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World War 2 begins
Nazi invasion of Poland -
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WWII
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Canada joins war
Canada declared war on Germany because they believed to still have ties with Britian so they fought along side them -
German invasion on the Channel Islands
After much attempt the German finally invaded the Channel Islands after sending a squardon of bombers onto the islands and bombed some habours. The Channel Islands are the only part of Britian that was occupied by German Army -
Beginning of World War 2 in Africa
Italy invades British Somaliland; it was an target to an early victory for Mussolini against the British so with 25,000 troops under Nasi attacked British Somaliland from Ethopia. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan surprisely attacked the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor. The attack was a preventive war, but because of this the next day U.S. declared war on Japan. -
Battle of Midway
Destroyed Japan's naval strength when U.S. destroyed four of it's aircraft carriers. Japan's naval superiority was lost. -
Battle of Bulge
A major German offensive against the allies. American solider guards, German troops captured during this battle. U.S. Troops advance through the snow toward town of St. John -
Hilter's death
After his final conference with his staff, Hilter and his wife, Eva went into their private room and they bit into some cyanide then Hilter shot himself with his 7.65 mm walther pistol -
First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan
U.S., U.K., and China called for Japan to surrender in Potsdamn Declaration, but the Japanese ignored it. With that the U.S. dropped the nuclear bomb "Little Man" in Hiroshima.
