaw exploding during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor. (Reproduced by permission of the. (2000). In B. C. Bigelow, G. Feldman, C. Slovey, & K. K. Howes (Eds.), World War II Reference Library (Vol. 1). Detroit: UXL. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3411887057/WHIC?u=akro716&xid=bddac0a7

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"American soldiers wade ashore at Normandy under heavy German fire on D-Day, 6 June 1944." Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction, edited by John Merriman and Jay Winter, vol. 2, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. World History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3447087250/WHIC?u=akro716&xid=61d43ffa. Accessed 12 Mar. 2017.

Battle of Stalingrad

Germany's Surrender

Invasion of the Soviet Union

Invasion in Poland

D-Day

• From July 14, 1942–February 2, 1943 Germany and it's Axis powers fight the Soviet Union by going through Stalingrad, now Volgograd.
• This was a successful Soviet defense; this caused the favors to be on the Allies' side.
• Battle of Stalingrad was very devastating; it was one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

• After being pushed into his bunker from allied advancing into Germany, Hitler kills himself on April 30, 1945.
• Shortly there after, Germany surrenders from the war.

• On June 6, 1944, allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The attack allows a second force to attack Germany from another side; this ended up being very successful.

• All of the Axis powers, except Bulgaria, invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941
• The Germans were not prepared for the "General Winter," and to take over the Soviet's vast land; this gave the Soviets an advantage and therefore drove the Axis powers out on December 6, 1941.

• German troops invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939.
• This causes Great Britain and France declare war on Germany on September 3rd, 1939.
• The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east on September 19th, 1939.
• Warsaw surrenders on September 27th; Germany and Soviet Union divide Poland between themselves.

Soldiers landing on the beaches of Normandy

German POW's in Russia

Destroyed city of

Nuremburg

What's Left After the Battle

German Troops Invading Poland

1940

1943

1941

1939

1944

Effects of the War

There were many effect of WWII:

- Women gained recognition and were empowered by working in factories during the war.

- African Americans gained several new rights.

- Most importantly the death of millions of people.

End of The War

Battle of The Bulge

Pearl Harbor

Tripartite Pact

Russia's Counter Attack

• On August 6, 1945, America drops a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
• The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, three days later.
• Japan surrenders on the 14th, formally ending the war.

• On December 16, 1944, Germany tried to launch a final attack on the west to reclaim Belgium
• By January 1, 1945, Germany was ford to retreat

• On July 5, 1943, the Germans try to launch a large tank offensive which fails in a week
• Afterward, Russia starts to become more offensive and launch their own offensive measures

• On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed the U.S. naval base, Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii.
• The next day, the U.S. declared war on Japan, therefore officially joining WW2.

• The Tripartite Pact is formed between Germany, Japan, and Italy on September 27, 1940
• This pact created the initial Axis powers.
• Later, in November, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania joined the axis powers in the same year.

Nagasaki after nuclear bomb

The USS Shaw Exploding During

The Air Raid

The three countries'

officials signing the pact