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Germany invades Poland.
Germanies military march through Warsaw after Poland surrenders. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Chamberlain declares to the Britain's, " we can only do the right as we see the right and reverently commit our cause to God." -
Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
Soviet Union takes over three-fifths of Poland. -
Germany concurrently invaded Norway and occupied Denmark.
This is the bginning of the war in the East. -
Germans attack Belgium and the Netherlands,
This became known as blitzkrieg. -
Axis Powers increases.
Italy joins the war with the Axis powers. -
Germans enter Paris.
France is divided into two regions.One is under the German military and the other under Petain's government. -
The Royal Force VS the Luftwaffe
The RAF defeats the Luftwaffe so Hitler put off his invasion. -
Coventry is destroyed.
About 4,000 homes were destroyed. -
Lend Lease Act passed.
The Lend Lease Act gave the president power to "lend" supplies to American allies during World War II. -
Invasion of Soviet Union.
German troops during the invasion of the Soviet Union. -
United States declares war on Japan.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, even though the United States was not at war. -
Germany and Italy declare war with United States.
Congress rapproves President Roosevelt’s request to declare war against Germany and Italy. -
Battle of the Midway
Japanesse are defeated by United States and are able to make them head home. -
Battle of Stalingard
The battle was vital on the Eastern Front -
Battle of El Alamein
British's first land victory against Germany. -
Italians surrender
Italy surrenders to the U.S.A and Britain and join the Allies. -
End of Leningard Siege
Soviet Union end the blockade of Leningard because Germans cut the land intersections to the city. -
D-Day
Allies invade Normandy. -
Battle of Bulge
Germany tries to stand their ground in Ardenes Region but are beatne by allies. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler does not want to face his concequences. -
Germans Surrender
Forces, dispite Hitler's declaration, surrendered. -
V.E Day
Celebration of the end of the war. -
Atomic Bomb
Japan refuses to surrender so the United States drops a bomb on Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb
Another atomic bomb is dropped in Japan(Nagasaki). -
Japan's surrender is accepted
World War II is officially over.