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Germany starts the invasion of Poland -
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Britain declares war on Germany after the invasion of Poland -
This was the start of Germanys invasion into France and towards great Britain -
The Germans launched an attack on the city of Dunkirk successfully taking it over but luckily 330,000 soldiers managed to escape thanks to civilians in their boats -
The Germans launched a large aerial invasion into Britain but the fighter pilots of Britain were equipped with a new technology called radar which helped them shut down the invasion and push the Germans back -
The U.S. enacted a law requiring all men ages 21-45 to enlist in the military -
President Roosevelt had the authority to transfer any military equipment toward the war effort without violating the neutrality of the nation -
The Japanese attacked the naval base located in Pearl Harbor Hawaii -
the U.S officially enters WW 2 and declares war on Japan, Germany, Italy -
germany and Italy declare war on the U.S. -
The Battle of Coral Sea was a battle overshadowed by Midway but proved to be just as valuable a win for the United States ending the Japanese Triumphs -
Midway was a large naval battle between the U.S. and Japan the U.S. came out victorious sinking several Japanese aircraft carriers and is known as the turning point in the war -
On November 8 the Allies entered the city and in five days 250,000 nazi and Italy troops surrendered -
the allies invaded Sicily and quickly defeated the Italy army causing the surrender of Italy -
the allies combined and launched the largest invasion in history and over ran the german defenses on the beaches of france -
The Allies were quickly taking German territory but in the process, they discovered the horrifying concentration camps -
the battle was the last assault by the Germans and ended it has one of the deadliest assaults in American history -
the U.S dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima causing the deaths of thousands japanese and one of the last major events in the war -
after many losses and desperate attempts, the Japanese finally surrendered to the U.S