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The invasion of Poland
joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; which -
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Great Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany
to defend the balance of power in Europe and safeguard Britain's position in the world. -
Selective services and training act
provide our Nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it. -
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The battle of Britain
it kept Nazi materials of war focused on Britain, steeled the will of the British people to find the war to the end, and demonstrated that the Nazis were not invincible -
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The battle and escape at Dunkirk
The evacuation boosted morale
If the BEF had been captured, it would have meant the loss of Britain's only trained troops and the collapse of the Allied cause. -
Germany and Italy declare war on US
expanded their political alliance into a military one by signing the Pact of Friendship and Alliance. -
Americans enter ww2
ended the debate over American intervention in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II -
Lead-Lease assistance Act
this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States." -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan -
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The battle of the coral sea
It was the world's first carrier-vs. -carrier battle, and the first naval battle in which neither side's ships sighted the others -
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The battle of Midway island
stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire -
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The invasion of North Africa
intended to draw Axis forces away from the Eastern Front, thus relieving pressure on the hard-pressed Soviet Union. -
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The invasion of Sicily and Italy
led directly to the fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and the surrender of the Italian government to the Allies. -
The D-Day invasion of France
It led to the liberation of France, denying Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources. -
Nazi concentration camps discovered
Germans were surprised and didn't have time to dismantle the camp -
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The battle of the Bulge
marked the last German offense on the Western Front -
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The Yalta conference
it divided Germany and Berlin into four allied zones -
V-E(Victory in Europe) Day
to mark the end of World War II in Europe -
The Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima
the first instances of atomic bombs used against humans, killing tens of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of World War II -
The atomic bomb on Nagasaki
the first instances of atomic bombs used against humans, killing tens of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of World War II -
V-J (Victory over Japan) Day
marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history -
the invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France
to bypass the Maginot line and to give some room for manœuvre to the German army.