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September 7 to the end of October in 1940 the 

Luftwaffe (German air force) began to bomb 

main cities including London. Hitler believed the 

killing of more than 30,000 civilians would force 

Great Britain to surrender, however the Royal 

Air Force (Great Britain) shot down many 

German aircrafts forcing Germany to give up on 

conquering Great Britain.

    September 1st, 1939, Germany 

unpredictably invades Poland, attacking 

them swiftly and unexpectedly, this 

became known as “blitzkrieg”. Germany 

takes over the western half of Poland 

within 17 days; Great Britain and France 

declare war on Germany, sparking World 

War II.   

    370,000 French, Belgium, and British soldiers 

are forced back to Dunkerque Beach and put at 

a vulnerable stand point with the conquering 

from Germany of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, 

and Netherlands. May 30 to June 4 in 1940, 

338,000 soldiers are rescued from the beach 

using everything from destroyers, gunboats, 

yachts, fishing boats, motorboats, and 

rowboats.   

Germany breaks the non-aggression pact on 

June 22nd 1941 and attacks Soviet Union. 

Extremely cold winter, freeze to death German 

soldiers, guns or tanks would not function 

properly, and the Russians also used scorched 

earth tactics. In spring of 1942 the Germans 

lost this battle.  

April 9, 1942 in the Bataan Peninsula Phillippe 

and American forces surrendered to the 

Japanese and taken as prisoners, marching 60 

miles to prison camps. During the march many 

of the prisoners were either shot or decapitated 

by Japanese soldiers. This became known as 

the “Bataan Death March”.  

August 23rd, 1939, Joachim von Ribbentrop 

(Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs) and 

Vyacheslav Molotov (USSR Politician) sign the “Non-

Aggression Pact” agreeing not to attack each other 

and dividing up Poland once taken over of. This 

ensures the Nazis only have to fight in the west and 

not in the east.

October 1942, Britain and American forces 

drive out the Germans and save the Suez 

Canal. They were stopped in the city of El 

Alamein; this was a significant turning point in 

the war.

September 3, 1943 American, British, and 

Canadian soldiers invaded Italy. This caused 

Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy to fall 

from power and have the Italians surrender.

At 7:55 A.M. December 7, 1941, a surprise 

attack from Japanese airplanes bombed an 

American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 

This then caused the United States to declare 

war on Japan the next day. 

Since many of the men of America were joining 

the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 

many women began to work in “masculine” 

jobs; for example truck drivers, garbage 

collectors, and even working in meat-packing 

plants. 

370,000 Soldiers Are Left Vulnerable To 

German Nazi On Dunkirk Beach

Prime Minister Winston Churchill demands 

every British boat to rescue the American and 

British soldiers. 338,000 soldiers are rescued 

while the Luftwaffe attacked by air.

Italian And German Soldiers Invade 

Ethiopia

 In Attempt To Take The Suez Canal

 British and American soldiers stop the Axis 

Powers in Egypt at El Alamein and save Suez 

Canal, driving them out of Northern Africa.

Allied Soldiers Invade Italy

Allied soldiers take out Italians out of the war, 

capturing and executing Benito Mussolini. 

German troops take over Italy, continuing the 

war.

Allied Troops Reclaim France

June 6, 1944 over 3 million troops invade 

French beaches making German troops retreat 

taking back France, Belgium, and Luxemburg.  

Pearl Harbor Bombed By The Japanese

Japan bombs naval base in Hawaii destroying 

200 planes, 19 ships, and killing 2400 

Americans. Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war 

on Japan, two days later Italy and Germany 

declare war on the United States. 

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