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Allies and the Axis
Germany invaded Poland -
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Warsaw surrenders
The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland up between them. -
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Soviet Union invades Finland
This is the so-called Winter War -
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Denmark surrendered the day of attack and Norway held out. -
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Italy enters the war
Italy invades southern France -
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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain ended in defeat for Nazi Germany -
Axis
Slovakia (Nov 23), Hungary (Nov 20), and Romania (Nov 22) joined the Axis -
February 1941
Germans sent the Afrika Korps to North Africa to reinforce the faltering Italians. -
Axis
Bulgaria joins the Axis. -
Terrorist
The leaders of the terrorist Ustasa movement proclaim the so-called Independent State of Croatia. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor -
Manila
Japanese troops capture Manila -
U.S. Navy
Congress appropriates 26.5 billion dollars for the U.S. Navy -
Philippines
The Philippines fall to Japanese troops -
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt authorizes the creation of the U.S. Office on War Information. -
Women
The Women Accepted For Voluntary Emergency Services is authorized by theU.S. Congress -
List of rationed items
In the U.S. , coffee joins the list of rationed items -
President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt submits his budget to the U.S. Congress. 100 billion dollar budget is identified with the war effort -
Invasion of Sicily
An invasion of Sicily begins by British Paratroopers and American troops -
Rationing ends
In the U.S., meat rationing ends, except for certain select cuts -
Assassination
An assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler, planed by some of Hitler's generals -
Paris is liberated
Paris is liberated by Allied French troops, after four years of German occupation. -
U.S. Forces
The U.S. troops captured Nuremberg -
End of WWII
THE END OF THE WAR!!!!