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world war 2
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Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland. this was the event that triggered the war. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Both countries declared war but for several months no action was taken against Germany -
Hitler invades Denmark
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Neville Chamberlain resigns
Neville Chamberlain resigns and Winston Churchill takes over -
Dunkirk
The British and French troops retreat to the beach of Dunkirk and a massive evacuation operation was undertaken to rescue them -
Italy joins the Axis powers
Italy joined the axis powers hoping to avoid being invaded and to glean spoils of war -
Battle of Britain begins
The battle of Britain was Hitlers attempt to destroy the industrial cities of Europe in order to cripple Britains military -
Battle of Britain ends
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Hitler attacks Russia
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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed pearl harbor in Hawaii. they hoped to use it as a staging point to attack the Dutch West Indies which were under British control. This attack brought America into the war. -
The U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians make their first victory against Germany -
Italy surrenders
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D Day
D day was a massive surprise attack against the German forces in Normandy France -
Hitler commits suicide
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Donitz surrenders unconditionally to the allies
Dontiz was Hitlers successor and after a short while he offered to surrender unconditionally to the Allies. -
The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
After the dropping of the bomb Japan still refused to surrender. -
The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
After refusing to surrender Japan was bombed again they surrendered after having two cities decimated. -
Japan surrenders
Japan offers surrender and general MacArthur accepts