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hitler invades poland
he invaded poland -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his blitzkrieg (lightning war) against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupied. -
Chamberlain resigns
Neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from Labour members for a more active prosecution of the war and Winston Churchill became the new head of the wartime coalition government. -
Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
The British commander-in-chief, General Gort, had been forced to retreat to the coast at Dunkirk. -
Italy enter war on side of Axis powers
Italy entered the war as well -
France signs armistice with Germany
France signed with geramny -
Tripartite Pact
mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. -
pearl harbor
The Japanese, who were already waging war against the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour
