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Germany invaded Poland-World War II begins
Hiter attacked the Soviet Union and broke his nonaggression with the Soviet Union which allowed Germany to seize Poland which lead to the start of WW2 -
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
Britain and France did not believe that Hitler claimed an invasion ao France and Britain decided to work together to declare war on Germany -
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Germany engages in territorial aggression with various countries (timespan)
Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
Japan attacked Peral Harbor which urged American to join WW2 in order to make the Japanese people surrender -
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy. the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. -
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.
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VE Day- Germany surrenders to the Allies.
Germany surrendered because they already knew that they had lost the war -
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Two atomic bombs dropped by the US on 2 cities in Japan (timespan).
The US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.
Japan surrenders as a result of the dropping of the atomic bomb