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Germany invades Czechoslovakia
Despite the assurances given by Hitler in the Treaty of Munich, he marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country. -
The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland started WW2. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
In 1939, Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. Though he was hoping to acquire Poland without force, Hitler was planning against the possibility of a two front war. Since fighting a two front war in World War I had split Germany's forces, it had weakened and undermined their offensive; thus, played a large role in Germany losing the First World War. Hitler was determined not to repeatnot to repeat the same mistakes. So, he planned ahead and made a pact with the Soviets. -
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Canada enters the war
WW2 officially began for Canada on September 10, 1939, 10 days after the war started. Canada declared war on Germany. -
Phony War (sitzkrieg)
The Phoney War was a phase early in World War II—in the months following Britain's declaration of war on Germany in September 1939 and preceding the Battle of France in May 1940. -
The Invasion of Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium
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The Invasion of France
In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, executed on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. -
The Miracle at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and the early hours of 3 June 1940, when British, French and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk in the Second World War. -
The Fall of France
The French lost the battle. On June 22nd, Marshell Petain signed a armistice for France which made the French send 2 million soldiers to Germany to act as slaves. -
The Battle of Britain
Hilter planned on attacked Britain's aircrafts for land invasion. British developed a radar system for determining where the enemy's aircraft was located. Many Canadians helped Britain defeat Germany, and won. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a 2,900 km front. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
7 December 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. -
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