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Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland by Germany marked the start of WW2. -
Britain and France declare war
in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany -
Hitler invades france
German invasion of france and the low countries during WW2 -
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Dunkirk evacuation
An evacuation of allied soldiers during WW2 from Dunkirk. The core of the british army seem to perish until they were rescued that they called Miracle of Deliverance -
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Battle of Britain
Royal air force defends the united kingdom against Nazi Germany's air force -
USA enters WW2
Even though the war started on september 1939 the U.S. didn't join in until the japanese bombed pearl harbour because the U.S. shut down the oil pipeline -
Pearl Harbour
A surprise military attack on a US naval base at pearl harbor. Japan did this to stop the US from interfering with their actions in southeast Asia -
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Battle of midway
A naval battle in then pacific of WW2, in which the US navy had one of the most stunning blows in the history of Naval warfare -
Raid on Dieppe
An allied assault on a german occupied port Dieppe in france -
Battle of stalingrand
Germany and allies fought the soviet union for control of stalingrand in southern russia -
D-day
initiating the western allied to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany -
A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima
During the ending of WW2 the US dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and nagasaki killing over 200,000 people and most were civilians. They did this because invading japan would cause a mass of american casualties, so they dropped their new weapons to bring the war to an end fast. -
End of WW2
The japanese surrendered on board the USS missouri -
End of WW2 in europe
WW2 ended in europe after 5 years and 8 months while the germans continuously surrendered
