Download World War II From Start to Finish

World War II From Start to Finish
TASK: prepare an illustrated timeline of some of the major events of World War II
PROCEDURE:
1. Study the two lists below.
The first list, EVENTS, lists some of the major events occurring from the outbreak of
war in 1930 through the end of the war in 1945.
The second list, DATES, list when the events happened (or, in the case of an
ongoing event, when they began). NOTE: the two lists do not match directly
across!
2. Use your text and the various sources in your classroom to discover when each event
happened or began. Complete the attached graphic organizer.
EVENTS (alphabetical)
DATES (chronological)
Allied forces invade mainland Italy
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in Japan
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in Japan
Battle of Leyte Gulf; beginning of American liberation of the Philippines
Battle of the Bulge in France; last German offensive of the war
D-Day: Allied invasion of German-occupied France
Germany invaded Poland; start of World War II
Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.
France surrendered to Germany
German troops invaded the Soviet Union
Great Britain and France declared war on Germany
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Operation Husky: Allied forces invaded German-occupied Sicily
Operation Torch: British-American invasion German-occupied North Africa
Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River in Germany
U.S. Congress declared war on Japan
U.S. forces landed on Iwo Jima in the Pacific
U.S. victory in the Battle of Midway stopped Japanese expansion in the Pacific
VE Day: Germany surrendered unconditionally
VJ Day: Japan surrendered unconditionally; World War II was over!
September 1, 1939
September 3, 1939
June 22, 1940
June 22, 1941
December 7, 1941
December 8, 1941
December 11, 1941
June 4-6, 1942
November 8, 1942
July 10, 1943
September 3, 1943
June 6, 1944
October 23-26, 1944
December 16-27, 1944
February 19, 1945
April 25, 1945
May 8, 1945
August 6, 1945
August 9, 1945
August 14, 1945
World War II Timeline Events Organizer
September 1, 1939
September 3, 1939
June 22, 1940
June 22, 1941
December 7, 1941
December 8, 1941
December 11, 1941
June 4-6, 1942
November 8, 1942
July 10, 1943
September 3, 1943
June 6, 1944
October 23-26, 1944
December 16-27, 1944
February 19, 1945
April 25, 1945
May 8, 1945
August 6, 1945
August 9, 1945
August 14, 1945
Use the event titles and the dates to create a timeline!
Be sure to follow all the rules of timelining.
o Show the events in the order that they happened (this includes two or
more events that may have happened in the same year).
o Represent time accurately; use the following scale
3 inches = 1 year
¼ inch = one month
o Locate events as accurately as possible within the year they happened.
One Year
The Next Year
Your timeline is to be illustrated in some manner.
o Build your timeline into your illustration, or
o Have separate small illustrations for each event, or
o Decorate your timeline page with one or more general illustrations
relevant to the topic.