With all the new information that we have learned through the podcasts and independent research, we now have a greater grasp on the events that occured during the war. Now we are able to fully comprehend what under what predicaments the U.S. was when the decision was made to implement the Atomic bomb in the war.
Timeline
1939
Hitler invades Poland on 1 September. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later.
1940
Rationing starts in the UK.
German 'Blitzkrieg' overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France.
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk.
British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans.
1941
Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia.
The Blitz continues against Britain's major cities.
Allies take Tobruk in North Africa, and resist German attacks.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war.
1942
Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Alamein.
Singapore falls to the Japanese in February - around 25,000 prisoners taken.
American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks turning point in Pacific War.
Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins.
1943
Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.
Allied victory in North Africa enables invasion of Italy to be launched.
Italy surrenders, but Germany takes over the battle.
British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.
1944
Allies land at Anzio and bomb monastery at Monte Cassino.
Soviet offensive gathers pace in Eastern Europe.
D Day: The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.
Guam liberated by the US Okinawa, and Iwo Jima bombed.
1945
Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops.
Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders on 7 May.
Truman becomes President of the US on Roosevelt's death, and Attlee replaces Churchill.
After atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders on 14 August.
More details pertaining to each year at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ww2_summary_01.shtml
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ReplyDeleteI like the fact that you found a timeline so you could piece together the progression of the atomic bomb and it's uses over time. It helps to really paint the picture of what was taking place by giving people an idea of when what took place and the process that the war took. It not only shows the progression of the atomic bomb but also the progression of the war in general. It gives you the bare basics and works as a great starting point for putting together material on a topic.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you created a timeline. This really helps because it shows you the order in which major events occurred. Also, you can relate these events with other events which were occurring at the same time. Good Job Augusto!
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