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Hitler invades Poland
Hitler’s troops invaded Poland. Poland collapsed after
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Axis victories
The germans started to gain a lot of power -
German army invades most of western Europe
Principally: Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and northern and western France. Also the germans bombed British ports and cities in the Battle of Britain to prepare for one possible attack. Hitler was forced to abandon the mission. -
Hitler attacks the USSR
This was an extremely significant event, in response, the USSR joined the Allies.
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Japan destroyed Pearl Harbor
The US enters the war.
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The Americans stopped Japanese advances in the Pacific
The allies started reconquering occupied territories. -
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Allied offensives
The allies started to gain territory. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was Hitler's major faliure, The city withstood several months of siege, after which the Germans surrendered.
After this the USSR striked back and recovered Ukraine and ended the siege.
(the battle ended in February 1943 and the siege in January 1944)
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The Allies defeated the germans in Africa
In North Africa, the British defeated the Germans. Shortly after, an Allied army landed in French Africa and defeated the Germans in Tunisia (May 1943). -
Normandy landings
The Normandy landings started the liberation of Europe. Wich brought many weapons and soldiers in french coasts.
The allies defeated the Germans and began advancing from the west liberating part of France, the URSS started pushing too and liberating Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. during this german cities were subjected to heavy bombings -
The Allies occupied germany
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Hitler committed suicide
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Germany surrendered.
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan continued its fanatical defence, symbolised by the kamikazes and to force it to surrender the US president decided to throw 2 atomic bombs.
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End of the pacific war
After 2 nuclear bombings, Japan surrends -
Japan surrendered
