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1. germany invaded poland, setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations
On this day in 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun. -
2. germany invaded France and captured Paris.
On this day in 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German-accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a curfew was being imposed for 8 p.m. that evening-as German troops enter and occupy Paris. -
3. Germany bombed London, and the battle of Britain began.
On 4 September Hitler, frustrated by the RAF's superiority over the Luftwaffe and enraged by its bombing of German cities, vowed to destroy the British capital and the spirit of its people. -
5. japan bombed Pearl Harbor
they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. -
4. US gave Britain was supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean
and in return Great Britain let the United States put missile sights on Bermuda and the Carribean. -
6. after japan bombed pearl harbor, Germany declared war on the US. the US declared war in the pacific.
December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory -
7. the US was victorious over Japan in the Battle of midway. This victory was the turning point of the war in the pacific.
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
8. Germany invaded the soviet union. the soviet union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in eastern Europe.
The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe. -
9. American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
Invasion of Sicily in July of 1943, and culminating in the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Normandy, Allied forces took the fight to the Axis powers in many locations across Western Europe. The push into Italy began in Sicily, but soon made it to the Italian mainland, with landings in the south. The Italian government quickly signed an armistice with the Allies but German forces dug in and set up massive defensive lines across Italy, prepared to halt any armed push to the north -
10. the United Sates dropped tow atomic bombs on Japan ( Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War-ll
- the United Sates dropped tow atomic bombs on Japan ( Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War-ll. Though the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II, many historians argue that it also ignited the Cold War. ... On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. uncounted numbers of people died in this war died and this is sad to know i hope no more world wars happen
