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Germany invades Poland
This was the official start of the war. -
France and Great Britain declare war.
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Canada declares war on Germany
This is the beginning of the battle of the Alantics. -
Frace signs armistice with Germany
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German U-Boats hit British merchant ships
Many of the passengers on the boat were American citzens on vacation -
Nazi's invade Yugoslavia and Greece
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Yugoslavia surrenders to Nazi Germany
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed the United States main naval base. The US responded with the declaration of war. -
US stops assets that are sent across the Atlantic
The US stops all assets that are sent to Germany and to Italy. -
Germany invades Soviet Union (Russia)
The weather in the USSR stopped the German troops from advancing. -
First American troops enter Great Britain
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Battle of the Coral Sea
The Allied forces beat the Japanese. This battle turned the tide of the war and stopped the Japanese from advancing in the Pacific. -
Nazi's begin mass murder of Jews
The Jews were killed with gas chambers in Auschwitz. -
Axis surrenders in North Africa
German and Italian troops surrender and evacuate Africa. -
Mussolini arrested
The Italian facist government ended. -
Italian surrender to the Aliies
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Tehran Conference
Meeting with Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt about the final attacks on Germany. They deided to attack through France. -
D-Day
The attack by Great Britain, USSR, and the US on Germany. This was a bombing and military attack. This was a major point in Anne Frank's diary. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting with the USSR, Britain, and the US that created the United Nations and divided Germany into 4 miltary zones (Big Three and France). -
President Roosevlet Died
He did not live to see the end of World War II. Vice President Harry S. Truman became President of the USA. -
United Nations formed
This world organization of nations' goal was to keep world peace and to promorte cooperation among nations. -
Germany Surrenders
The Germans surrender to the Allies. -
Potsdam Conference
Discussion with Stalin, Churchill, and Truman. Truman demaded self-determination and Stalin insides on communist states as buffer.This solidified plan for Germany occupation and Poland would have free elections. -
The Second Bomb
The USA dropped the second atomic bomb on Japan and they surrendered. World War II was finally over. -
Bombing of Japan
The U.S.A. dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki ever in history and ended the war becuase they surrendered.