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Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the death of the Archduke
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the death of the Archduke -
Gavrilo Princip fired two shots
He kills the Archduke and his wife Sofia and sparks WWI -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Gavrilo Princip is arrested
Gavrilo Princip is arrested -
Russia mobilizes to defend Serbia
Russia mobilizes to defend Serbia -
Germany orders France and Russia to stop mobilizing
Germany orders France and Russia to stop mobilizing -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invades Belgium -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany -
France mobilizes to support its Russian ally
France mobilizes to support its Russian ally -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
Hitler eventually abandoned air
attacks on the airfields and ordered daylight
bombing raids on London. This allowed Britain’s
forces to regroup and later win the battle. -
THE INVASION OF THESOVIET UNION
Hitler launched an invasion called
“Operation Barbarossa” with 3 million German
troops. -
PEARL HARBOUR
The Japanese launched a surprise attack
on the American naval base. -
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
The Americans intercepted the Japanese
fleet which was preparing to conquer these
islands. -
DIEPPE
5,000 Canadians landed on the beach
with the goal of taking the beach and the town
back from the Germans. -
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Germany wanted to cut off all Allied
supplies to Britain; British and Canadian navies
wanted to put an end to the German submarine
threat. -
THE BATTLE OFSTALINGRAD
Hitler attacked Stalingrad because of its
name, and to go past it to the Caucasus oil fields. -
BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN
The Germans and the Italians sought
control of Egypt. -
THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
Allied forces, including Canadians,
anded on Sicily using an amphibious attack, and
then moved onto the mainland. -
THE NORMANDY LANDING
“Operation Overlord” was the Allied
invasion of German-held Europe. -
BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF
The Americans took on virtually the
whole Japanese fleet. -
THE LIBERATION OFHOLLAND
Canadian forces drove the NAZIS to
retreat from Holland and surrender. -
HIROSHIMA
Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb
on the city. -
NAGASAKI
Truman dropped another atomic bomb
since Japan did not surrender immediately
