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Division of Poland
The attack method known as the blitzkrieg or "lightning war," was used on Poland by Germany. Poland Surrendered after only 4 weeks. Germany divided Poland with the Soviet Union. -
Hitler Expands Military
Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles by expanding their Airforce. Shortly after that, Hitler expanded his army from 100,00-550,000 troops.Germany was condemned by other nations because of the violation of the treaty. -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact forbids an attack on each other. Hitler offered Stalin eastern Poland and the Baltic states to persuade him to sign the pact. This pact gave Hitler an opportunity to attack Poland. -
Hitler Invades Soviet Union
Germany concluded that the only reason that Great Britain is still in the war is because they rely on the Soviet Union's resources. Hitler was convinved that the Soviet Union had a below average military. Germany's attack was delayed to June due to problems in the Balkans. After heavy resistance from the Soviet Union, for the first time Germany was stopped. -
Pearl Harbor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e99lfmmDN0 Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes bombed American naval base in Hawaii. The attack lasted just 2 hours. 2,000 soldiers and sailors died and 1,000 were injured. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was a major naval battle.The United States Navy saved an invasion of Australia from the Japanese. The tide of battle in the East changed. -
The Battle of Midway Island
The Battle of Midway Island was the turning point of the war. The U.S. established territory in the Pacific. The United States destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers. -
Axis Forces in Tunisia Surrender
As the war starts to come to a close, battle had turned against Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Axis forces surrendered in Tunisia. After this, The Allies carried the war to Italy. -
D-Day
Under U.S. general Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied forces landed on Normandy beaches that would be history's greatest invasion. Allied forces slowly fought through German forces. Over 9,000 Allied soldiers either died or were wounded. -
Germany Surrenders
Hitler committed suicide on April 30th. Seven days later, German commanders surrendered. The war in Europe was over. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Manhattan Project was the code name for the Atomic Bomb. The bomb was dropped in Hiroshima and destroyed 70,000 of the 76,000 buildings there. Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. -
End of WWII
After being bombed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered. It was hard for Japan to surrender because of honor. The Japanese Navy and Airforce had been destroyed. Japan's economy was left devastated.
