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WW2
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Germany invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland through the air and land to regain land they had lost and rule it. This event caused WW2 to begin. -
Germany invades France
Germany began the battle by air raids and ground forces. Hitler wanted to follow up his victory in Poland so he attacked France. This event pretty much settled that the World War would indeed happen. -
Battle of Britain began
On this day Germany began bombing Great Britain a lot, which caused Great Britain to fire back. The war lasted three and a half months and Great Britain ended up winning. More than 1700 German Airplanes were lost and Great Britain lost 1250 planes. -
Lend Lease
The Lend-Lease Act was when America would send supplies to Allies for Leases. America did this because they wanted to help their allies. This brought America one step closer to the war. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Pearl Harbor is a naval base located near Honolulu.The Pearl Harbor Attack was a sneak attack. About 2400 Americans were killed. After this the United States declared war on Japan. -
United States declares war on Japan and Germany
About 4 days after the Pearl Harbor attack, the United States declared war on Japan. Soon after that Germany declared war on the United States. It was officially World War 2. -
United States victorious in Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was six months after the Pearl Harbor attack happened. The United States defeated Japan in a naval battle. This caused permanent damage to the Japanese Navy. -
Soviet Union defeats Germany at Stalingrad
This battle had way more casualties than most in the war. There was an estimated 2 million military and civilian casualties total. This was important to the war because Germany saw this crucial to their conquest for Southern Russia. -
D-Day
This battle lasted from June(1944) to August(1944). It required a lot of planning because it was one of the largest military assaults in history. After Allies had reached seine river they were able to liberate Paris. -
United States drops bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombed dropped on HIroshima was the first atomic bomb used in war. It wiped out nearly everyone that lived in the city(90%). It immediately killed 80,000 people. More would die soon after due to radiation. After about 3 days the United States decided to drop another bomb on Nagasaki killing about 40,000 people. After this Japan surrendered.
