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Germany Invades Poland
What - Germany invades Poland with 60 divisions quickly breaking through the Polish line on the border.
Why - Nazis claimed that Germans were being persecuted in Poland and that Poland with Britain and France where planning on attacking Germany
Effects - Some say that this is what started WW2 due to Britain and France supporting Poland fighting Germany and the Soviet Union. -
Soviet Union Invades Poland
What - Soviet Union began to occupy east Poland which was the opposite side from Germany's invasion
Why - To help Ukranians in territory that was illegally stolen by Poland
Effect - Soviet Union and Germany got possession over Poland -
United States and Britain Make A Trade
What - The United States sent Britain military supplies
Why - To help Britain fight off Germany, even though the U.S. didn't join the war for over a year
Effect - Helped Britain fight off Germany -
Germany Invades France and Captures Paris
What - Germany invades the country of France and takes Paris Fracne's capital
Why - To stop the Soviet Union from getting France first
Effect - Germany had control over France, Belgium, and the Netherlands -
Normandy
What - Soldiers from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and other countries landed in France
Why - To set up a base in Europe, to help end the war, and finally defeat Germany
Effect - Started off the end to the war and finally the defeat of Germany -
Germany Bombs London
What - The Luftwaffe, Germany's air force, bombed the country of Britain
Why - The purpose of this was to destroy the Royal Air Force before Germany invaded by land
Effect - Destroyed most of Britain and killed 40,000 citizens -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
What - Germany broke the nonaggression agreement with the Soviet Union by invading, this was also known as Operation Barbosa
Why - Hitler wanted to expand his rule eastward
Effect - Over 3.3 million prisoners of war and civilians died -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
What - Japan surprise attacks the U.S. Naval Base on Pearl Harbor
Why - To destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet
Effect - Killed over 2,000 people, destroyed 19 naval ships, and led to the United States joining WW2 -
U.S. Declares War on Germany and Japan
What - The United States officially joins the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and declares war on Germany and Japan
Why - Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor a U.S. Naval Base
Effect - The war went on but was getting to an end quicker -
Battle of Midway
What - A Naval battle between the United States and Japan also ended the Naval war between
Why - Japan wanted to defeat the United States, use Midway as a Naval Base, and force a negotiation with the United States
Effect - United States secured dominance in the Pacific -
United States Forces Japan to Surrender and the End of WW2
What - The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Why - To force Japan to surrender and finally end the war
Effect - Officially ended the war due to Japan surrendering