Hitler decided to invade the poor and weakly lead Soviet Union due to its
Hitler invades Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany.
Polish forces surrendered and Poland was completely occupied.
Soviets attacked with 26 divisions and massive armored and air superiority (Finland).
France falls to Germany. German panzer divisions broke through weak French defensive positions there and raced across northern France.
German bomb British cities. Hitler thought in this way to break British morale. But Britain could recover and the invasion was postponed.
After the phony war, Hitler resumed the attack with a blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway.
Axis attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, France
The Luftwaffe launched a major offensive. German planes bombed British air and naval bases, harbors, communication centers and war industries.
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The Blitz: The frequent bombing raids that the Germans carried out over in 1940 and 1941. (The Blitz)
A Finnish- Soviet Treaty conceded several border territories to the Soviets, while leaving the Finns independent.
Germany attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, France. The main assault was through Luxembourg and the Ardennes Forest.
Allies take Tobruk and resist the german attacks: Allied forces in North Africa swept the Italians all the way from the Western Desert to Cyrenaica, the eastern province of Libya, during Operation Compass.
USA Anti-submarine campaign: USA wanted to secure marine rutes
Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) on Sebastopol and Moscow falling by the end of the year.
Japanese attack at Pearl Harbour. The Japanese mount a surprise attack on the US Navy Base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
The Wannsee conference formalizes Holocaust- Naxis and Axis oppression of European Jews became more savage.
Battle of Midway- Decisive battle of the central pacific campaign between USA and Japan.
Algeria French Morocco Campaign- Great Britain, Free France, USA, Holland, Canada and Vichy France fought against the Nazis to free the part of South Africa
Egypt- Libya Campaign- USA and Great Britain fought against Italy and the Nazi Germany for the Suez Canal.
Manhattan project to build an atomic bomb- The United States Government mobilized scientist to assist in the war to create and atomic bomb.
Allies take Sicily: The allied troops had won the island of Sicily. 3)
Axis surrender in Africa: The British and American forces managed to defeat the Axis forces in North Africa
German Attack: The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own.
Italy Surrenders: Mussolini had been thrown out of office and the new government of Italy surrendered to the British and the USA.
Kiev: Soviet troops liberate Kiev.
Allies bomb the monastery in Monte Cassino
The Soviets advance to Eastern Europe
Paris is liberated by the allies (D Day)
The allies were delayed in their advance to Germany due to the battle of the Bulge
Guam liberated by the US Okinawa, and Iwo Jima bombed.
The the ferocious bombing of Dresden from February 13 to 15, 1945, creates a firestorm that may have killed as many as hundred thousand inhabitants and refugees.
Both Churchill and Stalin accepted Roosevelt’s plans for the establishment of a United Nations organization and set the first meeting for San Francisco in April.
The Postdam conference of July 1945 began under a cloud of mistrust.
President Truman and his adviser had decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
After atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders