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On Sep 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France responded to this in two days, and on Sep 3, they declared war after Germany refused to get out of Poland.
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In April-October 1940, Germany conquered Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Hitler was set on conquering France after Belgium.
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The French army wasn’t strong enough so France surrendered, leaving Britain and the Commonwealth alone to fight Germany.
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Japan bombed the US naval base in Pearl Harbour. A large amount of the American fleet was the destroyed.
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Right after bombing Pearl Harbor, Japan decided to attack Hong Kong. After Hong Kong fell to Japan, every Canadian in the colony was either killed or taken prisoner.
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The Allied forces raided the French port of Dieppe after France surrendered to Germany.
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Allied forces invaded Sicily. They fought soldiers through 240 km of mostly mountains. There were 562 casualties on the Allied side and the island was captured in a mere 38 days.
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The Allies followed the Germans to mainland Italy. The Canadians had to capture the town of Ortona. Before they could get there they had to capture many small villages. Once they reached Ortona, The town was captures on December 28, 1943.
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The Allies launched a full-scale invasion of Europe. They launched their attack of five beaches along the Normandy coast in France. They had lots of naval and air support, and they took down German communications before the attack. The German defence was very poorly coordinated because they weren’t expecting the Allies to make a landing in bad weather.
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On August 6, 1945 an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days after, a second bomb hit Japan in the city of Nagasaki. They then surrendered on August 14 when they realised they couldn’t handle the power.
