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Nazi invasion of Poland
polish army was defeated in a few weeks. Used more than 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes for the invasion -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
invaded them by sea, by land, and by aerial bombardment. upon this invasion hitler didnt leave any hopes of striking a peace settlement with france and great britian. -
Japan joins The Axis
Hitler wanted to control Europe. Japan wanted to control the Pacific. The thought was that if the Allies were busy on two war fronts, they would be far weaker giving both Germany and Japan a better chance to win -
Germany and Italy declare war on the US
America responded quick by declaring war on both axis powers. president roosevelt was planning to invaded Germany in 1943 -
The Allies invade Sicily
capturing Sicily was a assualt on italy. The invasion was completed August 17 -
The Allies invade Italy's mainland
left the allies in a positon of supplying foods. It followed the suscessful invasion of Sicily -
Battle of the Phillipine sea
was said to be the last great carrier battle of WWII. -
The Allies land in southern France
was also know as operation Dragoon. The landing caused German to abandon southern France -
Paris is liberated
suscess of d day. was a massive moral boost to the people in paris and france -
first atomic bomb on japan
U.S. dropped two atomic which eventually led to Japan surrending.
