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War started
This is the start of the war. -
Germany Invaded Poland and Britain and France declare war on Germany
It declared a full scale European war. Before this Germany had already invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia without starting a war because nobody wanted to repeat what happened in WW1. Everybody thought they could avoid war by giving Hitler the land but he did not settle for just one country. Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. The invasion last from the first of September to the sixth of October. -
Canada declares war on Germany
any people were shocked that Canada entered the war again. There was no celebration like there was in the First World War. It was important for them to join because they had the most training in the air force which was later needed. -
Germany Invades
Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands -
France surrenders
France surrenders to Germany -
Battle of Britain
This is the date the Battle of Britain begins. If the British had not succeeded, the war would have been over and Germany would have won. It was the first loss for Germany after a string of victories. It also stopped Germany's invasion of England. It It ended on 31 October 1940. This was a major turning point in the war. -
Germany invades Soviet Union
It broke the non-aggressive pact Germany had with the soviet union. They took the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, completely by surprise. They had been defeated by Britain and Hitler always had his eyes on Russian. This was said to be another turnIng point in the war. -
Japanese attack Pearl Harbour
It officially entered the US into the war. Japan needed Hawaii to be closer to the Mainland. They also wanted to sink their fleet to reduce their chances of attacking Japan and midway. They did manage to sink most of it but it did not stop them from attacking Midway. -
Germany and Italy declares war
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; then the United States declares war on Germany and Italy. -
Plan for Holocaust started
This is when the first plan was formed. These plans lead to terrible things so it was indeed important but not in a good way. The holocaust was Hitler’s way to punish the Jews for supposedly being at fault for the loss of the First World War. Many people died and only few survived. -
Midway Battle
he Japanese and the US battling for a little island between the US Hawaii and Japan called midway. The US wanted it because they couldn’t fly directly from one mainland to the other, they had to refuel somewhere. After they attacked Pearl Harbor, they had limited fighting force but they still succeeded. -
Dieppe Raid
The Canadians had trained for 3 years and then they had to go to the raid and it was a disaster. They had no protection so the german artillery had already wiped a lot of them out already. This was important because it was the first major defeat for them. -
Casablanca Conference
The Casablanca Conference begins -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins -
Tehran Conference
This is when the Tehran Conference begins -
Normandy Invasion (D-day)
The Allies pushed into Europe on the eastern front. The Canadians were the only ones to accomplish their missions. It was to advance across the beach and get through German lines. It was called D-day as a code name. The D stood for nothing. -
Battle of the Philippine Sea
This is the day the Battle of the Philippine Sea -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
This is when the battle of Leyte Gulf -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of Bulge begins -
The Battle of Berlin
This is when the start of the Battle of Berlin -
Mussolini
Mussolini in hanged by Italian partisans -
Hitler Committed Suicide
Hitler committed suicide shortly before the end of the battle of Britain. It caused most of Europe to surrender and ended the holocaust. -
First Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
It rapidly forced Japan to surrender. So far they are the only nuclear weapons used to date. It killed lots and lots of people. -
Second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
The reason this atomic bomb hit Nagasaki is for the same reason as the first atomic bomb. It made the Japan push to surrender. -
War Ended (JJ day)
This date is important because it set an end to all the terrors of the World War 2.
