Timeline of Major Events in WWII

Name ______________________________

Date(s)
of Event

Date_________________

Name & Details of Event

Holocaust

______ - ______

Time period when _______________________ and his _________ troops

were responsible for imprisoning and killing ___________,
_______________, and the _______________.
First, Hitler made the __________ leave their homes and put them into
______________ areas known as _____________.
He then forced the Jews to __________ as slaves.
Finally, Jews were forced into _____________________ camps or death
camps where they were _________________ by breathing
_______________ gas, gun ___________, hanging, or
________________. About _____ million Jews were killed and about
____ million others.

Pearl Harbor
December ___,
_______

Japanese ______________ made attack on the U.S. __________ base.

More than ________________ casualties.
As a result, President ____________________ asked Congress to declare
war on ______________ the next day.

D-Day

June ___,
_______

The largest _______________ in sea history. The ___________ troops

came under heavy ___________ and thousands were _____________.
The Allies took over all ____________ beaches where they had landed
and _______________ inland.
By August, ______________ had been freed and by September, the
________________ were completely out of _____________.

Iwo Jima
February ___,
_______

To ____________ the island the __________________ built a network of

underground ______________ and traps.
A fierce battle took place after U.S. _______________ invaded the island.
Once the American ________________ reached the ___________ point
of the island, they ____________ and American _________ in victory.

VE Day Victory in Europe Day

May ___,
_______

Germany ____________________ to the Allies on May 7, __________.

The next day was known as ___________________.
The people were so excited that they _______________ and
___________ in the streets all over _________________ and in the
United States.

September ___,
_______

The day ______________ signed the surrender documents.

Americans celebrated as President ________________ shared the news.

VJ Day Victory in Japan Day

Location of
Event