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Nazi invasion of Poland
The Nazi invasion of Poland started World War II.
The invasion started one week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. -
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Soviet Union expelled from League of Nations
The USSR was expelled as a response to the Soviets' invasion of Finland in October. -
Germans bomb Paris
Germans were determined to wreck the French's economics and military and its ability to rally support for other nations . It was to provoke terror which it did. -
Hungary and Romania join Axis Powers
Hungary joined the Axis power on November 20th and the Romanians joined 3 days later. The Hungarians wanted to attain lost territory and the Romanians felt isolated. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack from the Japanese at the American Naval Base on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was inteded to prevent the Americans from interferring with the military actions of the Empire of Japan. -
United States and Britain declare war on Japan
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a Declaration of War against Japan. -
Hitler Takes Full Control of German Army
Adolf Hitler legally became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933 then started his climb to power where he successfully reached full control in 1941. -
D Day
American troops invaded the beaches of Normandy to attack the Germans. Many of the troops were killed as they were attacked by surprise. -
Anne Frank and family arrested by Gestapo in Amerstdam
Anne Frank and her family were in hiding in Amsterdam, Holland. They and another Jewish family were hiding in an attic of an office building. -
First Atomic bomb dropped on Japan
It was a call for surrender that the United States, Republic of China and the United Kingdom called for. The first dropped in Hiroshima, then three days later in Nagasaki.
