MAKING HISTORY TEACHER’S RESOURCE BOOK WORLDT HWARE DRIFT II, 1939–45 TO WAR Timeline of World War II You will need: ● A copy of the questions and timeline template for each student 40 m i n s Time: 2 n s ● i g h t 40 minutes or homework for two nights Student guidelines: Answer the following questions and then use those answers to create a timeline of World War II. 1. When did Hitler invade Poland? ____________________ 2. When did Britain and France declare war on Germany? ____________________ 3. When did the Phoney War take place? ____________________ 4. When did Hitler attack Denmark? ____________________ 5. When did Hitler capture Norway? ____________________ 6. When did Hitler invade France? ____________________ 7. When did France surrender? ____________________ 8. When did the Battle of Britain begin? ____________________ 9. When did Mussolini join the war? ____________________ 10. When did the Blitz start and end? ____________________ 11. When did Hitler invade Soviet Russia? ____________________ 12. When did Japan attack Pearl Harbour? ____________________ 13. When did America defeat Japan at the Battle of Midway? ____________________ 14. When was the Battle of Stalingrad? ____________________ 15. When were the Germans forced to surrender at Stalingrad? ____________________ 16. When was the Battle of Kursk? ____________________ 17. When did the Allies invade Sicily? ____________________ 18. When was D-Day? ____________________ 19. When did the Allies bomb Dresden? ____________________ 20. When was the Battle of Iwo Jima? ____________________ 21. When did Hitler commit suicide? ____________________ 22. When was VE Day? ____________________ 23. When were Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombed? ____________________ 24. When was VJ Day? ____________________ 142 03 Making History TRB.indd 142 10/07/2018 13:09 19 03 Making History TRB.indd 143 Event: Event: Event: Date: Date: Date: Event: Event: Event: Date: Date: Date: Event: Event: Event: Date: Date: Date: Event: Event: Event: Date: Date: Date: Event: Event: Event: Date: Date: Date: Event: Event: Event: WORLD Date: Date: Date: T H WAR E DRIFT TO WAR E TO DRIFT II , 1939–45 , Event: Event: Event: Date: Date: Date: 143 10/07/2018 13:09 Event: Event: Event: 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 1000100 200300 400500 Date: Date: Date:.