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Germany Invades Austria
Hitler declared that for Germany to grow and prosper, they needed their neighbors land. -
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WWII major events
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Germany bombs Poland with fighters.
Germans use Blitzkrieg or "Lightning warfare" to quickly and unexpectedly bomb enemies. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France quickly decide to go to war with Germany, only 2 days after the bombing in Poland. -
Italy fights with Germany, and Invades France
France surrenders to Germany and Italy. -
Battle of Britain
summer of 1940, Germany launches a HUGE bombing of Britain, and Britain fights back. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, which causes us to join the war. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Naval battle between the japanese and allied forces. Aircraft carries directly enganged in battle. The allies broke the japanese defenses on May 8th. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese tried to take over the island of Midway, but the U.S. and the Allies stopped them. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and the Axis powers fought the Soviet Union for control over the city of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
Allies launch a massive invasion of Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensive on Belgium and France -
U.S. atomic bomb on Japan
A bomber named Enola Gay released an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, and almost every building in the city collapsed into dust.Japan still hesitated to surrender. Three days later, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, leveling half the city. an estimated 200,000 people had died, either from radiation poisoning, or injury. Japan then surrendered on September 2nd.
