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The Allies waited for the Germans to make the first move. They waited for a span of seven months. Nothing happend until May 10, 1940.
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Canada was given the decision whether or not to delcare war against Germany after King said there would be no conscription. They made this decision all on their own.
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Canada hosts BCATP to train pilots and other flight personnel. Our skies were the safest.
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The Germans bombed the port of Dunkirk, where the Allies were forced to escape by sea from. (Having being surrounded by the Germans) The Allies ended up escaping by boats towards the English Channel.
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German panzers crashed through, bombed, and destroyed communication and transportation links which belonged to the Allies.
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France was no match for Germany's powerful army.
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Germany's intense bombing campaign on harbours.
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Hilter gives up on bombing Britain.
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Despite agreeing with the USSR that they wouldn't invade eachother, Hitler invades them.
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The Japanese Army bombs Pearl Harbour, in result to America declaring war on Japan and Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
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The British cracked the German naval code. This meant that they could now track German submarine moves.
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Originally a trial run to test out weapons and techniques, the battle of Dieppe ended up becoming a brutal fight. There were four pre-drawn attacks and one major attack in town.
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The British cracked another German code!
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The full-scale invasion of Europe-- starting with four beaches, Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha, Utah.
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Paris is liberated under the command of Charles de Gaulle.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Admiral Donitz offers an unconditional surrender to the Allies.
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Because Japanese admiral's would not surrednder, the Allies dropped a lethal atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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The generals had not surrended after the bombing of Hiroshima, so the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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The Japanese surrendered to the Allies unconditonally, marking the end of the war.