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Germany invades Poland
Germans attacked naval warships, and bombed Polish Air fields -
Britain and France declare war
Hitler claimed it was only a defensive action but Britain and France were not convinced. -
Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Hitler sent the code word "Danzig" to send troops to invade the following countries. -
Italy declares war on Britain and France; invades France
Italy had withheld forming allgeiance to either side in the battle until then. -
Hitler attacks Russia
Also called Operation Barbarossa -
U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan
Japnese attacks Pearl harbor, force US into war. -
USSR agrees to friendship pact with China
One pledge said that they would lend their armies to japan if they were in trouble.
