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The beginning of world war two
Hitler invades Poland. Both France and Britain declare war on Germany around two days later. -
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World War Two
Although nearly a ten year war, the United State did not enter world war two until the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 -
Formation of axis powers
The Tripartite Pact is formed between Germany, Italy and Japan. -
The turn of the axis powers
Germany invades Russia violating the non aggression act they had signed and failed to take the country losing resources, man power and now begn fighting a two front war -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Info.The Japanese attack the U.S. naval fleet at Pearl Harbor beginning the involvement of the U.S. in world warf two -
The United States involvement in Europe
Nazi Germany as well as Italy and Japan declare war on the United States -
Defeating the Japanese
The United States stops the Japanese from "island hopping" and begin to push back the Japanesemilitary for the first time in the war -
The beginning of the end of Nazi Germany
The allied forces force the axis powers to surrender troops in Tunisia edning the North African campaign -
D-Day
Brief overview of the D-Day eventThe United States and Britian land on the beaches of Normandy and defeat the present German troops occupying the beaching allowing the allies to have full access or a "second front" in Europe thatwas the catalyst for the defeat of Hitler and the axis powers. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans launch last final assault on the allied powers to attempt to regain territory to the west in hopes of regaining Belgium and fail. Axis powers are forced to retreat back east into Germany. -
Russia in Berlin
Russia occupies Berlin from the Nazis -
The end of the third Riech
Hitler committs suicide -
The end of world war two part one
Info on the surrender of Germany to the allied powersGermany surrenders to the allied powers of the west (United States and Britain) -
End of world war two part three
The Japanese officially surrender following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaskai. The United States used the atomic bomb devastating the islands of Japan. The United States was asisted in defeating the Japanese by the Soviet Union. -
End of world war two part two
Germany surrenders to the Soviet Union