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Germany invades Poland
Germany took over Poland.
it was the blitzkrieg strategy.
Germany invaded poland because he wanted to defend himself and his country.The Polish army had many strategic miscalculations before.
They weren't prepared for this.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
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Germany invades France
It is known as the fall of France.
Many allied planes were destroyed.
German tanks had broken through the main fronts in Somme river.
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Germany Bombs London
France was put on high alert.
Some of the bombs did fall on their intended target of the docks.
This action caused the Battle of Great Britain to begin. There were several phases to this Battle.
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Lend-Lease
President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease bill into law.
It authorized the president to transfer arms or any defense materials. He had a two part plan for this to be in legislation. Democrats were overwhelmed but supported this.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor at 8am.
This attack lasted 110 minutes.
Only 28 Japanese planes were shot down.
The Japenese called this ''Operation Hawaii''
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Germany Declares war on U.S.
After the bombing of pearl harbor, Germany declares war on the U.S.
After this President Roosevelt Is furious.
Germany was surprised of the success of Japan.
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Battle of Midway
This event happened six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
U.S. defeated Japan in one of the most derisive naval battles.
It was a four day air-and-sea battle.
It was shifted in favor of U.S. after 3 Japanese carriers were sunk.
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Battle of Stalingrad
It was the successful soviet defense.
One of the most bloodiest wars in favor of the allies.
Hitler was mad at General Paulus for losing the battle.
Around 91,000 german soldiers were captured at the end of the battle.
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D-Day
The day the allied powers crossed the English channel.
Within 5 months the northern part of France would be free.
It was the start of ''operation overload.''
It also required very specific/detailed planning.
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U.S. bombed Japan
The U.S. at the order of Harry S. Truman was told to bomb Japan.
Wiped out 90% of japan's city.
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U.S. declares war on Japan and Germany
Because Germany declared war on we declared war on them.Three days beforewe declared war on Japan.
