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WW2 Begins
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Stalin's Non-aggression Pact
Stalin signed a Non-aggression pact for ten years. -
Soviets Invade Poland
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Hitler's Territorial Demands
Hitler broke his pact that said this would be his last territorial demand in Europe. -
Germany's invasion Streak's
German forces invaded Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Luxembourg was occupied without resistance. Belgium and the Netherlands declared war. -
The Battle of Dunkirk
The battle was fought between the Allies and Nazi Germany. -
King Lebold
King Leopold of Belgium surrendered his army -
THe Battle of France
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Germany occupies Paris
This is when Germany made France sign their armistice inthe same place that Germany had to sign. -
Germany Invaded the Soviet Union
This mission was called Operation Barbarossa. -
Pearl Harbor
This is the day when the Japanese bombed an island in Hawaii. -
British withdraw from Burma
The British had withdrawn from Burma and focused on the defense of India. -
El Alamein
The British started a devastating attack. -
French North Africa
American and British forces under the command of United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower landed -
Japanese on Defense
the Japanese were on the defensive everywhere in the Pacific. Guadalcanal -
Solomon Islands Fall
Solomon Islands finally fell to United States Marines and Army forces . -
General Eisenhower
General Eisenhower was appointed commander in chief of the Allied armies in the North African theater of operations. -
Battle of Berlin
The Soviet Union attacked the city of Berlin. -
Benito Mussolini
In Italy Mussolini was caught and shot by partisans. Then he was hung by his heels in the town square. -
Adolf Hitler's Sucide
To escape capture by the Soviets Hitler committed suicide the night of April 30. -
Hiroshima
A B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, a major munitions center, destroying about three fifths of the city. -
The Soviet Union attacked the Japanese in Manchuria.
They claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway, and attacked the Chinese army
