Major Events Of World War 2 - Reading A Timeline History Worksheet With Answer Key
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2Reading a Timeline
Name:
Use the timeline to answer the questions.
A n s w e r s
Major Events of World War 2
A
1.
Allies defeat Japan
D-Day: Allied Troops
in the battle of
Japan surrenders
land in France and
1
2.
Midway
ending WW2
Germany bombs Britain
begin invasion
Jun 1942
Sep 1945
Jul 1940
Jun 1944
1940
3.
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1939
4.
Atomic bombs dropped on
Germany invades Poland
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor,
Italy surrenders
7
5.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
starting WW2
Hawaii. America joins
Sep 1943
Japan
Sep 1939
WW2
Aug 1945
Dec 1941
1942
6.
1941
7.
1) Which happened earlier? A. Italy Surrenders or B. D-Day
A
Yes
2) How many months after the atomic bombs were dropped did Japan surrender?
1
8.
3) What year was Britain bombed by Germany?
1940
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9.
4) What year did World War 2 start?
1939
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10.
5) What is the span (number of years shown) of this timeline?
7
6) What year was the battle of Midway?
1942
7) What year did America join World War 2?
1941
8) Japan captured Singapore in February of 1942. Could you put this event on the timeline above? ( Yes / No )
9) What is this timeline about?
Major Events of World War 2
10) What event happened in 1944?
D-Day: Allied Troops land in France and begin invasion
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