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Germany invades Poland
Poland Invided by Germans
After signing the non-agression pact, Germany unpresidently attacks Poland.They invaded during dawn with a full air and land attack on the Polish capital of Warsaw. -
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United Kingdom and France declare ware on Germany
Winston Speech
The UK and France declared war on Germany. But Poland fell to Germany before any of those countries could make a military response. It was Hitlers first of many miliraty wins. -
France surrenders to Germany
After Germany began conquering France there was a lot of resistance. But in June 22, 1940 the resistance had to give in to the German Chancellor and surrender.
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Battle of Britain Begins
Germans were forceed to give up daylight raids in London after they encountrered resistance from the RAF. This began night bombings and what would be the Battle of Britain and last until May 10, 1941. -
Romell's Afrika Corps Attack
After Great Britain took over 500 miles of African territory and over 130,000 Italian prisoners, Hitler decided to help his partners and send troops to fight off the British. After a surpirise raid the British retreated back to Libya. -
Operation Barbossa
Germany entered the Soviet Union to conquer the country. The Soviet Union had the largest army in the world, but they were not prepared to fight off the British. The Germans were slowly moving into the Soviet Union. The Soviets were using similar military tacticts they had used against Napoleon. -
United States Cuts Off Oil Supply in Japan
Propaganda in the US
After Japan had conquered French Indonesiam Cambodia, and Laos, The US cut off oil supply to Japan in hope to weaken the Japanese. -
Day of Infamy
American Sailors ar Pearl harbor were attacked by the Japanese. The atack lasted about 2 hours and the Japanese sank or damaged 19 ships. The death toll was over 2,300 Americans and 1,100 were wouunded. -
Final Solution Begins
Minutes of the Wannsee Confrence
After the Wannsee Confrence in Berlin the Final Solution began. It consisted of total annihalation of the European Jews. They would send some Jews to slave labor and be worked to death, other would be brutally murdered or poisoned. -
Bombing of Japanese Cities
In retalliation for Pearl Harbor, led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolieelt the United States began bombing Tokyo and other Japanese cities. -
Battle of Midway (June 4-7)
As fighter planes couldn't arrive from the United States to Japanese islands, islands between that journey were imperative so planes could stop and recharge their fuel. That is when the battle of midway began. In June 4, 1942 Americans attacked the Japanese in the island. They were successful in destroying 332 Japanese planes. By June 7, 1942 Japanese were forced to withdraw from the island. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Thousands of US marines arrived at the island of Guadalcanal. They had little trouble gaining control of the island. But the Japanese wouldn't give up and kept sending more fleets of troops to the island. The battle continued until February 1943 when the Japanese finally abandoned the island. Raising the American Flag in Guadalcanal Flag Raising in Guadalcanal -
D-Day
Reporter George Hicks aboard a destroyer stationed offshore of the Normandy invasion
The Allies decided to take back control of France. 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 60-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France. There were heavy casualties, but within a month the Allies were taking back control of Paris. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans tanks broke through American defenses in Hitlers last attempt to split the Allies. But the Allies though caught off guard, were still able to push the Germans back.
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Yalta Confrence
After the Allies saw that the defeat of Nazi Germany was coming, the presidents of the USSR, UK and US got together to discuss how post-war Europe would be organized. -
US enters Okinawa
The United States enter the Japanese territory of Okinawa only 350 miles south of Japan. After a long and bloody battle, The United States beat the Japanese. -
Germans Surrender
President Eisenhower accepts the unconditional surrender of Germany, After nearly six years of fighting, war in Europe had finally ended. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
After Japan ignored the United State's threats, the United States dropped a bomb on Hiroshima Japan. around 80,000 people died in the attack.
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
Three days after the bombing in Hiroshima, the Japanese still hadn't surrendered. So a second atomic bomb was dropped in the city of Nagasaki. Over 70,000 people were killed immediately. Collections of Primary Testimonies -
Japanese Surrender
After a long war, the Japanese finally surrendered to Gerneral Douglas MacArthur. The surrender of the Japanese signified the end of the war. Document
