WWII- terminale Flashcards
invasion of poland through launch of molotov-ribbentrop
sept. 1, 1939
battle of westerplatte
sept. 1-7, 1939
battle of Bzura
sept. 8-19, 1939
repositioning of German army
winter 1939 - spring 1940
assault on Belgium
may 10, 1940
Ardenne and Sedan are targeted
May 13th 1940
Nazi troops enter france
june 14th 1940
Germany initiated a sea and air blockade on Britain
July 1940
German took over Yugoslavia by force
1941-1942
Germany invaded USSR territory
1941
Operation Barbarossa
June 22nd 1941
First attack on the US from Japan
Décembre 1941
FDR calls for peace from Japan
Décembre 6th 1941
Surprise attack from Japan on Pearl Harbour
December 7th 1941
Invasion of China by Japan
1931-1941
Invasion of Indochina by Japan
1940-1941
Japan continues to take over with the Philippines
may 1942
planes sent by US army destroyed by Japan
Spring 1942
Allies’ goal to take over North Africa (colonial empires)
end of october 1942
British raid on Taranto
November 1940
Battle of El Alamaine won by Allies’ forces
November 1942
Surrender of Axis troops in North Africa
may 1943
British landing in Sicily
July 1943
Rome is captured by Allies
June 1944
Battle of Stalingrad
July 1942 - feb 1943
Battle of Kursk
July 5 - August 23 1943
Kursk strategic offensive
july 12th 1943
Battle in Midway Island
June 3-6 1942
halt of Japanese w/ Allies , victory in Midway Island
June 1942
liberation of France in Allies’ working w/Tehran Conference
since fall 1943
chosen date for D-Day landing in Normandie
may 1944
20K paratroopers sent to circle German troops through the land
jun 5 1944
actual date of the D-Day landing under Eisenhower & Operation Bagration on Soviets soldiers’ side
jun 6 1944
liberation of Paris (then pushed through Rhine and entered Germany)
aug 25 1944
Soviets reconquer Warsaw
jan 1945
beginning of kamikaze program from Japan
oct 1944
Allies’ landing in Iwo Jima
feb 1945
battle of iwo Jima
jan - mar 1945
US led by Truman are considering an invasion of Japan
summer 1945
Manhattan project directed by Openheimer
since dec 1942
Truman hears about the project & sends an ultimatum to Japan
jul. 1945
first atomic bomb dropped on industrial city of Hiroshima
aug 6 1945
Soviets declare war to Japan (competition w/US)
aug 8 1945
second atomic bomb in Nagasaki
aug 9, 1945
Japanese representatives board boat anchored on Tokyo Bay to sign surrender = end of the war
sept 2 1945
use of nuclear weapons creates a huge debate
1945
