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The War Begins

By ashley7871
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    World War 2

  • Germnay invades Czechoslovakia

    Germnay invades Czechoslovakia
    Germany took over Czechoslovakia after marching in. He went against what he said in Munich, and from then on was not trusted by some.

  • the Soviet-Nazi Pact

    the Soviet-Nazi Pact
    The Soviet-Nazi Non-Agression Pact was signed before the start oif the war. This pact stated that Germany and the Soviet Union would not attack eachother for 10 years.

  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    The German battleship fired on the Polish fort at about 4:45 in the morning. Hitler decided to invade Poland and was very confident that it would be a short easy war.

  • Phony War (sitzkrieg)

    Phony War (sitzkrieg)
    From September 1939 to May 1940, was a time period at the beginning of the war where no fighting happened. This gave the British time to prepare their equiptment for the next attck.

  • Canada enters the war

    Canada enters the war
    Canada enters the war and sends troops to help Britain. Canada contributed on land, on the air and in the sea.

  • The Invasion of France

    The Invasion of France
    Germany started to invade France. After getting bombed and trapped between the German army, they signed an armstice with Germany.

  • The Invasion of Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium

    The Invasion of Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium
    Germany attcked a lightning war (blitzkrieg). They invaded and bombed Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium. These four countries were taken over.

  • The Miracle at Dunkirk

    The Miracle at Dunkirk
    After being defeated, the British were trapped on the port of Dunkirk. After calling for help, every type of boat started arriving to help and many lives were saved.

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    There were four phases to the Battle of Britain: bombers were sent, bombing raids on RAFT airfields, London was bombed and night bombing raids.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    The Germans, led by Hitler, made a suprise attack on Russia. Many solders and tanks were send to Russia.

  • The Fall of France

    The Fall of France
    After the Invasion of France, France gave up and signed an armstice with Germany.

  • The attack on Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japanese launched an attack on pearl harbor in the United States because they wanted to take over the Pacific Islands. They launched this attack with two waves of planes and ships.