Unit 8 Timeline

Mady EmersonFinal project

1936-1939Spanish Civil War

Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco rebelled against the Democratic

government of Spain.

1940Battle of Britain

This battle was fought in the air. The British lost nearly 1,000 planes, the Germans 1,700. Germans bombed civilian as well as military targets, destroying houses, factories, and churches

and conducted a months-long bombing campaign against London itself known as the “blitz”.

1941Pearl Harbor

The american military base was attacked by the Japanese. In result the United States entered

the war.

1942Battle of Coral Sea

This was a battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers. Technically this battle was a draw

but it proved a victory for the US because it forced the Japanese to call of their attack on New Guinea. This battle was

a turning point for the US because it gave them confidence.

1942Bataan Death March

This was a forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese Army. More than 7,000 people died

during this 60 mile journey.

1942 Battle of Midway

This was a turning point for the US because they stopped Japanese forces from advancing. Torpedo planes and dive bombers sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers, along

with all 250 aircraft on board and many of Japan’s most experienced pilots. America only lost one carrier.

1942Manhattan Project

This was a code name for the project that developed the atomic bomb. It cost several

billon dollars to create the bomb and employed tens of thousands of people.

1943Women’s Army Corps (WAC)

United States Army group established in World War II so that women could serve in noncombat roles.

It provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab technicians for the US.

1944D-Day

On June 6, 1944 the Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France and pushed

back their forces.

1945Battle of Bulge

The Germans caught the Allies by surprise, creating a bulge in the American line and captured several key towns. The Americans

fought back despite the conditions. This battle was an attempt to drive a wedge between American and British forces. Instead it

crippled Germany by using its reserves and demoralizing its troops.

1945Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945 US pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Within 2 minutes of the

explosion more than 60,000 people were dead or missing.

1945Holocaust

This was lead by the Nazi Party with the leader, Adolf Hitler. He constructed a mass murder of

more than 6 millions Jews and others.

1947–1991Cold War

This was a worldwide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. This war involved many countries and became almost as big as

the World War.

1948Marshall Plan

This was a foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after World War II. Over the next 4 years the United States gave

$13 billon in grants to European Countries.

1956Interstate Highway Act

It authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway. This was life

changing and allowed people to travel from place to place easily.