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Germany invaded Poland, setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations. (German Blitzkrieg)
Germany Invaded Poland
They invaded Poland because Hitler thought it was a defensive action
Poland declared war on Germany because of this. -
Germany invaded France and captured Paris
Germany invaded Paris just after the collapse of the French army
Germany wanted to invade low profile countries at the time
The French Government has been even more destroyed than it already is. -
Germany Bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began
Germany Bombed London
Because of all of the bombings
THe Battle of Britain Started -
The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bass in Bermuda and the Carribean (Lend Lease)
The US gave Britain war supplies
Britain gave the US military bases in the Carribean and Bermuda. (The Lend Lease Pact)
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Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, making the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.
Germany wanted to defeat the Soviet Untion, but they ended up getting beaten instead.
Adolph Hitler disregarded the German-Soviet Pact
Germany got beaten -
Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor
Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor
To conquer SE Asia without problems
The US had no choice but to go into the war -
After Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor, Germany declared war on the US. The US declared war on Japan and Germany.
Everyone declared war on each other
The US wanted to get back at Japan for bombing Pearl Harbor, and Germany
Everyone declared war on each other, so it was chaos -
The US was victorious over Japan in the battle of midway. The victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific
The US had victory against Japan in the Battle of Midway
6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US and Japan fought in the Battle of Midway. Still against each other
US victory -
American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day, to begin the liberation of Western Europe
American and other allied troops landed in France, and they started the plan of liberation of Western Europe
They wanted to go against Nazi Germany (mainly)
Grew into the Cold War -
The US dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending the war
Japan was forced to surrender
The US dropped a bomb on Japan, because Japan dropped a bomb on US
WW2 ending