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Germany invades Poland
Germany succsefully invades Poland using the Blitzkrieg tactic. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Previous to Germany invading Poland, Britain and France had sworn to protect Poland if ever they were attacked. So once Germany had attacked Poland they had to respond by declaring war on the Nazi's. -
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister
Churchill became PM of Britain, and on the same day Germany ended the 'Phoney War' by invading the low countries. -
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Operation Dynamo
Operation Dynamo, also known as the evacuation of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of all allied soldiers from Dunkirk in France. The british were there in the first place to help defence France from Germany. -
Italy joins the war with the Axis Powers
Italy joined Germany and Japan, because Italy says that "The West has often threatened the very exsistence of the Italian people". -
France signs Armistice with Germany
Signed in Compiegne, France, the armistice signed that following Germany's victory in the battle that a Germany occupation zone in northern and western France would be estabilished. -
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a massive air battle between German and British air forces over the UK, which ended in Britain defending themselves for months, this decisive victory possibly saved britain for being invaded and taken to the Nazi's hands. -
Tripartite pact signed
This defensive military alliance pact was signed in Berlin by Japan, Italy, and Germany. -
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion was a plan to attack Britain in late 1940's, but was never carried through by Germany due to them losing the Battle of Britain. -
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Siege of Tobruk
The Axis forces invaded through Libya against the British forces. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invades the Soviet Union, their failure to defeat the soviets, changed the war. -
Pearl Habour Bombing
Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked and bombed an American naval base in Hawaii, the Japanese destoryed the base ruined over 300 american planes and even more ships, then the Japanese allied with Germany and Italy follwed. -
Britian and US declare war on Japan
Britain and America declared war on Japan because of the Pearl Harbour bombings. -
Japan takes Singapore
Japan took over Singapore after defeated the commbined army of Britain, Australian, Indian, and Malayan, this changed history for a number of nations. -
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Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a massive naval battle between Japan and the US, whcih America won, this battle was fought in the north-central pacific ocean, and allowed the US to move into an offensive position after the battle. -
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First battle of El Alamein
This battle between the Axis forces and the Allied forces was fought in Egypt, the British forces stopped the Axis from advancing further into egypt. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
This is a battle in which the Nazi's fought the Soviets in southern Russia for control over Stalingrad, it ended in a decisive victory for the Soviets. -
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Second battle of El Alamein
Unlike the First battle of El Alamein, where the Allied forces stalled the Axis powers from advancing through Egypt, in this battle they managed to drive them out completely, ended the Axis threat to Egypt -
D-Day Landings
The Allies launched the largest seabourne invasion in history, in a place in north-west Europe called Normandy, it ended in the Allies taking thr Nazy controlled Normandy. -
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Battle of the Bulge
A massive German offensive through Belgium that failed and ended in an Allied victory, this took German troops off the western front which made that easier to fight for the Allies too. -
Mussolini executed
Mussolini was executed by a group of anti-facist partisans in northern italy. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler ate a cyanide pill and shot himself in his underground bunker while the last great siege was going on above him and his '1000 year reich' was being destroyed. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders, signing the papers in Berlin, this ended the war against the Nazis. -
V.E Day
Victory in Europe day was a public holiday to celebrate Germany's surrender. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
This was the first ever atomic weapon to be used in an actual war, it was meant to be used on Nazi Germany but since they had already surrendered by the time it was ready they dropped it on Japan to end the war quickly, killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese. -
Soviet Union declares war on Japan
The Soviets declared war on the Japanese by invading the Japanese controlled Manchukuo. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima wasnt enough for the Japanese government to feel like they need to surrender, so just 3 days after another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, leading to Japans surrender. -
Japan surrenders/ end of WWII
After The atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasakim, Japan finally surrenders unconditionally, therefore ending WWII -
UN is born
The United Nations is created to negotiate peace and deal with global issues, replacing The League of Nations.
