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The Invasion (Blitzkrieg) of Poland
Poland was attacked quickly by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. Started the beginning of World War II. -
Great Britain and France Declare War on Nazi Germany
They declared war because of the invasion of Poland. It was also to protect their land from being concurred. -
The Invasion (Blitzkrieg) of Belgium,Luxembourg,the Netherlands and France
The Germans launched a surprise attack in a vast area of Europe. They took over Belgium,Luxembourg,Netherlands,and France in about three weeks. -
The Battle and Great Escape at Dunkirk
The operation was named Operation Dynamo. The evacuation from Dunkirk saved more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain kept the Nazi's materials of war focused on Britain. Gave thought to British people to find the end of the war and demonstrated that the Nazis were not strong. -
Selective Service and Training Act
This Service and Training Act required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft of WW2. -
Lend-Lease Assistance Act
This act made a system that allowed the U.S. to lend war supplies to any nations need. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service on the U.S. American naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
America enters WW2
After the attack on Pearl Harbor. Congress declared war on Japan. December 8, 1941. -
Germany and Italy Declare War on the U.S.
In response to the latter's declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor four days earlier. Italy and Germany declare was on the U.S. -
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea was the world's first carrier vs carrier battle.This was the first naval battle in which neither side's ships seen the others. -
The Battle of Midway Island
The U.S. destroyed Japan's first carrier and most of its best trained naval pilots. -
The Invasion of North Africa
Operation Torch was an allied invasion of North Africa. It was agreement that the British secure the victory in North Africa. While the American armed forces get to join the war against Nazi Germany. -
The Invasion of Sicily and Italy
The invasion led directly to the fall of Benito Mussolini and the surrender of the Italian government to the Allies. -
The D-Day Invasion of France
This invasion would drain German resources and block them from main military sites. -
Nazi Concentration Camp Discovered
These camps are where the Germans would force the Jews to stay throughout the war. They would stay in harsh conditions and were basically imprisoned. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was considered the bloodiest war in WW2. The allies had moved quickly across Europe and sometimes getting too far ahead of their supply line and had to come to a halt. -
The Yalta Conference
The conference was the meeting of the government of the U.S., U.K. and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar change of Germany and Europe. -
V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
Europe was celebrating the formal acceptance by the allies of the war. Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
The Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people. Most of people were civilians, and remained the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. -
The Atomic Bombs on Nagasaki
This was the second bombing on Japan. It was used to insure the end of WW2. -
V-J (Victory over Japan) Day
September 2nd, 1945 was marked as the end of WW2, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history.