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Germany invades Poland
1.5 million German troops invaded Poland along their border line. Hitler claimed the invasion was a act of defense. -
The United States gives Britain war supplies
During world war II, the United States began to provide significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940, even though the United States did not enter the war until December 1941. -
Germany invades France and captures Paris
In six weeks from May 10, 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, bringing land operations on the Western Front to an end until June 6, 1944. The German plan for the invasion consisted of two main operations. -
Germany bombs London and the battle of Britain begans
The battle of Britain was a military campaign of the second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large scale attacks by the German Air Force. -
Germany invaded the soviet union
On JUne 22 1941, the Germans broke their agreement and invaded the soviet union. Hitler regarded the soviets as sub-human. -
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, " a date which will live in infamy" Japanese attacked the United States Naval Base. -
American allied troops land in Normandy
Allies were in firm control of normandy -
The United States was victorious over Japan
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki its possible that these finally pushed Emperor Hirohito to break the deadlock in the supreme war.
