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Germany invaded Poland.
This was the beginning of WWII. -
Britain and France enter the war.
Britain and France declared war against Germany. -
U.S. declares neutrality.
The U.S. declared they would not join the war. -
Attempt to assassinate Hitler.
An unknown source attempted to assassinate Hitler after he finished giving a speech in a German Reich by setting off a bomb. Hitler, however, was unharmed. -
Soviets expelled from League of Nations.
The Soviets were expelled from the League because of their invasion of Finland in October. -
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The London Blitz
The London Blitz began when 300 German bombers invaded London. This became known as the "lightning war" because of the amount of bombs lighting up the sky. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was an attack on the U.S. by Japan. -
U.S. entered the war.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan, diminishing their neutrality. -
Hitler takes control.
Hitler gained complete control over the German Army. -
Declaration of United Nations.
The Declaration of the United Nations was signed by 26 allies. -
Relocation of Japanese-Americans.
Japanese-Americans were relocated to U.S. relocation centers because the U.S. did not trust people of other ethnicity during the war. -
Mass Murders in Auschwitz.
Germans began killing Jews in Auschwitz by gassing them, leading to a mass murder of Jews. -
Discovery of Executions
The mass execution of Jews by the Nazi party was discovered when British Foreign Secretary Eden informed the British House of Commons about it. -
Germans Suffer Defeat.
Germany suffered it's first big defeat of Hitler's army at Stalingrad. -
Italy Surrenders
Eisenhower announced the surrendering of Italy to allies. -
D-Day Began
D-Day began when roughly 155,000 American, British, and Canadian forces invaded the coasts of France's Normandy regions. It was one of the largest military assaults in history. -
First Atomic Bomb
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, destroying 90% of the population and instantly killing 80,000 people. -
Second Atomic Bomb
The second atomic bomb the U.S. dropped was on Nagasaki. it killed about 40,000 people and lead to Japan's unconditional surrender to the war. -
End of WWII
WWII ended when Japan signed the surrender agreement after the atomic bombs were dropped on two of their cities. -
United Nations
Once the war was over, the United Nations was officially brought on after many allies joined together to make it possible.